Part of living with psoriasis is visiting the dermatologist when something seems to arise. So today I will go to my dermatologist for him to check a few things. Such appointments are what I call doctor lite. No blood draws so no needles.
Whenever I go to the dermatologist, I think about the ten lepers that Jesus healed. He told them to go show themselves to the priests and as they went, they were healed. Out of the ten, only one came back to thank Jesus. The only one who thanked him was a Samaritan. We read about it in Luke 17.
One of them, when he saw he was healed, came back, praising God in a loud voice. He threw himself at Jesus’ feet and thanked him—and he was a Samaritan.
Jesus asked, “Were not all ten cleansed? Where are the other nine? Has no one returned to give praise to God except this foreigner?” Then he said to him, “Rise and go; your faith has made you well.
Samaritans were considered spiritually unclean by the Jews. Samaritans were a mixed race. The Jews considered them foreigners even though Samaria was an area in Israel.
As I reflect on this, it brings to mind that it does not matter what others say or think about us such as Samaritans being viewed as dirty by the Jews. It does not matter what our life experience is such as the lepers who were considered unclean and lived away from society.
With Jesus, all are welcome, all can receive his love, his healing, and the salvation that comes from only him. One thing that does seem to matter to Jesus is whether we are thankful or not.
Thank you for reading. God Bless.
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