Jesus made his followers walk 2 or 3 days to see the Canaanite woman. That meant there were 2 or 3 days left to walk back after the business on the coast. The looks on his disciples faces must have been ones of puzzlement when he told them to walk back home after the exorcism. Did they really walk all the way to the Mediterranean Sea to turn around and go back to where they had started?
Was this more than an exorcism? More than a good deed done for a woman of faith? More than what meets the eye? More than a miracle?
Probably it was not the primary reason for the journey, but could Jesus have been attempting to demonstrate the importance of reaching out to people. I mean the difficult task of going beyond what is expected and literally going the extra mile(s). 6 days journey for one woman and her daughter. That's commitment to people!
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