The Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost; 9 October 2022; Proper 23C (RCL); Jeremiah 29:1, 4-7; Psalm 66:1-11; 2 Timothy 2:8-15; Luke 17:11-19.
The story of the healing of the ten lepers stands out for several reasons. To get from Galilee to Jerusalem, Jesus would have had to pass right through Samaria (or skirt it to the west) – there is not region between Samaria and Galilee. So, is Luke just bad a geography, or is he calling our attention to something. Perhaps he is preparing us to encounter the healed Samaritan leper.
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