Heal me Yahweh, and I shall be whole, save me and I shall be safe. O You my hope.
If we did not have You to run to my Beloved, what would my state be right now? I would be filled with despair and bitterness.
2Kings 5:1--2, 6, 9-13
1 Naaman was the army commander of the king of Aram. Yahweh had helped him lead the army of the Arameans to victory. But this valiant man was sick with leprosy. 2 One day some Aramean soldiers raided the land of Israel aThis man was highly regarded and enjoyed the king’s favor, for nd took a young girl captive who became a servant to the wife of Naaman. She said to her mistress, 3 “If my master would only present himself to the prophet in Samaria, he would surely cure him of his leprosy . 7 When the king had read the letter, he tore his clothes to show his indignation, “I am not God to give life or death. And the king of Aram sends me this man to be healed! You see he is just looking for an excuse for war.”9 So Naaman came with his horses and chariots, and stopped before the house of Elisha. 10 Elisha then sent a messenger to tell him, “Go to the river Jordan and wash seven times, and your flesh shall be as it was before, and you shall be cleansed.” 11 Naaman was angry, so he went away. He thought: “On my arrival, he should have personally come out, and then paused and called on the name of Yahweh, his God. And he should have touched with his hand the infected part, and I would have been healed. 12 Are the rivers of Damascus, Abana and Pharpar not better than all the rivers of the land of Israel? Could I not wash there to be healed?” 13 His servants approached him and said to him, “Father, if the prophet had ordered you to do something difficult, would you not have done it? But how much easier when he said: Take a bath and you will be cleansed.”
Beloved God - God of my life I place all my hope in You. Teach me obedience. Having You I have everything. Nothing satisfies like You. My God, You act as You will in perfect wisdom no creature controls You and yet You love us so much that we can always come to You with the confidence of our faith and the belief that all things are possible with You.
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