On his way to Jerusalem, Jesus encountered ten people with leprosy who asked for his healing. He sent them on and they then recognized they had been cured. One returned to thank Jesus.
Jesus said, “Weren’t ten cleansed? Where are the other nine? Did none return to give glory to God but this man who is not of our country?”
Luke’s miracle story raises questions people who became believers after Jesus’ death and resurrection must have asked. Is healing more than skin deep for the nine lepers who don’t return to thank Jesus? Does physical healing lead to faith or require faith?
Luke probes the mystery of why the same sign of God’s presence—healing from leprosy—leads a Samaritan man to believe in Jesus and nine to remain under the law of Moses.
How does attitude affect healing? How does healing affect attitude?