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Today\u2019s chapter reminds me of Rabbi Nachman of Breslav\u2019s tales.<\/span><\/p>\n

First, a summary: The king of Israel is very perturbed by the famine afflicting his people and kingdom. He is very angry with the prophet Elisha and wants to kill him. Elisha calmly replies that all is in the hands of God and tomorrow will be a new reality with plenty of food for all.\u00a0 On hearing this, the king\u2019s aide mocks him and doesn\u2019t believe the prophecy. Elisha retorts: You shall see it with your own eyes, but you shall not eat of it.\u201d (v.2).<\/span><\/p>\n

In the next scene, the text describes how Elisha\u2019s prophecy is realized:<\/span><\/p>\n

Four Hebrew lepers who were banished from Israel\u2019s camp, were starving and planning their next steps. If they stayed put \u2013 death was inevitable, but the same fate awaited them if they returned to the camp. They decide to \u201cdesert to the Aramean camp. If they let us live, we shall live; and if they put us to death, we shall but die\u201d (v.4).<\/span><\/p>\n

Nighttime: The lepers stealthily slip into the enemy camp and lo and behold, it was deserted.\u00a0 God had performed a miracle. Having filled their stomachs and their bags with plundered treasures, they decide to share the news with the King of Israel.<\/span><\/p>\n

Upon hearing this information, the king and his assistants had difficulty believing this amazing news, suspecting that the Arameans had laid an ambush \u201cThey know that we [Israelites] are starving\u2026 we [the Arameans] will take them alive\u201d (v.12). One of the aides proposes sending messengers to the camp, who see the deserted clothes and tools dropped as the Arameans fled and understand that the lepers were telling the truth that the camp was deserted. The Israelites pounced on the bounty and, in the ensuing rush, the king\u2019s aide who had mocked Elisha was trampled to death. The prophecy was realized.<\/span><\/p>\n

We learn from the text that God manages overt and covert processes through various, and sometimes surprising messengers<\/span><\/p>\n

R\u2019 Nachman\u2019s <\/span>Tale of Seven Beggars<\/span><\/i> tells of a boy and girl lost in the forest who meet a different beggar with a physical defect everyday who saves them from starvation. It turns out that these are not defects but wondrous strengths.<\/span><\/p>\n

The lepers in the Daily Chapter are also not what they seem to be at first glance. They are key players who discover the King – God\u2019s presence and miracles: \u201cThis is a day of good news \u2026Come, let us go and inform the <\/span>king<\/b>\u2019s palace\u201d (v.9).<\/span><\/p>\n

God\u2019s ways are hidden, and we are tasked with freeing ourselves from the shackles of doubt and disbelief in His ability to overturn reality.<\/span><\/p>\n

Each and every day has the potential to bring good news. To a great extent, realizing this potential depends on how well we listen to hidden moves and the extent to which we believe that change is possible.<\/span><\/p>\n

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