"Beam-ectomy should precede all mote micro-surgery. Just saying." Ginger Conrad paraphrasing Jesus Christ.

Paradigm Shift

“The list of health problems I think it would very hard to live with is SO much longer than the list of foods I previously thought I couldn’t live without,” Merrill Alley.

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

more than skin deep

First, the winner of the secret prize is Crystal, but I would love to send consolation gifts to all who left such nice comments on my post, 600: mama boss, cocoa, Carrie, JRoberts, Cassie, liahona journey, and just me. Send your info to conradhome@hotmail.com.

Luke 17:11-19

Jesus healed 10 lepers but only 1 thanked him. Every time I contemplate this story, I take stock. Am I one of the nine? Do I show and express gratitude for my blessings? Especially during this weak of EAster remembrance, do I remember the sacrifice of Jesus and His atonement?

I want to be like the one. I want to be healed and made whole. "In becoming a whole person, the grateful leper was healed inside as well as on the outside. That day nine lepers were healed skin deep, but only one had the faith to be made whole." Merrill Bateman, Ensign, May 1995, 14

I am grateful to my Savior, Jesus Christ, for teaching in parables. Stories illustrate principles in such a way that even a child can grasp the meaning if they choose to see the whole picture. As I continue to study the New Testament this year, I want to learn how to be healed more than skin deep. I want to be whole.

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