RETURN WITH THANKS
(Luke 17:11-19)
Jesus healed ten lepers in the
gospel of today. In their desperation to be well, they shouted on top of their
voices for the mercy of Christ. They were ready to do whatever they were asked
to do. They followed the instruction to go and show themselves to the priest
and on their way, they got their healing.
Nine of them went away after
being cleansed. Only one returned with thanks and praise. Jesus asked about
others. He showed how interested He is with such return. He expressed His love
for the grateful heart and His disappointment with the nine ingrates.
We must learn to return our
thanks, praise and appreciation to God in adoration and humility for all that
God continues to do for us.
Do you return after your daily
work to say thanks to Jesus? After getting what you asked from God, do you
remember to thank Him? Have you easily forgotten your past and how God raised
you? Have you erroneously started believing that it is by your own power?
Always return with thanks; it is
very important. Have you turned against that Church that groomed your faith
from infancy? Have you started fighting that system that protected you? How
often have you bitten the fingers that fed you? Do you neglect the people that
offered you help when you were helpless? Have you returned to thank your
parents for all they did for you from infancy till now? Have you gotten that
job and forgot the persons who helped you? Have you won that election and
turned against the poor masses who voted you in with bad governance instead of
appreciating them with good work?
Have you returned to say thanks
to those teachers that led you out of the world of ignorance?
Are you the type that remembers
only the evil done to you in perpetuity but forgets the good done for you in a
twinkle of an eye?
Could it be that the nine others
believed that they have stressed themselves much and can't stress themselves
again coming back to Jesus? Don't forget how sleepless you were when praying
for marriage, thank God for that union daily. Don't forget how you prayed to
enter into that vocation, stop being over ambitious and be thankful.
Let us go back to God and say:
"Thank you".
Let us pray
You have done so much for us O
Lord. We have come to say thanks to you for all you have been to us and for all
you have been doing for us from our conception till now. Help us to live a
thankful life. Help us to be grateful to people we meet in our daily
activities. May we be among the number that will be blessed the more for
returning with grateful hearts through Christ our Lord. Amen.
God bless your Wednesday (32nd
Week, Ordinary Time)
Rev Fr Julian O Ekeh
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