Do you tell the clay pot, “Nice job, you really put yourself together well, and wow, you’re not even leaking!” Or do you find the Potter and let them know your humble opinion (assuming you are not a professional maker)? I’m guessing the latter. I won’t lie though, there have been plenty of times, I’ve seen personal success and I’ve not given my Maker a second thought. It humbles my heart to say that out loud. I have just enough unrighteous pride in me to feel slighted when my husband tells someone else how he’s taught our children to read when I feel I’m the one who’s done the work. I am their homeschool teacher, after all. If you ask the kids, they would say they did the hard work to learn it. We all would be missing the greater point. God is the One who gave us all the talents and understanding to do what it takes to learn and even to teach. In this week’s Bible lesson the Grove Kids will learn the story of the ten men who meet Jesus and His Jewish disciples on the road. Luke 17. First of all, the men are all Samaritans. Jews and Samaritans did NOT get along. Second, the men all have leprosy. A leper was highly contagious and was thought to be forever unclean and believed to have been cursed by God. They would very often be forced to stay away. In fact, they were often thrown out of town. As these ten lepers approached Jesus with some old-time-social-distancing, they cried out to Jesus for healing. Jesus answered their prayer and did. Heal that is. Only one of the ten thanked their Maker for the physical healing he received. Jesus told him his faith had saved him. How is your faith saving you these days? Maybe you are like me and need a little encouragement to thank God for the work He’s doing even before I see human success. Check out this link for that kind of encouragement.