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Brief Audio reflection on Luke 17: 11-19. The 21st Sunday after Pentecost, Proper 23, Year C. 

What would it take to completely convince you that you are totally dependent on God’s love? What would it take to get you to thank him for every breath; to praise him for every sunrise? How about an instant cure for a painful, deadly disease that had destroyed your body and made you a wretched outcaste? Think that would get your attention? Well, it wasn’t quite good enough for nine out of the ten lepers in this week’s gospel. Jesus cured them and they went on their merry way … presto, changeo… from outcastes to ingrates in an instant. No “Thank you.” No “God be praised.” Not even a “See you later, Jesus.”