The Syrophoenician woman with a demon-possessed daughter.
" She's not sayinh, " Lord, give me what I deserve on the basis of my goodness," She 'staying, " Give me what I don't deserve on the basis of your goodness-- and I need it now."



" She appears to understand the purpose of Israel's Messiah better than Israel does. Her pluck and persistence are a testimony to her trust in the sufficiency  and surplus of Jesus; his provision for the disciples and Israel will be abundant enough to provide for one such as herself.... what an irony. Jesus seeks desperately to teach his chosen disciples yet they are dull and uncompromising; Jesus is reluctant to even speak to a walk on pagan woman and after one sentence she understands his mission and receives his unambiguous commendation... how is this possible? The answer is that the woman is the first person in mark to hear and understand a parable of Jesus... that she answer Jesus from within the parable that is, in the terms which Jesus addressed her, indicates that she is the first person in the Gospel to hear the word of Jesus to her. "

- King's Cross by Timothy Keller