Faith
Post 20
He Sees What We Ignore in Ourselves
The Couple at the Door
I held the door at the grocery store.
A small courtesy.
The couple behind me
walked through without a glance.
No nod. No thanks.
I told myself not to care.
But I did.
And that bothered me
even more.
That night
I read Luke 17.
Ten men with leprosy
call to Jesus from a distance.
"Have pity on us!"
He doesn't touch them.
Doesn't come close.
Just says,
"Go show yourselves to the priests."
And as they walk,
they're healed.
Nine Walked Away
Nine keep walking.
One returns —
loud with praise,
low to the ground.
Jesus welcomes him.
But He also asks:
"Were not ten cleansed?
Where are the other nine?"
Jesus doesn't chase them.
But He notices.
And He names
what we often spot in others —
but minimize in ourselves.
You may not know this about Jesus:
He sees what we ignore in ourselves.
And in naming the silence,
He invites us to face it.
