- 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Readings: 2 Kings 5:14–17; 2 Timothy 2:8–13;
Naaman’s healing and Paul’s endurance both reveal that extraordinary grace often flows through ordinary obedience. Naaman found healing not in grand gestures, but by humbling himself to wash in the Jordan as God commanded. Paul, in chains, discovered the freedom and strength that come from enduring all things for Christ. Both lives remind us that God’s power is not reserved for the dramatic, it transforms daily faithfulness into moments of divine encounter. When we act with trust in the small, simple instructions of God, listening, forgiving, persevering, serving, we open our lives to the same grace that heals and sanctifies. Perseverance, as Paul writes, is the path to reigning with Christ: not escaping suffering, but embracing it as participation in His love. Ordinary faith, when lived with extraordinary trust, becomes the seed of eternity. Let’s reflect: Do I recognize and embrace the grace hidden in my ordinary acts of faith and perseverance, trusting that through them Christ is shaping me for His glory?
Don Giorgio