Author: Deji Okegbile

The narratives in the Old Testament reading for today, 2 Kings chapter 5 provides us a good source of reflection and healing to the current EU Referendum flavours and aftermaths.  Our nation, United Kingdom is divided, we need healing from the dividing, and ‘disfiguring moral leprosy’ of petty bickering between politicians which gets in the way of national unity and progress.  The divisions that plagues us crosses partisan lines hence, moral leprosy is a disease that divides homes, nations and leaders and could separate ‘individuals outside the bounds of human relationship and community.’ Like Naaman, we are all individuals of little and temporal values. Moral leprosy, ‘a blemish of best ideals,’ and democracy promotes hatred, betrayal and even murder. Moral leprosy infects with pride and arrogance above others. It fester wounds, hatred, discrimination, and division that pits a nation and even a continent against one another. Moral leprosy afflicts the rich and the poor. Many are holding what they don’t need or know how to handle, and many are in need of what they lack hence, healthy lifestyle becomes a giving and receiving. Naaman needs a community of healer, and the migrant lady needs a powerful and wealthy community hence, healing invites humility and love on the two sides respectively. Every warrior or  super power nation is also a vulnerable human being or a nation in need of help...

Naaman was above ordinary people and ordinary rivers. He thinks he can buy, ‘the best available health care.’ Indeed power of money can fail. Help and counsel taken from a nameless migrant lady, a victim of war, healed Naaman. The nameless lady must have the memory of what Prophet Elisha could do and what he represented. Beloved, we need to forget our importance and pride like Naaman to receive healing from our leprosy of pride, unforgiveness, anger, immorality. depression, and self centredness. I pray for someone, you will experience a ‘new skin, a new life,’ a miracle so amazing and humbling like that of Naaman ‘from leprosy to wholeness’ in Jesus name. thank you for...