28th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Gospel – Luke 17:11-19
“…threw himself at the feet of Jesus and thanked him…. Stand up and go on your way. Your faith has saved you”. Gratitude is an expression of your faith. The way the Samaritan leper expresses his gratitude is very touching. “Finding himself cured, one of them turned back praising God at the top of his voice and threw himself at the feet of Jesus and thanked him”. Turning back, praising God at the top of his voice, and throwing himself at the feet of Jesus. Three actions: turning back, with gratitude you turn back to Jesus, you change, you convert; praising God at the top of his voice, with gratitude you give your best, all what you can, all what you have; throwing himself at the feet, with gratitude you surrender your complete self at His feet. Then, it’s important to notice what Jesus rewards him. “Stand up and go on your way”. Jesus is giving him back his freedom as son of God. Stand up like a son and go on your way with your freedom. Gratitude gives you back your dignity as sons and daughter of God. Meanwhile, the other cured lepers are going on their way to show to the priests, the Samaritan leper goes on his way with his freedom as a son of God. The former tied around the law and the later freed by grace. So, the question here is: Are you grateful enough to be gain your freedom as son or daughter of God?