I have always been intrigued by the story of the Shunamite woman. I deeply admire her radical empathy, strength, wisdom, humility, hospitality, kindness and unwavering faith. I would reflect on her words: “All is well”. Despite her great distress, with everything inside her and at the height of her agony she managed to answer: “All is well”. This scripture reading led me a little farther along to 2 Kings 8:V5-6. “My lord king’, said Gehazi, ‘this is the woman, and this is her son whom Elisha restored to life’. The king questioned the woman, and she told him about it. Then he entrusted her case to an official, ordering him to 58
restore all her property to her, together with all the revenues from her land from the time she left till that day”. It was then that I realized the immense privilege we enjoy as Christians; we are encouraged to turn our prayers toward the King of Kings! Before God Himself we state our case! And all that we think we have lost in our season of dryness, our season of wilderness, our God will restore! Our God will restore everything from the time we went in until the time He brings us out! Yes, surely: “All is well”! Like the Shunamite woman, I too experienced seasons of loss and pain. To the world, it may have appeared as
