Lesson From The 10 Lepers: Luke 17:11-19 (Ungrateful)

If you know anything about leprosy, you know it's nothing to play with. Leprosy is an infectious skin disease that causes your flesh to decay & scar, and is contagious. Lepers were outcasts so they had to form their own communities because they couldn't be in contact with others. If someone felt a leper got too close to them, the leper would have a foreign object thrown at them to keep them at bay. In Luke 17:11-19, Jesus heals 10 lepers & only ONE gave Jesus thanks. Crazy, huh? So out of 10 lepers that Jesus healed, only one had the decency to give God thanks. The lesson in that is most of them (lepers) were ungrateful because Jesus didn't have to heal them, but he did. I don't know about you, but if God delivered me from leprosy, I would be eternally grateful. I would give God thanks every chance I get because my life would be changed. I could be among regular people without hesitation. How many of us are ungrateful when God or someone else blesses us? We should be thankful because God doesn't have to bless us, but he blesses us out of the goodness of his heart. If God was like any of us, I'm sure he would have taken his miracle back and let the lepers continue suffering. The lesson in Luke 17:11-1 is not everyone will be grateful when God blesses them. Sad, but true.

Friday Gospel

 

Thursday Gospel

I’m a work in progress with this. 

Today's Thought: Shine On Your Terms

 

There's no timeline when you're supposed to shine. If we're honest, some people want you to shine on their terms so they can ride your coattails.

Today's Thought

 If we're honest, some people in skilled trades make far more than college-educated people. Not everyone is cut out for college, but everyone is capable of learning a skilled trade to support themselves. Also, if the person gets good enough at their trade, they can go the self-employment route.

Ahmaud Arbery Killing, Part 1: A Mother’s Fight for Justice Brings Shock...

This case is slam dunk: Ahmaud Arbery was murdered, period. Make it so bad, William Roddie Bryant was stupid enough to leak video because they were confident they would get away with it; that’s why this case was handled very sloppy. I can’t wait for October 18th, which is the beginning of the trial.

Today's Thought

A big shout out to all the kids that don't win awards, don't make honor roll, don't play sports, and who barely make it through the school year. A big hug to the moms, dads, grandparents, caregivers, mentors, and foster parents that stick by them as they navigate the school year.

Shout out to the kids that don’t get invited to the prom, didn’t get a scholarship to college, and those who have to go straight to work out of high school....You are also worthy of a pat on the back and a Facebook post with people talking about how amazing you are.

Everyone isn't an Honors Student, Academic Scholar, Incredible Athlete or a Musical/Artistic Genius. Some kids have to work twice as hard, just to be "average". Some kids don't make the team. Some kids don't get noticed. Their achievements deserve recognition too. 

Don’t forget those kids. Please encourage them as well. 

Kindness, Creativity, Uniqueness, and Generosity are attributes that sadly don’t always get the accolades they deserve. ❤❤❤