This was God in the flesh acting like God in the flesh. Having mercy on whom he will. Saving whom he will. His power not bound by space and time. His person and work not bound by ethnic distinctions, and all Gentile Christians hearing and reading the Gospel of Mark would have been uniquely comforted by this encounter, and friends so should we. -You see, we are the Syrophoenician woman this morning. We have no right to appear before a holy God and ask anything of him. In our natural fallen sinfulness, we offend him. But will we, like this Gentile mother, unwilling to be denied, fall down at his feet and say, -Yes Lord, I know I don't deserve anything, but would just give me the crumbs from your table-- Oh friends, the crumbs from his table are more than enough, but he has much more than that for us. He offers us himself - his body broken and blood poured out for the forgiveness of sins to all who would believe.