The Lessons of Naaman

Bishop Barron’s Sunday Sermons - Catholic Preaching and Homilies

Bishop Robert Barron

Spirituality, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality, Religion & Spirituality:christianity

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🗓️ 14 October 2007

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

The story of Naaman the Syrian is not terribly well-known, but it contains some marvelous spiritual lessons for all of us. It tells us of the importance of patience, humility, perseverance, prayer--and above all following our weakness as it leads us to God.

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0:00.0	Word on fire is brought to you by Catholic cemeteries, serving the Chicago area since 1837.
0:06.8	This is Cardinal Francis George, and I invite you to join me for the next few minutes to
0:11.0	reflect with Father Robert Barron on the Word of God, which is the Word on fire.
0:17.6	Father Barron will challenge us to open our hearts to the Word on fire, which is God's
0:21.9	Word of Love for each of us.
0:24.2	If our hearts are open, the Lord can change and transform us, so that we might speak with
0:29.2	Lord Love about the One who is Love.
0:32.5	The Archdiocese of Chicago through the generosity of Sacred Heart Parish in Winetka now presents
0:37.4	the Word on fire.
0:41.8	Peace be with you.
0:43.6	Friends, I want to draw several lessons today, from the story of name and the leper.
0:49.6	An excerpt from which is our first reading for this weekend.
0:53.1	It's not probably the best-known story in the Old Testament, but it's a powerful one.
0:58.6	You will find it in the second book of kings.
1:01.2	I'd urge you at some point to take out the scripture and look up the second book of kings, chapter
1:06.9	five, and you will find this story.
1:10.3	Name and was not an Israelite.
1:12.9	He was the commander of the army of the king of Iran, which was a neighboring power.
1:19.4	Though he was a successful and powerful man, he suffered from a debilitating and embarrassing
1:26.1	skin disease.
1:27.1	The Bible calls it leprosy, but it could have been a whole range of different things.
1:32.6	On one of his raids, he had taken captive an Israelite girl who would become his slave.
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