Missing His Grace - Poem by Raymond A. Foss

The story of Naaman
of healing that almost wasn’t
so busy in his mind
how he thought it should be
nearly missing God’s grace

Healed because he stopped
listened to his servants
following the word of the prophet
doing what he had been asked
healed in Jordan’s waters

Life not always
as we have planned it
thinking of slights, anger
distracting us from his blessing
missing the grace of God

Needing, like Naaman,
to be faithful, obedient
focused on our savior,
his healing coming,
not following the world

June 28, 2010
2 Kings 5:1-14
&
Alive Now Daily Reflections
http://alivenow.upperroom.org/daily-reflections/daily-reflections-for-june-28%e2%80%94july-4/
for June 28, 2010 to July 4, 2010
by Nancy Ferguson (You can visit her website at www.BlueTreeResources.org)
for June 28, 2010
read June 28, 2010

&
2 Kings 5:1-14
the healing of Naaman
and
http://www.upperroom.org/bookstore/description.asp?item_id=645177&whichBarItem=excerpt&category=&sub_category=
Upper Room Disciplines for 2010
for June 28, 2010 to July 4, 2010,
“Doing the Right Thing”
by Chip Hale
for June 28, 2010,
read June 28, 2010

Copyright by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010. Contact me at Ray Foss
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