16/08/2026
As I reflect on this Gospel, I realize that I can relate to the pain of the Canaanite woman
There are wounds in my heart that have existed since I was a child. Growing up, I often felt abandoned because my mother entrusted me to be raised by her sister. Although I am grateful for the love and care I received, there has always been a part of me that longed to feel chosen by my own mother. Recently, those old wounds resurfaced when my mother got married again without telling me. It wasn't simply because she remarried. What hurt me the most was feeling that I was not considered in one of the biggest decisions of her life. She had once told me she would never marry again, and when she did, I felt that another promise had been broken. My anger was not only about the present it was the voice of a child who had been carrying unanswered questions for years.
Reading this Gospel helped me realize that our deepest wounds can either push us away from God or draw us closer to Him. Like the Canaanite woman, I have cried to the Lord with questions that only He truly understands. There were moments when I asked, "Lord, why do I always feel left behind? Why do I keep longing to be chosen?" I never fully understood all of my mother's choices or the reasons behind them. Those choices have deeply affected me and acknowledging that pain is part of healing. At the same time, this Gospel reminds me that God has never abandoned me. Even in moments when I felt forgotten by people, Christ continued to see me, love me, and walk beside me.
The Canaanite woman teaches me that faith does not erase pain it gives us the strength to carry it while trusting God. I believe that Jesus is gently healing the wounded child within me. He is reminding me that my identity is not defined by whether I always felt chosen by people, but by the fact that I have always been chosen by Him. Today, I choose to surrender my anger, disappointment, and broken expectations to the Lord. Forgiveness may be a journey, and healing may take time, but I know that Jesus is patient with me. Just as He honored the faith of the Canaanite woman, I trust that He is also working in my life, restoring the broken places of my heart.
My prayer is that one day I will look back on this painful chapter not with bitterness, but with gratitude, because I will see how God transformed my deepest wounds into a testimony of His unfailing love.
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