Titus 3:1-7 / Luke 17:11-19

Today, the evangelist Luke presents Jesus healing disease and saving people through faith.

Leprosy was an incurable disease at the time Jesus lived on earth, which inevitably led to suffering and death.

Because it was a contagious disease, religious authorities forbade lepers from living with others. They had to live in remote places.

Those ten lepers believed that Jesus was the compassionate Master with the power to cure their disease. Moved by faith, they obeyed when Jesus told them to present themselves to the priests. And, in obedience, the healing happened.

Sometimes, the joy of receiving a Grace from God can lead us to forget to thank Him. And that is exactly what happened in today's Gospel.

Only one foreigner from Samaria remembered to return to thank Jesus for his healing. Jesus interpreted this gesture as a sign of faith that leads to salvation.

In other words, that Samaritan, in addition to being healed by Jesus, was also saved by Christ through faith.

We must learn, on the one hand, to believe in the power of Jesus to heal our illnesses - especially those that Medicine cannot cure - and, on the other hand, to always be grateful for all the good that Jesus does for us.

Writing to Titus, the apostle Paul teaches about the behavior of Christians in society, in relation to authorities and other citizens. Paul teaches that Christians must live in obedience, in peace, and doing good.

The apostle reminds us that Christians were rescued from their old life of sin by the mercy of God, and must not sin again, trusting in Jesus and the Holy Spirit.

Christians were justified by the Grace of God and became heirs of eternal life in hope.

We too must leave behind our old life of sin, being good citizens and contributing to the progress of society.

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