11/11/09 GOOD REMINDER from PRIEST that VETERAN also means "OLDER" or "ELDER", SO if cant THANK A SOLDIER,THANK AN ELDER, & JUST BE GRATEFUL11/11/09 holy family: 1)"...nor did you walk according to the will of God...Lord....shows no partiality..." from wisdom r: rise up oh God, bring judgment to the earth 2) scr // ontinued his journey to Jerusalem, he traveled through Samaria and Galilee. As he was entering a village, ten lepers met him They stood at a distance from him and raised their voice, saying, “Jesus, Master! Have pity on us!†And when he saw them, he said “Go show yourselves to the priests.†As they were going they were cleansed. And one of them, realizing he had been healed, returned, glorifying God in a loud voice; and he fell at the feet of Jesus and thanked him He was a Samaritan. “Ten were cleansed, were they not? Where are the other nine? Has none but this foreigner returned to give thanks to God?†Then he said to him, “Stand up and go; your faith has saved you.†scr END//only the samaritan returned to say thanks ? M: maybe we have not thanked our troops enough...but we are all veterans in one way or another...give thanks to a person older than you who has guided or protected you...look at family...co-workers...be grateful...less critical...have spirit of gratitude..we have received so many countless blessings...eucharist...thanksgiving..thank Jesus for being here with us...spirit of gratitude..always grateful..
