Matthew 15:21-28 Bold warrior! Do not let your courage falter; pray and persist. Knock hard upon this stone which surely holds a spark of grace that, after a hard blow, will flash with joy. Then you'll drink healing nectar from this rock. The tiger soon will be a pelican to you; Mars, a Venus star; thunder and lightning, sun. The time has come to call for help, advice, and action. Hear what he says; O joy! He gives, he gives himself. From the Invincible you win the victory. "Woman, your faith is great! It shall be done for you, what you with hight hopes asked of me." Heroic faith achieves a double victory: God's mercy is aroused, the devil driven out. Note: Medieval bestiaries describe the pelican as nourishing her young with her own blood. The pelican was a popular symbol for Christ in the Middle Ages, and appeared widely in art and church iconography. Click here to read this sonnet in the original German.