Sunday, October 12, 2025
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, when something good has happened, we forget to be grateful. Sometimes, when we hurt someone and apologize, we are not forgiven. Recently in a store, a women accused me of screaming at her, when she was pushing past me and I asked her to wait. I apologized and she told me I should apologize and refused to forgive me. It shook me and I ached to leave the store. Shortly after, one of the staff, who had witnessed the encounter, came and told me how upset she was by the lady's treatment of me, and she gave me bunches of flowers for free. It calmed and touched my heart. Jesus said to the one in ten who returned to thank him, "your faith has made you well." Small acts of kindness, small acts of faith bring great healing.
Gracious Creator, you seek us in our dark times
you bring healing and light to the saddest days
and lead your children into the light of new days.
Precious Lord, help us to grateful with every step we take.
We hang on to our hurts and tend to lash out
to anyone who gets in our way in our hurrying
and we try to justify our hate with righteousness.
Precious Lord, help us to grateful with every step we take.
Yet you call us to always be kind and grateful
full of faith that sees the good in all neighbors
and forgives and embraces the least among us.
Precious Lord, help us to grateful with every step we take.
Teach us how to have faith that is deep and loving
so our days can be filled with joy and hope.
Precious Lord, help us to grateful with every step we take.
Lift us from our fears and our anxious times
so we might serve those who ache for love.
Precious Lord, help us to grateful with every step we take.
You have promised to forgive and heal us
help us Lord, to be grateful in everything we do.
Precious Lord, help us to grateful with every step we take. Amen.
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