Sunday, October 13, 2019
Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C
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“Não foram dez os que ficaram purificados? Onde estão os outros nove? Não houve quem voltasse para dar graças a Deus, a não ser este estrangeiro?” Lucas 17:17-18
Essas palavras foram ditas por Jesus depois que Ele curou dez leprosos e apenas um deles, um estrangeiro, voltou a Jesus para Lhe agradecer. Dez foram curados fisicamente da lepra, mas apenas um recebeu uma cura muito mais profunda. Quando ele voltou a Jesus com um coração grato, Jesus disse a esse leproso: “Levanta-te e vai; a tua fé te salvou” (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.
Reflita, hoje, sobre tudo o que Deus fez por você. Reze para compreender as incontáveis maneiras pelas quais Deus agracia a sua vida. Ao percebê-las, medite sobre essas bênçãos, conte-as e seja grato por elas. E, movido por essa gratidão, volte a Deus para Lhe dar graças com alegria. Nesse ato, a sua fé também o 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.
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