PRAYER MOMENT
Monday
9 March 2015
A
LITTLE GIRL
Pause. Enter into the stillness of God
within.
Reading: “On one of their raids the
Arameans had carried off from the land of Israel a little girl who had become
the servant of Naaman’s wife. She said to her mistress, ‘if only my master
would pproach the prophet of Samaria.’” (2 Kings 5:1-15)
Reflection. Naaman was a top army man in
the service of the king but he had the humility to listen to the words of a
small slave girl. That in itself is extraordinary. One thing leads to another
and he is cured of his leprosy. It is a lesson for women’s day and for all
days: listening, keeping an ear open to messages from the most unexpected
quarters. If we could learn to listen! To listen to our spouses, the people we
live with, the ‘little people’ in our world and to our own heart. It sounds so
simple but we know it challenges us as it may call us to change. Jesus
remembered the story of Naaman and Elisha which he had heard as a child. It
touchd him and it fitted so well with his own humility of heart.
Prayer. Lord, give us a humble
heart to listen to messages that come to us every moment and act on them. Amen.
No comments:
Post a Comment