Diocese of East Tennessee: Weekly Lectionary

"Today's readings call our attention to God's all-inclusive mercy. Isaiah affirms that God welcomes all who choose to follow the Lord. The psalmist calls for God's blessing and prays that all nations might recognize and worship God alone. Paul reminds the Roman community that the hopelessness of our disobedience lets God have mercy on us all. In the gospel, a bold Canaanite woman earns Jesus' approval by clinging to his mercy."

I like the idea of The Cannanite woman clinging to Jesus mercy. Even with lack of evidence that he and his disciples would be merciful to a gentile, she persists to cling to that hope. I want to explore this more and I think that the context from the week may lend help.