Jesus walked 2 or 3 days to see the Canaanite woman. Then he turned around and walked back 2 or 3 days more.
The last 2 days I have started my day by walking to the church and back to my home. That's about 3.5 miles. It took me roughly an hour. I have been hurting and whining ever since. I need to move to keep this "temple" in working order.
Jesus put almost a week's worth of walking in just so he could tell the woman that her daughter would be healed. She was healed by the words of Jesus. In truth, he didn't even need to see the daughter. This was for the mother. Jesus went all that way for her. Almost a whole week just to let her know that it was going to be OK. A week of walking?
Jesus reached out to a lady that had deep faith. She was going to plead her case before the one she thought could take care of her problem. She trusted. She didn't give up. She had faith. Her faith reached Jesus. Jesus reached out to her from 3 days away. Jesus met her where she lived, literally.
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