She said to her husband, "I know that this man who often comes our way is a holy man of God. Let's make a small room on the roof and put in it a bed and a table, a chair and a lamp for him. Then he can stay there whenever he comes to us."
What strikes me in this story is the woman's partnership with her husband. They work together to prepare a room for Elisha. They care for their son together. When she turns to him and asks about going to call Elisha, her husband encourages her to go as soon as possible.
This is what marriage should be. While this is clearly the Shunamite woman's story, her husband is very much a part of it. They consult each other, they work together, they encourage one another. They are a team, as God intended them to be. It's beautiful.
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