Throwing food to dogs? The strange case of Jesus healing in a foreign city.

We chat about the story of Jesus healing a Canaanite woman's daughter.  This is one of those tought stories.  Why?  She asks Jesus for a favor, and he ignores her.  The disciples ask Jesus to address her.  She keeps bugging them.  But instead of advocating for the healing she is asking for, they ask Jesus to send her away.  Then Jesus tells the disciples that he won't throw food intended for children to the dogs.  Ouch!  But she persists.  She runs up to Jesus and says that even the dogs get the scraps.  Picture the dogs eating from the trash, not under the table.  What a tough passage.  Jesus doesn't look that good here.  But in the end, he heals the woman's daughter, and is awe struck by her faith.  Join us as we chat about what this teaches us today.