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Gospel: Luke 17:11-19
As Jesus continued his journey to Jerusalem,
he traveled through Samaria and Galilee.
As he was entering a village, ten persons with leprosy met him.
They stood at a distance from him and raised their voices, saying,
“Jesus, Master! Have pity on us!”
And when he saw them, he said,
“Go show yourselves to the priests.”
As they were going they were cleansed.
And one of them, realizing he had been healed,
returned, glorifying God in a loud voice;
and he fell at the feet of Jesus and thanked him.
He was a Samaritan.
Jesus said in reply,
“Ten were cleansed, were they not?
Where are the other nine?
Has none but this foreigner returned to give thanks to God?”
Then he said to him, “Stand up and go;
your faith has saved you.”
The Gospel of the Lord.
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I’m sure we’ve all heard the age-old question: “Is the glass half-empty or half-full?”
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Technically, it could be either. The answer depends upon perspective. In a sense, it’s what we want it to be.
That answer not only affects the way we see water in a glass; it also influences the way we see ourselves, others, even God.
Pessimists say the glass (and by extension, life) is half-empty. Optimists say it’s half-full.
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What do you say?
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On this Thanksgiving Day, may we count our blessings and see the glass as it’s meant to be, “half-full.”
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