Now on his way to Jerusalem,
Jesus traveled along the border
between Samaria and Galilee.

As he was going into a village,
ten men who had leprosy met him.
They stood at a distance and called out in a loud voice,

"Jesus, Master, have pity on us!"

When he saw them, he said,
"Go, show yourselves to the priests."

And as they went, they were cleansed.

One of them, when he saw he was healed, came back,
praising God in a loud voice.

He threw himself at Jesus' feet and thanked him--
and he was a Samaritan.

Jesus asked, "Were not all ten cleansed?
Where are the other nine?

Was no one found to return and give praise to God
except this foreigner?"

Then he said to him,

"Rise and go; your faith has made you well."
Luke 17:11-19

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So often we receive good gifts of God ...

salvation ~ mercy ~ forgiveness ~ patience

a loving family, our health, and home,

trusted friends, Gods green earth,

a land where you do not walk in fear

and yet who among us goes back ...

to give thanks ...

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O give thanks to the LORD, for He is good;
For His loving kindness is everlasting.
1 Chronicles 16:34

I will give thanks to the LORD
with all my heart;
I will tell of all Your wonders.
Psalm 9:1

"He who offers a sacrifice
of thanksgiving honors Me;
And to him who orders his way aright I shall
show the salvation of God."
Psalm 50:23

With my mouth I will give thanks
abundantly to the LORD;
And in the midst of many will praise Him.
Psalm 109:30

Those who went ahead
and those who followed shouted,
"Hosanna!" [Save!]
"Blessed is He who comes
in the name of the Lord!"
Mark 11:9

Everyone was amazed
and gave praise to God.
They were filled with awe and said,
"We have seen remarkable things today."
Luke 5:26

Do not be anxious about anything,
But in everything, by prayer and petition,
with thanksgiving,
present your requests to God,
and the peace of God,
which transcends all understanding,
will guard your hearts and minds
in Christ Jesus.
Phillipians 4:6-7

But thanks be to God, who always leads us
in triumph in Christ,
and manifests through us the sweet aroma
of the knowledge of Him in every place.
2 Cor 2:14

For the ministry of this service is not only
fully supplying the needs of the saints,
but is also overflowing
through many thanksgivings to God.
2 Cor 9:12