calling out and coming back

"Now on His way to Jerusalem, Jesus traveled along the border between Samaria and Galilee.

As He was going into a village, ten men who had leprosy met Him. They stood at a distance and called out in a loud voice, "Jesus, Master, have pity on us!"

When He saw them, He said, "Go, show yourselves to the priests." And as they went, they were cleansed.

One of them, when he saw that he was healed, came back, praising God in a loud voice. He threw himself at Jesus' feet and thanked Him- and he was a Samaritan.

Jesus asked, "Were not all ten cleansed? Where are the other nine? Was no one found to return and give praise to God except this foreigner?" Then He said to him, "Rise and go; your faith has made you well." "

Luke 17:11-19 (emphasis mine)

Often it seems that life is best summarized by the phrase "I get down and He lifts me up". In those times of 'getting down' it's fair to say that I feel less than close to the Lord, I seem to be the one who has become distant in our relationship. Take heart and draw from the parallel in this passage, because from that moment when we are calling out to the Lord at a distance, He will indeed restore us again to a place where we are at His feet praising Him!