The woman came and knelt before him. "Lord, help me!" (Matthew 15:25)
As we come to this text this Mother's Day, two things can begin to emerge. One, this Canaanite knew who Jesus was. Two, she called on him. On her knees, she didn't call from comfort, but desperation.
We can all understand the desperate part (apply your life circumstance here!), but she knew Jesus first. Then she asked for help.
Yes, we can be hard hit and then come to Jesus, but consider in the days ahead when and how she called on him. She has much to teach us all.