But one of them, seeing that he was healed, returned and, with a loud voice, gave glory to God. He fell facedown at his feet, thanking him. (Luke 17:15-16)
Reading these words, I thought about the leper’s reaction to his healing. He didn’t just say in a quiet voice, “Thanks God.” Rather, with a loud voice, he was praising God.
When he returned to Jesus, he didn’t stand before Jesus and give him a handshake. Rather, he fell at Jesus’ feet, thanking him again and again.
And I thought to myself, “Do I have that kind of thankful heart? A heart of humble, and yet absolute joyous gratitude?”
We live in such troubled times. How much would our perspective change if we had that heart of humble joyous gratitude that this man had?