2Kgs 5:14-17
Psalm 98
2 Tim 2:8-13
Lk. 17:11-19
Theme:
WHERE ARE THE NINE?
Dear friends in Christ, N'wokafu YESU KRISTO...
In today's First Reading,
Naaman returned to Elisha not only to show his appreciation to God for his cure
from leprosy but also to affirm his resolution to worship the God of Israel. He
acknowledged YHWH as the source of his good health. His life was no longer the
same.
Those who acknowledge God as the source of all the good things they have will always return to Him with gratitude in their hearts.
In the Gospel, Jesus took notice of the Samaritan, who had returned to give praise to God for his healing from leprosy. Jesus asked an important question that accused the whole of humanity; we who have received so much from God and yet remain ungrateful: "WHERE ARE THE NINE?"
Oh, how poor we are in our expression of gratitude to God!
In a world that pretends to have received nothing from God worthy of gratitude; a world that continues its journey to show itself to "the priest" (human reason and calculation) forgetting that Jesus Christ is the source of "the healing"; we are called to return and give thanks to God.
Beloved in Christ, a Christian
is a grateful person. Gratitude to God is an act of faith. It distinguishes us
as true children of our Father (God) as we recognize Him as our sole
benefactor. It turns our lives and all that we do into an act of worship to
God.
The fact that you receive a miracle from God does not make you a Christian; those who recognize and acknowledge Him as the author of their miracles are.
Never forget what the Lord has done; return the praise to Him.
PRAYER
Lord Jesus, gratitude is a
virtue you desire for us. You have taught us that in all things we should give
you all the glory and praise.
Grant that we may always be thankful to you. Thank you, Lord Jesus. Amen.
May God bless you.
-Fr. Kenneth Debre
Sunday, October 9, 2022.
Holy Rosary Parish, Hohoe.
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