{"id":3408,"date":"2019-10-13T22:01:10","date_gmt":"2019-10-13T22:01:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/benotafraidwithgaryzimak\/?p=3408"},"modified":"2019-10-13T22:01:10","modified_gmt":"2019-10-13T22:01:10","slug":"the-healing-of-the-lepers-the-detail-you-may-have-missed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/benotafraidwithgaryzimak\/2019\/10\/the-healing-of-the-lepers-the-detail-you-may-have-missed\/","title":{"rendered":"The Healing Of The Lepers: The Detail You May Have Missed…"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

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The Gospel for the 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Luke 17:11-19<\/a>) tells the story of Jesus healing ten lepers. Sadly, only one returned to thank him. The Lord\u2019s words (\u201cWhere are the other nine?\u201d) help to remind us of the importance of thanking God for our blessings. While this is a great takeaway (Heck, I even dedicated my weekly radio show<\/a> to it!), there\u2019s another message that is equally important. It\u2019s so subtle, however, that you may have missed it.<\/p>\n

From a distance (because they were considered to be unclean), the lepers shouted \u201cJesus, Master! Have pity on us!\u201d He responded by telling them to show themselves to the priests. This was done so that the healing could be confirmed and they could be declared \u201cclean\u201d. There was only one problem. Take a look at what happened next and see if you can pick it up\u2026<\/p>\n

As they were going they were cleansed. (Luke 17:14)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Did you catch that? Jesus told them to present themselves to the priests BEFORE they were actually healed! AND THEY LISTENED TO HIM!!!<\/strong>\u00a0I have to be honest and tell you that I don\u2019t think I would have responded in the same way. Before I\u2019d present myself to the priests for confirmation of my healing, I would want to make sure that I was healed. Otherwise, I could end up looking like an idiot. Sure, all ten lepers should have thanked Jesus, but lets give them some props for their faith. They trusted that he would follow through on his promise and heir faith paid off in a big way.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s the challenge. When you pray, do you believe that the Lord will hear and answer you? Would you be willing to do what the lepers did without seeing concrete results? Personally speaking, I want to have that kind of faith \u2013 not\u00a0 \u201cname it and claim it\u201d or \u201cblab it and grab it\u201d, but total belief that Jesus hears and answers all of my prayers in the best way possible at the right time. How about you?<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s pray\u2026<\/p>\n

Dear Jesus \u2013 In my head I believe that you love me and can do all things, but sometimes that knowledge doesn\u2019t make it to my heart. I present all of my needs to you now, knowing in my head that you will hear and answer me. Please help my heart to believe it too. I want to have the faith of the 10 lepers, but I also want to be grateful. Therefore, I thank you in advance for hearing and answering me. I love you, Lord. In your powerful name I pray. Amen.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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