"But his servant came up and reasoned with him, "My father," they said, "if the prophet had told you to do something extraordinary, would you not have done it? All the more now, since he said to you, 'wash and be clean' should you do as he said"
Interesting to note that Naaman wanted to be healed, desired to be whole but wanted it on his terms.
He rejected what was placed right before him because it wasn't fantastic enough; he rejected it because it was ordinary, it was ho-hum, boring and routine.
What a commentary on today's generation!
How often is the Eucharist rejected because it is ho-hum, boring and routine. It isn't fantastic enough; it isn't entertaining. It is not what we expect or want. It is not according to our terms.
Yet it remains to be what God gives: his life for the life of the world.
The ordinary non fantastic, quiet routine, the ho-hum of life is where God comes to meet us. He waits for us there, patiently begging that we put down our guard and trust what he says.
"if the prophet had told you to do something extraordinary, would you not have done it? All the more now, since he said to you 'wash and be clean,' should you do as he said."
Think about all the things God ask us to do to grow in holiness. Think about all the routine and ordinary means laid before us. These are the vehicles of sanctification, right before us each and very day, as simple as bathing in a river and being clean.
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