WEDNESDAY- 32nd WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME –B
Gospel: Luke 17:11-19: No one has come back to give praise to God, except this
foreigner.
I Reading: Wisdom 6:1-11: Listen, kings that you may learn what wisdom is.
The Lesson on Need and Gratitude, Lk 17:11-19
This
passage teaches two powerful lessons, one on how to have needs met and 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 were desperation
b.
There was humility
c.
There was a 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 gives thanks
1) praised God
2) worshipped Jesus
3) was a Samaritan
c.
Most did not give thanks
d.
The one who was the most the most rejected was the most thankful
e.
The thankful one shall be the one assured of salvation
Thought: Every
person must recognize his/her uncleanness or unworthiness in approaching Jesus
with humility.
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