Tenth

I heard a sermon about ten lepers that were healed by Jesus, and only one came back to say thank you. In college, I was exposed to the concept of the “talented tenth” by W.E.B. Du Bois. Biblically, God requires a tithe equal to ten percent. There are ten commandments. There were ten plagues. Ten is often used to symbolize perfection, harmony, or creation. Its also a number of integration, discipline, laws and wholeness. I think ten represents gratitude. Only a tenth of the lepers were grateful. Only a tenth were chosen to lead. Only a tenth is required to sacrifice. Only a tenth of the plagues were immediately fatal. Most of us follow about a tenth of the commandments. Yet still, God continues to bless us despite what we do with our tenth. What are you doing with your tenth?