As
children, some of us would have been taught to be thankful and grateful
when we were given presents or treats. We were especially taught to be
thankful to God for the many gifts and blessings He had bestowed upon
us.
But as we grow older, how many of us still give thanks to
God? Nowadays, we tend to see people happily receiving without giving
thanks. For example, how many of us
consistently and habitually say a prayer before and after meals? Or how
many of us give thanks to God for the good and bad we receive? Often,
when we receive the good, some may think it is through their good luck
or their own effort which enabled them to achieve the good. However,
when the bad occurs, some may either blame others, or blame God, or
begin praying for God's help.
The question is: have we become
so self-centred or ungrateful that we forget that whatever we have
received is from God's bounty?
In today's Gospel, only the
foreigner, the Samaritan, "turned back praising God at the top of his
voice and threw himself at the feet of Jesus and thanked him." What
about the others? What about us? Have we forgotten the meaning of
thankfulness and gratitude?
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