Then one of them, when he saw he was healed, turned back, praising God with a loud voice ... giving Him thanks. (Luke 17:15-16)

If you ever doubted the importance of saying "thank you" to someone when a "thank you" is due, consider the story which is our text for this sermon.

Luke tells us that Jesus was on the way to Jerusalem and as He passed near Galilee and Samaria, He was met by ten lepers. They called out to Him, "Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!" Jesus sent them on to the priests and as they went there, the lepers were healed.

Most people focus on the healing part of this episode. Jesus said, "Your faith has made you well," and certainly, whole sermons could be preached on the relationship between faith and healing, the relationship between body and spirit which makes for a healt…