Well, this is very individual, isn’t it – and difficult!  Of course we’d all like to think that we’d react as the Samaritan did.  Yet, it’s easy to imagine the nine rushing off, perhaps flinging sticks and crutches aside, laughing and crying and half hysterical with joy.  They couldn’t wait to get to the priests, to be pronounced clean and be able to return to their families and friends and normal living.

3. PONDER

Take some time to think about this miracle.  What light does it shed on your life, what message does it have for you?  Write down your thoughts in your notebook.