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Who are we? Poor, miserable sinners, who go our ways in this world so easily forgetful of who we are and where we belong. We belong with the Canaanite woman: below the bottom rung, in the lowest place. That is where we belong.  And then, from the depths of that place, to share company with the Canaanite woman and cry nevertheless, “Lord, help me!”  And to cry, “ Truth, Lord.  What You say about me, what I deserve and do not merit and have not earned and am not worthy to have

Beloved, let your cries for mercy mirror that of the Canaanite woman; moreover, pray that the Spirit works in your heart the same faith...

February 25, 2024 -- Divine Service

One thing is abundantly clear from this Gospel, and, above all else, we must take to heart this one thing: this woman is not going away....