11 Now on his way to Jerusalem, Jesus traveled along the border between Samaria and Galilee. 12 As he was going into a village, ten men who had leprosy met him. They stood at a distance 13 and called out in a loud voice, "Jesus, Master, have pity on us!"
14 When he saw them, he said, "Go, show yourselves to the priests." And as they went, they were cleansed.
15 One of them, when he saw he was healed, came back, praising God in a loud voice. 16 He threw himself at Jesus' feet and thanked him—and he was a Samaritan.
17 Jesus asked, "Were not all ten cleansed? Where are the other nine? 18 Was no one found to return and give praise to God except this foreigner?" 19 Then he said to him, "Rise and go; your faith has made you well."
My thoughts -
We have all been healed. We have all been cleansed. God has extended grace to each of us. Have we returned to give God praise?
I know I beg and beg and when I receive what I have begged for often the exchange is over. I got what I needed and moved on. It's not that I didn't appreciate God's work in my life, I just took it for granted and moved on.
But when was the last time I just took a moment and said "thanks"? More to work on, I guess. And guess what, I'll need God's help for that as well.
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