Monday, March 16, 2009

none of them was cleansed


Monday, March 16, 2009 
Lenten Weekday (Total Consecration - Day 25)
First Reading:
Psalm:
Gospel:
2 Kings 5:1-5
Psalm 42:2-343:3-4
Luke 4:24-30

Luke 4:27  And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of the prophet Eli'sha; and none of them was cleansed, but only Na'aman the Syrian."

There is always the debate about what is true and who are the true Christians etc...  We tend to think that you have to be one of us, whatever that means, to be blessed by God.  But God seems to go out of hi way sometimes to help others that seek his help.  I guess the key there is that they seek his help.  Those who would cast Jesus out of the city and throw him down and stone him aren't really seeking his help.
The question fo us is do we want to take Jesus out of the city and throw him down sometimes when things don't appear to go the way we think that they should?

Father, help me by your Holy Spirit to trust you fully.  Help me to not think that I have the authority to decide what is right and just, but to look to you for that.

Amen




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