Gratitude

Is faith a gift or a choice? Is it something God does in us or something we do for God? The answer is, “Yes!” Faith is a mixture of all that and more. It’s a partnership with God as we enter into relationship for our good and the good of the community and the world around us. We have the choice every day to live by our faith, to be shaped by our faith, and to submit all our actions and relationships to the measure of faith. In this worship series, we’ll examine what it means to be people who choose faith.

When Jesus asks in our scripture lesson this week, “Where are the other nine?” (vs.17), he isn’t fishing for a thank you. Instead, he’s declaring that gratitude which leads to praise of God is an important part of our wellness: body, mind and spirit. We are living most fully into faithful discipleship when we live thankfully.

Verse 17 says "Then Jesus asked, “Were not ten made clean? So where are the other nine? Did none of them return to give glory to God except this foreigner?”