October 16, 2016
Luke 17:11-19
In our reading for Sunday, Jesus is travelling through
hostile territory—Samaria. Racial
tensions between Jews and Samaritans run high.
And here is Jesus right in the middle of it. In this story, 10 lepers ask for mercy, and
Jesus heals them. But only 1 leper—a
Samaritan—returns to offer gratitude. We
will consider grace from unexpected places; the relationship between gratitude
and forgiveness; what “healing” means in this story.
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