Making my plea to God ...

But she (a Gentile) answered him (Jesus),

"Sir, even the dogs under the table eat the children's crumbs"
(Mark 7:28 ... for the entire story, read Mark 7:24-30)

Boundaries -- Jesus just kept on crossing our human-made boundaries. Such was the setting of this story. In order to 'protect' themselves from idolatry, the followers of God were supposed to not become close to idol-worshiping people. This Gentile woman with a sick child challenges Jesus to do so. As the text says,

"She begged him to cast the demon out of her daughter" (Mark 7:26b).

Ultimately, Jesus crossed the human-set boundary and answered her plea. To press this boundary-crossing message across, in another place he told a parable of a judge who kept on hearing a case from a widow and finally gave in to her plea. In that parable, Jesus sees the judge as symbolic of God who gives in to human pleas.

So now I am considering the question: What plea in prayer keeps on beating in my heart? That I will plead for from God again.

May you do so as well.