The passage we see here of Naaman’s healing of leprosy is heavily edited. It almost sounds as if the healing happened without any major complications.  Naaman’s healing happened despite the obstacles and excuses he presented. There are big chunks of the story left out. Naaman complained about having to bathe seven times in the Jordan River. He thought there were better rivers in his own  country.  His attitude was very pessimistic and very confronting. Naaman’s initial disposition can be very telling of our dispositions when confronted with trials in life. When we have these trials, do we just complain before God and not want to cooperate with his divine plan? Or do we want to provide our own solution following our own way? Do we trust in the Divine Providence?  Without the proper context it may seem everything went smoothly with the healing of Naaman, but it wasn’t that way from the beginning yet something  positive can be learned about him after his healing.  Miracles happen every day, and what Naaman shows after his healing is a change of life for God. He took soil from the Holy Land so when he knelt in prayer, he would kneel on sacred ground, longer on pagan ground.  Could it be possible that sometimes we are given trials (including infirmity) so we can change our lives for God? So that we may be able to bend the knee and acknowledge the greatness of God in our lives, so that we can come to worship God in holy ground. Naaman become  generous and grateful after his healing.  He was healed not only on the exterior (of his leprosy) but also in the interior. He become generous in giving gifts to the prophet. He planned to develop a prayer life with sacrifice and holocaust to the Lord.  He healed well and lived well.  The healing did him well all around. It changed his life fundamentally.  But there is a big proviso for us about this change. In the reading, we see Naaman changing his life after the healing had occurred.  Do we really need a healing for a change of life? Would it not be better to change without a healing happening? Can we change just because of the love of God?  Can we skip complaining and go directly to praising? May we not remain in the leprosy of our discontent but be healed so we can change for good for God.