28th Sunday in Ordinary Time-C
I Reading 2 Kings 5:14-17: : Naaman returned to Elisha and acknowledged the Lord. The leper
is cured of his sickness and turns to believe in the God of Israel.
II Reading: 2 Timothy 2:8-13: If
we hold firm, then we shall reign with Christ. St. Paul writing from the
captivity of prison, encourages us to
remain firm and steadfast in our faith.
Gospel: Luke 17:11-19: No one has come back to give praise to God, except this
foreigner (a Samaritan and an outsider, returns to thank Jesus for the gift of
healing).
This
passage teaches two powerful lessons, one on how to have needs met and on the
other on gratitude.
1.
Jesus went toward Jerusalem (v.11)
2.
The lesson on need: Ten lepers were healed (v.12-14)
a.
There was desperation
b.
There was humility
c.
There was cry for mercy
d.
There was perseverance
e.
There was believing being tested, obeying
3.
The lesson on gratitude (v.15-19)
a.
All were blessed
b.
One gave thanks
1) Praised God
2) Worshipped Jesus
3) Was a Samaritan, outsider
c.
Most did not thank God
d.
The one who was the most rejected was the most thankful
e.
The thankful one shall be assured of salvation
Thought: Every person (desperate person) must recognize his/her
uncleanness in approaching Jesus. He must come in humility confessing
unworthiness to approach One so holy and confessing need for the cleansing
touch of the Holy One of God, even the Lord Jesus Christ.
What have we come to
Church for today? We would receive a varieties of answers…the Christians ought
to be thanks-givers at all times, both individually and as a community; this is
the best way for them to mature in Christian life. Gratefulness towards God
helps us mature in our Christian life.
We should be grateful to God for his
material gifts, spiritual gifts; in a particular way, for his mercy in
cleansing us of sin, and for our trials, temptations, and sufferings. Our Sunday
worship should have thanksgiving as its main purpose as Paul invited his
Christians of Ephesus to do (5:20).
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