18th Sunday after Pentecost

Today is a day of unexpected blessings, surprising signs of how God is active and alive and present in our world and in our lives in the most unlikely of places. Naaman, a commander and mighty warrior and enemy of Israel, suffers from leprosy and is offered healing through disappointing ordinary means. Also afflicted with leprosy, ten people implore Jesus for God’s mercy and are healed. But the outsider—the foreigner—is the only one who returns to give thanks. How can we pay attention to the surprising places where God is present for us and give thanks?

Accompanying Scripture:
2 Kings 5:1-15c, Psalm 111, Luke 17:11-19