Luke 17:11-17 (NLT) Now on his way to Jerusalem, Jesus traveled along the border between Samaria and Galilee. 12 As he was going into a village, ten men who had leprosy met him. They stood at a distance 13 and called out in a loud voice, “Jesus, Master, have pity on us!”
14 When he saw them, he said, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” And as they went, they were cleansed.
15 One of them, when he saw he was healed, came back, praising God in a loud voice. 16 He threw himself at Jesus’ feet and thanked him—and he was a Samaritan. 17 Jesus asked, “Were not all ten cleansed? Where are the other nine?
If this story took place in modern Christianity, the story would continue something like this…
Then Jesus asked, “Were not all ten cleansed? Where are the other nine?” The Samaritan replied, “My Lord, don’t you know….?”
- The second leper was upset by the style music you were humming
- The third leper did not like the “disreputable” friends you like to hangout with
- The fourth leper felt like the other lepers were excluding him
- The fifth leper didn’t like the color of the rug you were standing on when you healed him
- The sixth leper didn’t like the way you healed him, and thought he could probably heal people better
- The seventh leper didn’t think you were dressed like a proper priest
- The eighth leper thought you were asking WAY too much of him after healing him from leprosy
- The ninth leper thought it was too far of a distance to travel to come back and worship you
- The tenth leper said he may come back and thank you when it’s convenient, but you know, he has a lot going on right now
…three of the lepers stayed home and continued living life the way that was most convenient for them and the other 6 lepers went and joined another church where they could complain about the methods Jesus was using to heal people of their leprosy.
Ouch. …and thank you.