June 16, 2024: The One About Love - Ashlee Eiland

Ten lepers yell to Jesus. There are all sorts of reasons they are likely “at a distance” most of which are found in the Law and its attending rules to ensure the disease does not spread. This time, Jesus does not seem to draw closer. Rather he gives them a command in keeping with the religious norms of his day, “Go show yourself to the priest …” And they do.

On the way all of them are healed of their leprosy, exactly how, no one knows. This is what prompts one of them to not only disobey Jesus’ clear command, but to flaunt it by running back to Jesus, throwing himself on the ground and giving thanks. It turns out, while the others are healed and likely reintegrated into the life of society, only one finds salvation. That being the one who was disobedient.

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