She said to her mistress, “If only my lord were with the prophet who is in Samaria! He would cure him of his skin disease.”
I wonder about the compassionate heart of this young girl, held captive and given into a life of servitude. Despite her captivity, she still offered her knowledge of healing.
Every day I participate in a culture that holds people hostage. We often deny our acts of oppression which creates more suffering.
When I experience this captivity, I find myself despondent and frozen. And yet, I feel called to be a healing presence. I want to turn my attention toward those with power and see their affliction with compassion and a desire to heal.
I play all the parts in this story. I’m the captor, the captee, and the one called to compassionate healing among a people often unaware of our chains.
In the naming of oppression, we make an invitation to liberation.
We all play different roles, some helpful, some not. Instead of being frozen or fixed in a particular identity, what’s one small way you’d want to make your immediate world more compassionate today?
--Dax Franklin-Hicks
Reframe is built around the idea that our habits can change, and in turn change us.
One of the hardest yet most effective ways to shape a new habit is to share it with someone.