Devotion:
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Read Luke 17:11-18.
It is one of the Bible stories I remember hearing and learning about as a child; one that really stuck with me. Ten lepers are healed, but only one of them comes back to offer gratitude. (The significance of that one being a Samaritan would come much later for me.) Why didn’t those other nine guys come back to say thanks? When I became an adult, I still fell into the trap of asking that same question. I was using the Bible as a “window,” just looking in on those guys and questioning their lives. Then I learned to use the Bible as a “mirror,” realizing that what is included in its pages are for me to see myself and to learn about myself. The better question is “Why do I fail to show gratitude all too often?”
One of the constant choices we have about living our life is whether we will live it with gratitude or taking everything for granted. It is so easy to take so much of what we have for granted: food, clothing, shelter, family and friends, health, life itself. No matter where you find yourself on that scale between “granted and gratitude” you can choose to move further toward being more thankful. Pray and make some specific changes that will show you have made that move.
Personal Worship Option:
Join us for worship this morning as we focus on being thankful to God and each other. I hope to see you at either 9:30 or 11:15!
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