When Christ was on the coasts of Tyre and Sidon, a woman came and cried out to Him, saying, ‘Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David! My daughter is severely demon-possessed” (Matthew 15:22). Jesus didn’t answer the woman right away and the disciples even urged Him to send her away so she would stop bothering Him (15:23). But the woman wouldn’t leave because her daughter’s condition was a matter of life and death to her. She wasn’t going to relent in her pursuit of Jesus and the Lord commended her for it: “‘O woman, great is your faith! Let it be to you as you desire.’ And her daughter was healed from that very hour” (15:28). We have been promised all the grace and mercy we need for our crises. We have been invited to come boldly to Christ’s throne with confidence! Let us go to Him and plead for our loved ones. The Lord who sees our cries will do mighty things for us.












