2 Kings 5:14-17
Naaman the leper returned to Elisha and acknowledged the Lord
Naaman the
leper went down and immersed himself seven times in the Jordan, as Elisha had
told him to do. And his flesh became clean once more like the flesh of a little
child.
Returning to Elisha with his whole escort, he went in and
stood before him. ‘Now I know’ he said ‘that there is no God in all the earth
except in Israel. Now, please, accept a present from your servant.’
But Elisha replied, ‘As the Lord lives, whom I serve, I
will accept nothing.’ Naaman pressed him to accept, but he refused.
Then Naaman said, ‘Since your answer is “No,” allow your
servant to be given as much earth as two mules may carry, because your servant
will no longer offer holocaust or sacrifice to any god except the Lord.’
The word of the Lord.
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Psalm 97(98):1-4
The Lord has shown his salvation to the
nations.
Sing a new song to the Lord
for he has worked wonders.
His right hand and his holy arm
have brought salvation.
The Lord has shown his salvation to the
nations.
The Lord has made known his salvation;
has shown his justice to the nations.
He has remembered his truth and love
for the house of Israel.
The Lord has shown his salvation to the
nations.
All the ends of the earth have seen
the salvation of our God.
Shout to the Lord, all the earth,
ring out your joy.
The Lord has shown his salvation to the
nations.
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2 Timothy 2:8-13
If we hold firm then we shall reign with Christ
Remember the
Good News that I carry, ‘Jesus Christ risen from the dead, sprung from the race
of David’; it is on account of this that I have my own hardships to bear, even
to being chained like a criminal – but they cannot chain up God’s news. So
I bear it all for the sake of those who are chosen, so that in the end they may
have the salvation that is in Christ Jesus and the eternal glory that comes
with it.
Here is a saying that you can rely on:
If we have died with him, then we shall live with him.
If we hold firm, then we shall reign with him.
If we disown him, then he will disown us.
We may be unfaithful, but he is always faithful,
for he cannot disown his own self.
The word of the Lord.
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Luke 17:11-19
No-one has come back to praise God, only this foreigner
On the way to Jerusalem Jesus
travelled along the border between Samaria and Galilee. As he entered one of
the villages, ten lepers came to meet him. They stood some way off and called
to him, ‘Jesus! Master! Take pity on us.’ When he saw them he said, ‘Go and
show yourselves to the priests.’ Now as they were going away they were
cleansed. Finding himself cured, one of them turned back praising God at the
top of his voice and threw himself at the feet of Jesus and thanked him. The
man was a Samaritan. This made Jesus say, ‘Were not all ten made clean? The
other nine, where are they? It seems that no one has come back to give praise
to God, except this foreigner.’ And he said to the man, ‘Stand up and go on
your way. Your faith has saved you.’
The Gospel of the Lord.
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