Sunday, October 13, 2019
Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C
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«¿No fueron diez los que quedaron limpios? ¿Dónde están los otros nueve? ¿No ha vuelto nadie sino este extranjero para dar gracias a Dios?». Lucas 17,17-18
Jesús pronunció estas palabras después de sanar a diez leprosos, cuando solo uno de ellos, un extranjero, volvió a Jesús para darle las gracias. Los diez quedaron sanos físicamente de su lepra, pero solo uno recibió una sanación mucho más profunda. Cuando regresó a Jesús con un corazón agradecido, Jesús le dijo a este leproso: «Levántate y vete; tu fe te ha salvado» (Lucas 17,19).
Only this one leper, the one who returned with a grateful heart, heard our Lord speak these words: “Your faith has saved you.” This reveals that gratitude to God is not only our duty, it also brings forth manifest blessings in our lives. When we sincerely offer thanks to God for all that He has done, we are manifesting great faith in God as a result. We are pointing to Him and His goodness as the source of our blessings and it takes faith to see this and to profess it.
What is it for which you need to grow in gratitude in your life? What is it that you may take for granted and have failed to properly return to God and thank Him for? The truth is that everything in life is a gift. Everything. Even the struggles you endure can be turned into blessings. In fact, that’s exactly what happened in this story. The awful suffering of leprosy was turned into a grace from God.
Reflexiona hoy sobre todo lo que Dios ha hecho por ti. Pide en oración comprender las innumerables maneras en que Dios colma tu vida de gracia. A medida que las descubras, medita en esas bendiciones, cuéntalas y agradécelas. Y, desde esa gratitud, vuelve a Dios para darle gracias con alegría. En ese acto, tu fe también te salvará.
Lord, I do thank You for the countless blessings that You have bestowed upon me throughout my life. I thank You for the ways in which You have graced me, led me and healed me. Help me to see clearly all that You have done and continue to do for me. As I see these blessings, help me to daily express my gratitude in faith. Jesus, I trust in You.
Reflexiones sobre la Divina Misericordia
Read about the canonization of Saint John Henry Newman
