She was what the Pharisees considered to be a gentile dog as they thought of all gentiles. She was a single mother, possibly widowed. She was a woman of no influence and probably little means. However, she did possess two things: an overwhelming love for her daughter and a powerful faith. Bring the two to Christ, her daughter was healed. The late Dr. Frank Pollard used this story from Mark as he discusses the power of a mother's love. Enjoy the 1993 Mother's Day sermon posted below.
Scripture: Mark 7:24-30
(NIV) 24 Jesus left that place and went to the vicinity of Tyre.[g] He entered a house and did not want anyone to know it; yet he could not keep his presence secret. 25 In fact, as soon as she heard about him, a woman whose little daughter was possessed by an impure spirit came and fell at his feet. 26 The woman was a Greek, born in Syrian Phoenicia. She begged Jesus to drive the demon out of her daughter.
27 “First let the children eat all they want,” he told her, “for it is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.”
28 “Lord,” she replied, “even the dogs under the table eat the children’s crumbs.”
29 Then he told her, “For such a reply, you may go; the demon has left your daughter.”
30 She went home and found her child lying on the bed, and the demon gone.
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