Bandaged His Wounds
On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus.
“Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
“What
is written in the Law?” he replied. “How do you read it?”
He
answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul
and with all your strength and with all your mind’;
and, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’”
“You
have answered correctly,” Jesus replied. “Do this and you will live.”
But
he wanted to justify himself, so he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”
In
reply Jesus said: “A man was going down from
“Which
of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands
of robbers?”
The
expert in the law replied, “The one who had mercy on him.”
Jesus
told him, “Go and do likewise.”
Luke 10:25-37
One
of the major obstacles to showing compassion is making prejudgments about who
we think is worthy of our compassion.
Give
unconditional compassion.
The
Samaritan saw a human being in need and resolved to help him.
Are
you limiting your own kindness to the ones you deem worthy? As follower of
Jesus, let us find ways to show neighborly kindness to all people, especially
to those we have judged as unworthy.
Our love for Christ is only as real as our love for our
neighbor.
Our Daily Bread –