a man of gratitude

a man of gratitude by ric Gustafson


Jesus's feet hurt as he walked through the small village. He was on his way to Jerusalem. He had been walking for several hours.
A voice yelled from a distance. " Unclean".
Jesus noticed a group of ten lepers approaching.
One of the lepers yelled out as villagers approached. " Unclean".
One of the lepers recognized Jesus. He cried out " Jesus have mercy on us".
Jesus felt compassion for them. " Go and show yourselves to the priests".
As the ten walked off to do what Jesus had instructed them to do, they were cleansed.
Jesus walked toward the edge of the village. He heard a noise. He turned around.
One of the cleansed fell onto his face at his feet.
" Thank you" he sobbed. Tears came down his healed face. " Praise God".
" Were not ten cleansed?". Jesus looked at him with loving eyes. " Where are the other nine?". " Was no one found who returned to give glory to God ". He noticed that this foreigner was the only one who returned. " Stand up and go, your faith has made you well".


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Peace and God's blessings. Love Ric