The consequences of disobedience and faith

Gospel MK 7:24-30

Jesus went to the district of Tyre.
He entered a house and wanted no one to know about it,
but he could not escape notice.
Soon a woman whose daughter had an unclean spirit heard about him.
She came and fell at his feet.
The woman was a Greek, a Syrophoenician by birth,
and she begged him to drive the demon out of her daughter.
He said to her, “Let the children be fed first.
For it is not right to take the food of the children
and throw it to the dogs.”
She replied and said to him,
“Lord, even the dogs under the table eat the children’s scraps.”
Then he said to her, “For saying this, you may go.
The demon has gone out of your daughter.”
When the woman went home, she found the child lying in bed
and the demon gone.

In today's first reading (not shown) we hear of Solomon "turning away from God" by having (hundreds) of pagan wives and  honoring the pagan gods of his wives.  He clearly disobeyed God's covenant.  And like a child who doesn't heed his mom's warning to look both ways when crossing the street, there are consequences.  But in Solomon's case, it was is son who paid the price for his disobedience - he inherited only one kingdom instead of the many that Solomon had.  Constrast Solomon's behavior (and vast wealth) with the great faith of the woman shown in today's gospel reading.  She would have been happy with Jesus' leftovers.  And Jesus rewards her faith by driving a demon out of her daughter.  In both readings, I am reminded of the profound effect, profound responsibility, that I have for the next generation.  I must not forget that my actions today do have an affect on future generations.