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EXPECTATIONS

There once lived a man who dwelt in the bravery of his might
For many victories were won when he was there to fight.
He was well known for his fame
But leprosy was attached to his name.

One day, his slave girl said to his wife
"I know of a great prophet so well of whom I wish master would go to see.
He'll heal him of his leprosy
And can bring his health back to life".

In a bid to get well
He told the king and bid him farewell.
When the prophet heard he was in town
He bade him to come around.

Before the prophet's door stood his patience
While his expectation saturated the ambience.
The prophet sent his word to the leper
But his word didn't go down well with the seeker.

"I thought he'll come with a wonder working wand
Raise his eyes to the sky and wave his hand".
His hope was dimmed
And his anger, well brimmed.

"If he'd told you to do something severe
Like jumping into a well of great depth
For you to get well,
Will that be well with thee? Asked his servants.

"Well! Let me try" he said "If I'll be well".
So he sank himself seven times in the River called Jordan
And his leprosy ran
While he screamed, "I am well! I am well!".

Like a new born babe's skin became of his flesh
For he was so fresh.
So, he took with him well deserved gifts
To thank the prophet for helping him get well.

"Well! Your gifts I can't take
For the Lord's sake".
He begged the prophet so well
But on deaf ears his pleas fell.

As he journeyed back, he took along the heart of the prophet's servant
Which dwelt in the rejected treasure.
The prophet's servant ran so well to please his greed
And reasoned not his misdeed.

"Is all well?" Asked the healed leper.
"All is well", replied the prophet's helper
Who cooked up some loathly lies of great density
Without considering the magnitude of its intensity.

The discovery of his profanity
Brought him as well as his generation down with leprosy.
He walk out with his skin as white as snow
For avarice had made him so.

This story you know so well
I hope it rings a bell.

(c) Jerome Okeme.
2 Kings 5:1-27