Luke 10:36-37 Which of these three, do you think, proved to be a neighbor to the man who fell among the robbers?” He said, “The one who showed him mercy.” And Jesus said to him, “You go, and do likewise.”
This parable of the Good Samaritan may be one of the best known of Jesus' parables. And for good reason. It is a powerful story of how one man very unexpectedly helped another man in need. For the one who did the helping was a Samaritan (a half breed mix of Jew and Gentile). The victim, it is assumed was a Jew. Any respectable Jew had nothing to do with the low life Samaritans. Yet this Samaritan merchant stopped and helped this bleeding Jew (even when a priest and a Levite passed him by). This Samaritan showed mercy,even though he knew that if he had been the one lying bleeding and broken on the road, no Jew would have stopped to help him. Yet he was willing to give of himself (both time and money) to offer aid to this suffering Jew. That's mercy. And that's what Jesus calls us to!
Have you shown mercy to anyone in need lately?
Thanks for stopping by . . .
pj
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