{"id":4806,"date":"2009-04-19T06:53:04","date_gmt":"2009-04-19T06:53:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/jesuscreed\/2009\/04\/a-reflection-on-the-good-samar.html"},"modified":"2009-04-19T06:53:04","modified_gmt":"2009-04-19T06:53:04","slug":"a-reflection-on-the-good-samar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/jesuscreed\/2009\/04\/a-reflection-on-the-good-samar.html","title":{"rendered":"A Reflection on the Good Samaritan"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"ArabIsraeli.jpg\"<\/span>When the priest and Levite saw the body on the ground, they chose to pass him by. When the Samaritan saw the body, he took the pains to help the man.<\/p>\n

If your goal is being right, you can wash your hands of a person; if your goal is love, you can’t.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

\n

Luke 10:30<\/a> <\/span>In
\nreply Jesus said: “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when
\nhe fell into the hands of robbers. They stripped him of his clothes,
\nbeat him and went away, leaving him half dead. 31<\/a> <\/span>A priest happened to be going down the same road, and when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side. 32<\/a> <\/span>So too, a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. 33<\/a> <\/span>But a Samaritan, as he traveled, came where the man was; and when he saw him, he took pity on him. 34<\/a> <\/span>He
\nwent to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he
\nput the man on his own donkey, took him to an inn and took care of him.
\n35<\/a> <\/span>The next day he took out two silver coins <\/a>and gave them to the innkeeper. ‘Look after him,’ he said, ‘and when I
\nreturn, I will reimburse you for any extra expense you may have.’<\/p>\n

36<\/a> <\/span>“Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?”<\/p>\n

37<\/a> <\/span>The expert in the law replied, “The one who had mercy on him.”<\/p>\n

Jesus told him, “Go and do likewise.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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