Demands for Mercy: The Canaanite Woman’s Faith

Wondering Questions

• Where do you hear the voices of mothers crying out for mercy today?
• Have you ever felt ignored by God? How did you respond?

Image: Ilyas Basim Khuri Bazzi Rahib (Egypt, 17th century), illumination of Jesus and the Canaanite Woman, from a manuscript of the Gospels in Arabic (1684). Ink and pigments on laid paper. Walters manuscript W. 592, Walters Art Museum.