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Luke 10: 29-37
The Parable of the Good Samaritan
29 But he wanted to justify himself, so he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”
30 In reply Jesus said: “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he was attacked by robbers. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away, leaving him half dead. 31 A priest happened to be going down the same road, and when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side. 32 So too, a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. 33 But a Samaritan, as he traveled, came where the man was; and when he saw him, he took pity on him. 34 He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put the man on his own donkey, brought him to an inn and took care of him. 35 The next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper. ‘Look after him,’ he said, ‘and when I return, I will reimburse you for any extra expense you may have.’
36 “Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?”
37 The expert in the law replied, “The one who had mercy on him.”
Jesus told him, “Go and do likewise.”
The familiar parable of the Good Samaritan challenges us to look carefully at ourselves as well as others, particularly those who have been cast aside by society, or even just in our own minds. Street people come to mind, the person with the cardboard sign standing on the curb at a traffic light, the dozens of mail solicitations we receive daily asking for help for the unfortunate...on and on. We can't help everyone, but as this generous Samaritan did, we might help at least one. The Good Samaritan "had mercy on him", a quality we might pray to develop and make part of our living of the Gospel.
Bro. Rene
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