As They Went, They Were Cleansed (Mentre Andavano, Furono Purificati)

"Vedutili, egli disse loro: «Andate a mostrarvi ai sacerdoti». E, mentre andavano, furono purificati." (Luca 17:14  NR)

"So when He saw them, He said to them, "Go, show yourselves to the priests." And so it was that as they went, they were cleansed." (Luke 17:14 NKJV)

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One of the many things I love about La Parola di Dio, the Word of God, is that there are so many different ways Jesus gave healing to those who were sick.

Luca 17 tells one of those ways that I just find so amazing.

It's the story of ten lebbrosi, lepers, who came to Jesus, seeking to be healed, guarito. But here's the thing. Jesus, Gesù didn't touch them as he often did. He told them  in 17:14 to Andate a mostrarvi ai sacerdoti, go and show yourselves to the priest. And what was the significance of this?

Back in those days, lebbrosi  were considered to be unclean and had to live outside the city/village. And if ever they needed to come inside the city they had to warn people by crying out "unclean."

The only way they could live and move freely within the city would be if for whatever reason, the leprosy was gone from their bodies. And this had to be verified by a priest.

(Stay with me, I'm trying to bring out a point.)

So any time  i lebbrosi felt they were clean of the disease, they knew the law… Andate a mostrarvi ai sacerdoti, go show yourselves to the priests. (Are you starting to see where I'm going with this?)

This is why Gesù gave them this instruction. He would of course provide the healing, la guarigione, but la guarigione of this particular disease had to involve i sacerdoti.

And this is the part I really like. Normally, you would go to il sacerdote, after you were healed. But Gesù sends them on their way to i sacerdoti without first giving them their guarigione.  Isn't this just like nostro Dio, our God.

He sent the lepers to the priests to be pronounced clean… But when He gave the instruction, they were still unclean! He did it this way because He knew, they would receive their healing along the way.

And sure enough, la Bibbia tells us, also in Luca 17:14 that mentre andavano, (while they went), furono purificati… they were purified or cleansed or healed.

Bottom line, we have to trust that if nostro Dio sends us somewhere without the thing we'll need once we arrive, it means it will be provided along the way.