November 11, 2009Veteran's Day
The Glorious Mysteries
Jesus grants us a great many gifts in the course of a lifetime. Family, friends, a home, useful work today, a beautiful world in which to live, all things for which we should be thankful every day. And many of us are. But how many occasions do we let slip by where we don’t thank God for the blessings He has bestowed upon us? How many different ways do we fail to love Him?
Jesus healed the ten lepers. It’s never said that He took back the healing from the nine who did not return. They were obedient to what Jesus said. They went to the Priests, returned to the community, and very likely began to forget the horror of their disease once it was removed. Once Jesus was out of sight, He was out of mind.
This story reminds me that in this journey it is good to return frequently to Him who gives us all good things and thank and praise Him for His wonderful generosity. Our faith, a great spiritual gift, not the physical gifts, is what ultimately brings us to the salvation who is Jesus Christ.
Every day, every morning when we wake, we should say a prayer of praise for the very act of waking up. We should thank God for His gift of life, even if we aren't feeling like it's very much of a gift at the moment. We should thank God both for the trials that strengthen, and the consolations that give hope.
Jesus healed the ten lepers. It’s never said that He took back the healing from the nine who did not return. They were obedient to what Jesus said. They went to the Priests, returned to the community, and very likely began to forget the horror of their disease once it was removed. Once Jesus was out of sight, He was out of mind.
This story reminds me that in this journey it is good to return frequently to Him who gives us all good things and thank and praise Him for His wonderful generosity. Our faith, a great spiritual gift, not the physical gifts, is what ultimately brings us to the salvation who is Jesus Christ.
Every day, every morning when we wake, we should say a prayer of praise for the very act of waking up. We should thank God for His gift of life, even if we aren't feeling like it's very much of a gift at the moment. We should thank God both for the trials that strengthen, and the consolations that give hope.
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