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Meditation Reflection: Luke 17:11-19
Consider the saying, “I owe you a debt of gratitude”. The virtue of justice means giving each person his or her due. When someone offers us a gratuitous kindness, we do in fact “owe” them our gratitude. I don’t mean this in the sense of a gift with strings attached, but rather as an expression of virtue and right relationship. When someone offers a mercy in love, it is relational – they offer something of themselves to you as a gift. If you in turn offer your gratitude, then not only has there been an exchange of some good, but additionally an exchange of love and mutual encouragement.
Christ is the ultimate gratuitous giver. He gives His mercy in love, no strings attached. Offering Him back our gratitude however, is good for us as it reciprocates love for love. Christ promises our love will always be received and appreciated by Him. Rather than walk away with a blessing as merely divine pity for your situation, return to the Lord the love and gratitude He truly deserves and rejoice in loving relationship with Him Who is so abundantly good to us!
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