10/13/19: 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time: Humility (and Gratitude!) for Suffering

Today's first reading features the end of the great story of Naaman the Syrian, a respected general who suffers from a skin condition. Desperate for healing, Naaman is an example for us who suffer (all of us), because he is willing to submit and humble himself, leading to healing, gratitude, and a life-changing encounter with God. Would that we all respond to our crosses in life with such humility (and gratitude!) and thus encounter the God who allows us suffering precisely so that it will lead us back to Him.

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