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b'\\u201cJesus is coming,\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d Nathanial whispers. \\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153He\\u2019s coming.\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d\\n\\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153Jesus,\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d I say, scratching another sore on my arm until it weeps.\\n\\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153Oh, you Samaritans! Don\\u2019t you know anything?\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d Nathanial sighs. \\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153He\\u2019s the Healer, like the prophets predicted. He can save us\\u2014even you.\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d\\nTen of us are still alive in this leper colony. Staying at home would put ourfamilies at risk. Tears prick my eyes as I think of the day I left behind my wife and son\\u2014of the sadness on their faces. I miss them.\\n\\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153Unclean!\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d people scream at us, hurrying by. \\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153Ugh! Look at them!\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d \\n\\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153Dear God,\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d I pray, \\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153Whatever Jesus wants, I promise I will do it.\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d\\n\\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153Jesus is coming,\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d Nathanial cries. \\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153A huge crowd is following Him.\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d\\n\\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d we cry over and over again until our throats dry up.\\nMy heart thumps as Jesus stops. He does not run away. His eyes reflectcompassion and love. He reaches out to us. The crowd immediately disperses, shuddering.\\n\\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153Go and show yourselves to the priests,\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d Jesus says.\\nI want to shout out that they won\\u2019t let us near them. But then I remember my prayer and promise to God.\\nAll of us obey. As we walk, my skin tingles. The heat is no longer intense. Before I even look down, I know I am well. Overcome with emotion, I jump up into the air.\\nI begin to praise God loudly and run back to Jesus, falling on the stony ground at His feet, unable to stop thanking Him.\\nJesus speaks, His eyes rich with love. \\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153Weren\\u2019t the ten cleansed? But where are the nine? Were there none found who returned to give glory to God, except this foreigner? Get up, and go your way. Your faith has healed you.\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d\\nI run back to the priests and then to my home, my heart soaring. Jesus has saved my life. \\u2022 Cindy Lee\\n\\u2022 Have you ever felt like an outcast? Read John 1:12 and 3:16. How does Jesus give us a place to belong? (To learn more, check out our \\u201cKnow Jesus\\u201d page.) \\nWere there none found who returned to give glory to God, except this foreigner? Luke 17:18 (WEB)\\n\\xa0\\nRead Verses:\\nLuke 17:11-19'