Pentecost 18 C: The Secret

Luke 17:11-19 Dear Partner in Preaching, What do you think? Is it too much to suggest to our hearers that the secret to a good life and the heart of our faith is contained in this brief passage? The key to both is tucked away in a deceptively simple observation: They’re all made well. All the men in this story, that is. They are all made well. Did you notice that? Alright, so let’s back up just a bit, slow down just a little, and see what we might notice together. At the outset of this relatively short story from Luke’s Gospel, there are ten men who are suffering from some form of skin disease. (It’s named as leprosy,...