Gospel: Luke 17:11-19
As Jesus continued
his journey to Jerusalem, he traveled through Samaria and Galilee. As he was
entering a village, ten lepers met him. They stood at a distance from him and
raised their voices, saying, “Jesus, Master! Have pity on us!” And when he saw
them, he said, “Go show yourselves to the priests.” As they were going they
were cleansed. And one of them, realizing he had been healed, returned,
glorifying God in a loud voice; and he fell at the feet of Jesus and thanked
him. He was a Samaritan. Jesus said in reply, “Ten were cleansed, were they
not? Where are the other nine? Has none but this foreigner returned to give
thanks to God?” Then he said to him, “Stand up and go; your faith has saved
you.”
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Reflection:
Do you believe in
the healing power of Jesus?
There is a true
story of an eighteen year old young man who was diagnosed with a severe
sickness. His doctor told him that he needs to undergo a dangerous operation
upon reaching the age of thirty five otherwise he will die. Having
nothing except his faith this man relied on nobody except Jesus.
As years passed by
this man eventually reached the age of thirty five yet nothing serious has
happened to him neither did he go through a dangerous operation. He is still
alive and in the pink of health. In gratitude for the healing that he received
from Jesus he is right now silently doing his little share to advance the words
of God.
Our faith in Jesus
can easily heal us of any form of sickness no matter how severe. We simply have
to ask Jesus with faith and He surely would give it to us. Yet in every healing
that we receive from Jesus there is also that unwritten responsibility that we
have to do which is to give thanks and to pay it forward in whatever means
possible.
The ten lepers who
were healed by Jesus obviously had faith otherwise they would have not been
healed. But amongst the ten it was only
the Samaritan who did not forget to go back to Jesus to humbly express His
thanksgiving. How about the nine who were also healed, where did they go?
Perhaps they went back to their old environments and resumed their life there.
Whom are we going to
emulate here the nine Jews or the humble Samaritan? The answer is no brainer we have to follow
the example of the thankful and humble Samaritan.
Do you always
express your humble thanksgiving to Jesus by helping those who are in need most
especially the sick? – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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