Returning to God with a Grateful Heart, October 9th Worship

God is faithful to His promises. His goodness and mercy are a part of our world every day. Yet it is easy to miss this or lose sight of God’s goodness amidst the complexities of our lives. The blessing of a grateful heart may be the best of things we could ever receive. In our reading of God’s word we hear about the gratitude of Ruth when she finds a place that feels like home amidst people who are not her own. In our Gospel lesson Jesus heals ten men but only one of them returns to express his gratitude. In our epistle lesson Paul reminds his friend Timothy that we can build and rebuild a grateful heart by “remembering Christ Jesus raised from the dead.” Through Christ we can return to God again and again with a grateful heart.