The readings for Sunday, February 15 focused on healings, whether the healing of lepers in 2 Kings and in Mark or the rejoicing of Psalm 30 as God turns mourning into dancing. The readings below help us gain some perspective on issues of sickness and healing. In 2 Chronicles, King Uzziah was stricken with leprosy because of his arrogance. In Acts Peter, who has no money to speak of, is nevertheless able to heal a crippled beggar. 2 Kings 7 tells the story of four lepers who, because they were outsiders, were able to discover an act of God. Job’s honesty in his suffering may help us give voice to our own struggles.
How do we understand God’s healing? How have either experiences of serious illness or the experience of caring for an ill loved one changed our perspective on the world? What are honest words we can offer about our experiences of illness and suffering?
Monday 2/16
2 Chronicles 26:1-21
Acts 3:1-10
Tuesday 2/17
2 Kings 7:3-10
I Corinthians 10:14-11:1
Wednesday 2/18
Job 30:16-31
John 4:46-54
Read Psalm 6 each of these three days
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