Ephesians 4:12 - 5:8 / Luke 13:10-17
To have a good posture, the back needs to be straight and the head held up and looking straight.
So if we find ourselves always looking at the ground or the floor, it means we need some straightening up. Also we can't be looking straight and yet being hunched.
In the gospel, we hear of a woman who was bent double. It is difficult to imagine what being bent double is.
But whatever it is, it can be quite certain that for that woman to look straight it would take a lot of effort. Needless to say, for her to look up is almost like impossible.
So for eighteen long years, that woman was in that kind of condition. Inevitably people would avoid her because of this appearance and some would think that it was some kind of spiritual affliction.
But despite all this suffering, the woman still kept her faith. She was there at the synagogue where Jesus was preaching.
Jesus saw her, and also saw her faith despite her suffering, and He healed her. And at once she straightened up and she glorified God.
We may not be bent double and we may even have a good posture. But at time, the troubles of life make our eyes look down and we see nothing more than our troubles.
But like the woman in the gospel, let us keep our faith in God and keep believing that Jesus will lift up our eyes and our hearts to see the wonders of God.
And may we also help others to lift up their eyes and hearts to God. More than just a good posture, we need a strong faith to keep hoping and believing and help others to hope and believe in the saving and healing love of Jesus.