Another Prayer for Reminiscere

Matthew 15:21–28 / By Esaias Heidenreich

Artist Pieter Lastman, Christ and the Woman from Canaan (1617)

Lord Jesus,

the Canaanite woman overcame utterly onerous testing and plagues, especially when You do not answer her a word to her supplications and petitions; second, that You allowed Yourself to be approached and did not go to comfort her; and third, when, according to her unworthiness, You compared her to a dog. We beseech You that You would strengthen our weak faith in the midst of all our testing, so that, by the comfort of Your Word and the Holy Spirit, we may overcome Your silence, Your delay in answering, and all the feelings and fears of our unworthiness, and never doubt Your grace.

Amen.