Spiritual Wellness

This Sunday's Gospel reading was from Luke 17:11-19 in which Jesus heals ten lepers,

On the way to Jerusalem Jesus was going through the region between Samaria and Galilee. As he entered a village, ten lepers approached him. Keeping their distance, they called out, saying, ‘Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!’ When he saw them, he said to them, ‘Go and show yourselves to the priests.’ And as they went, they were made clean. Then one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, praising God with a loud voice. He prostrated himself at Jesus’ feet and thanked him. And he was a Samaritan. Then Jesus asked, ‘Were not ten made clean? But the other nine, where are they? Was none of them found to return and give praise to God except this foreigner?’ Then he said to him, ‘Get up and go on your way; your faith has made you well.’

I was at a cancer survivor gathering the other day, and one of the survivors came up to the microphone and first and foremost gave thanks to God for having lived with cancer for fourteen years. She then thanked her doctors and nurses. I gave her hug and thanked her for keeping the Lord first. The next man who got up praised Jesus for his healing, and then the next did likewise.

I thank God that he placed me where he did. Those people are alive and well, some had been healed physically, and many had been healed in spirit. Those of us who were there left as witnesses to God's power.