2 Kings 5:1-15 / Luke 4:24-30
Many commentaries have been made about what is happening in the world.
So, the experts and the analysists give their opinions.
Many people want to have a say and they want to be heard.
But would the world want to hear the truth and accept the truth?
Very often, the truth is in the simple and the humble.
In the 1st reading, when Naaman approached the prophet Elisha for a cure for his leprosy, he expected some elaborate religious rituals.
But when he was told to go and wash himself seven times in the Jordan, he flew into a rage because he felt humiliated.
However, Naaman’s servants reasoned with him that it is not humiliating to do something simple and humble.
In the gospel, when Jesus recalled the two occasions when God helped outsiders, the people of His hometown were enraged.
They couldn’t accept that God will bless outsiders. They wanted to be the sole recipients of God’s blessings.
So, as the world talks and thinks about the complexities and difficulties of the situations in the world, let us turn to God in humility and simplicity.
Let us humbly pray for God’s blessings on the world that God’s truth will prevail.
The simple truth is that kindness and compassion is what the world really needs.
May we be the first to offer kindness and compassion, and then forgiveness and reconciliation will bear witness to the truth.