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Two Mule-Loads of Earth

Photo of snail and tulip shoot with text overlay of the Shalom Snail couplet, "Two Mule-Loads of Earth."
“Two Mule-Loads of Earth”
A reflection on 2 Kings 5:14-19
Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C)
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What if a Syrian warrior’s greatest treasure wasn’t gold or glory, but two humble mule-loads of earth from Israel’s riverbank?… Read the rest

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Naaman’s Journey of Faith

Plaque of the Healing of Naaman the Syrian, Meuse River Valley, c. 1150 (British Museum)

Monday of the Third Week of Lent

Reading 1

Naaman, the army commander of the king of Aram, was highly esteemed and respected by his master, for through him the LORD had brought victory to Aram.

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