One returned

Today is the day we honor Luke the Physician.  I love the Gospel according to Luke.  This is year we read from Luke.  Sunday we heard about the healing of the ten lepers.  One returned to give thanks.  The other nine fulfilled the bare necessities.  There are many ways to turn this story.  I am grateful for the many ways.

Most times all we have to do

Is say a full

Yes.

Thank you.

That*s two things.

Sometimes we say one

Without the other.

Sometimes the yes

Forgets the thank you.

Sometimes the thank you

Is offered

When the yes never registered.

And of course it is possible

To say

Yes thank you

Because we were Minnesota-raised

To always be polite.

We would not want someone else

To feel

Their effort went unnoticed.

I am sure

There are more possibilities.

There always are.

This is why we need

So many sermons

On the exact same stories.

This is why Jesus

Tells his stories

Again and again

And again.