This past week we have celebrated my daughter's birthday, turned 6 years old. Kids are so honest and simple at her age. Recently this got me thinking about the situation we are in as a nation. Now I am not one for gloom and doom but a news release just stated that 42 states reported higher unemployment for August.
I feel relived to know thatat least this website is attempting to turn this situation around in any manner I can. Now being only one person who believes is difficult enough but figuring out what kind of action it will take to turn things around is like looking for the provebrial needle in a haystack. I guess you can say that I was shown a way forward: Good Samaritans are what is required. In essence, people who are willing to step up to the plate and offer help to others they see in need.
How many? 100; 1,000; 10,000; 100,000 each number would lend an impact to move forward in a better direction but one million 1,000,000 Good Samaritans would start a serious movement towards a new future. Now the question is: Are you one of the Good Samaritans?
The Good Samaritan:
The parable is found in the Gospel of Luke, chapter 10, verses 25-37.
[the preceding context of the parable here]
One day an expert in religious law stood up to test Jesus by asking him this question: “Teacher, what should I do to inherit eternal life?” Jesus replied, “What does the law of Moses say? How do you read it?” The man answered, “‘You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your strength, and all your mind.’ And, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’” “Right!” Jesus told him. “Do this and you will live!” The man wanted to justify his actions, so he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”
[the parable starts here]
Jesus replied with a story:
“A Jewish man was traveling on a trip from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he was attacked by bandits. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him up, and left him half dead beside the road. By chance a priest came along. But when he saw the man lying there, he crossed to the other side of the road and passed him by. A Temple assistant walked over and looked at him lying there, but he also passed by on the other side. Then a despised Samaritan came along, and when he saw the man, he felt compassion for him. Going over to him, the Samaritan soothed his wounds with olive oil and wine and bandaged them. Then he put the man on his own donkey and took him to an inn, where he took care of him. The next day he handed the innkeeper two silver coins, telling him, ‘Take care of this man. If his bill runs higher than this, I’ll pay you the next time I’m here.’ “Now which of these three would you say was a neighbor to the man who was attacked by bandits?” Jesus asked. The man replied, “The one who showed him mercy.” Then Jesus said, “Yes, now go and do the same.” New Living Translation
