Your Faith Has Made You Well

On the way to Jerusalem Jesus was going through the region between Samaria and Galilee. As he entered a village, ten lepers approached him. Keeping their distance, they called out, saying, ‘Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!’ When he saw them, he said to them, ‘Go and show yourselves to the priests.’ And as they went, they were made clean. Then one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, praising God with a loud voice. He prostrated himself at Jesus’ feet and thanked him. And he was a Samaritan. Then Jesus asked, ‘Were not ten made clean? But the other nine, where are they? Was none of them found to return and give praise to God except this foreigner?’ Then he said to him, ‘Get up and go on your way; your faith has made you well.’ Luke 17:11-19

Sometimes healing comes quickly and sometimes, it is a slow, frustrating process. Yet, God is the midst of all healing and gratitude changes everything. The process of rehabilitation and others exercises demand work of us, and the hope of new possibilities. As I work through learning to walk again, I have learned to pray when the pain is at its worst. And as fully human, I get frustrated and angry when things are painful and tough. And throughout there is gratitude knowing God is working through all, in all and moving me to a new place.

Holy Creator, healer of the world

you mend the broken circles again

you bind people back together

and draw us all as one renewed people.

We think ourselves deserving

we believe that we are righteous

and yet we turn away from the needy

and are self-congratulating daily.

Help us to return with gratitude

trusting that the healing has begun

knowing you are more ready to mend

and that you are seeking us daily. Amen.