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This episode explores the importance of gratitude through the story of Jesus healing ten lepers, focusing on the one who returned to thank Him.

by Marilynn Chadwick "He fell to the ground at Jesus' feet, thanking him for what he had done." Luke 17:16 NLT We can learn some lessons from a leper about being thankful. Let's look at the story of Jesus healing ten lepers. Only one came back to thank him. But there is much more to the story. Take a few minutes to reflect on this passage: As Jesus continued on toward Jerusalem, he reached the border between Galilee and Samaria. As he entered a village there, ten lepers stood at a distance crying out, "Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!" He looked at them and said, "Go show yourselves to the priests." And as they went, they were cleansed of their leprosy. One of them, when he saw that he was healed, came back to Jesus, shouting, "Praise God!" He fell to the ground at Jesus' feet, thanking him for what he had done. This man was a Samaritan. Jesus asked, "Didn't I heal ten men? Where are the other nine? Has no one returned to give glory to God except this foreigner?" And Jesus said to the man, "Stand up and go. Your faith has healed you " (Luke 17:11-19 NLT). Jesus instructed the ten men to visit the priest. According to Jewish law, a priest must perform the religious ritual for…

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