Lepers in a sentence

A curious position for a senior cleric of a church whose founder made a point of reaching out to the most marginalised people in his society: lepers, prostitutes, foreigners and the down at heel.

How is it to “the advantage of the Church or…the faithful” to scorn as liturgical lepers those who are in church every Sunday — and then instruct their bishops that, from here on in, such miscreants should be exiled to the parish gymnasium for Mass?

Jesus heals ten lepers knowing that only one would come back.

So, the one who had leprosy in Israel had to leave his family, go and live in a colony with other lepers away from ordinary people.

From the 14th century onward, conspiracies also circulated about specific minorities – lepers, Jews, heretics and sodomites – causing the plague, either directly by poisoning wells, or more generally by provoking God’s punishment with their behaviour.

In December 2018, the Vice President and the 2nd Lady hosted over 100 cured lepers to a pre-Christmas party at his residence in Accra.

I t is imperative to remember that Jesus emphatically stressed the importance of appreciation when he healed 10 lepers ( Luke 17 : 12 – 19) Brethren embrace the spirit of appreciation so that more goodness and success can come our way.

Like the biblical lepers, he refused to bear the ignoble names that were given to him as a result of the expediency of the electioneering campaign at the time.

Mohammed Nii Adjei Sowah, the Mayor of Accra, touched by the humanitarian work of the Vice President pledged to donate his January salary to support cured lepers and other disadvantaged persons.

Sometimes as lepers walked down the street people would shout “unclean, unclean,” to warn people to scurry away.

What a delight it’s been to see other lepers’ pets, their Netflix rosters, and pro tips on how to stay sane.

Similarly, the constructive program was concerned with recognizing the needs of indigenous peoples and lepers throughout India.

The bible story for Thursday was the ten lepers (where Jesus healed all ten men, but only one returned to Jesus to thank him).

Togbe Jacob Zor, chief at the Cured Lepers Village, expressed gratitude to the Church for the support, describing it as timely.

In some parts of the world like Africa and India, it ruins lives and people are shunned like lepers.

Other lepers in the Bible include Naaman the Syrian and Gehazi the servant of Elisha who was cursed to become white for all generations to come because of his greed.

When I joined the church, I heard sermons about how Jesus dared to love outcasts, including women, lepers and foreigners.

After the introduction of the Leprosy Repression Act in May 1892 admission was no longer voluntary and the movement of the lepers was restricted.

And Jesus answered them, "Go and tell John what you hear and see: the blind receive their sight and the lame walk, lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear, and the dead are raised up, and the poor have good news preached to them.

Angry, disconsolate, and tired by his burden, Jesus is confronted by lepers, cripples, and beggars, all wanting to be healed.