2 Kings 4:8-37 – A record here of one of the greatest “faith statements” in the Bible. The son of an unnamed “Shunammite” woman lay dead in her upper, “prophet’s chamber” room. He was the son of promise by word of the Prophet Elisha and had suddenly fallen ill and died.

Hurrying out with her servant to find Elisha, the Shunammite responded to her husbands query about where she was heading in such haste with the words, “All is well.”  These were the same words with which she greeted Elisha and his servant – “All is well.”

Elisha returned with her to the house, entered the upper room and miraculously revived the son and returned him to his mother. Indeed, ALL WAS WELL!

Could it be that this is an example of what it means in Matthew 10:41 about receiving a “prophet’s reward?” Well, that question/thought is for another time.

Here, Romans 4:17 is at work. The Shunammite, full of faith and not looking at circumstances, chose not to accept the death of her son but to believe in the power of God she knew to reside in Elisha.

Recently, I have begun to respond to querys about my husbands health with, “All is well. Tuli Bulungi.” Most of you know he has been battling stage4 cancer for almost 6 years. Some days are “good”, some not so. It gets exhausting for both of us to try to explain it. So, “All is well. Tuli Bulungi.”

Oh, you want to know what “tuli bulungi” is? My new favorite word! Teacher Jane from Uganda is sharing some words in the Luganda language with me so I can properly greet people when I return this year. Tuli Bulungi! (Don’t you just love the sound of it?!) It means, “Were okay.”

What crisis or “death” in your life is there that you need to declare over it, “All is well. Tuli bulungi?” God is just waiting for you to do so!

Mary