Luke 10:36-37 (NRSV)
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Verse 36Which of these three, do you think, was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of the robbers?" Verse 37He said, "The one who showed him mercy." Jesus said to him, "Go and do likewise."
Devotion
A neighbor? Oh, excuse me, I wasn’t really sure what my neighbor looked like. Was that him just now? I guess I didn’t recognize him in his need. For all I know, he could have started his own trouble there. Maybe this was justified. I don’t know the whole story. I better not get involved. In fact, I’m afraid to get involved. I don’t want to get in over my head.
Prayer
God, forgive me when my definition of a neighbor falls so painfully short of yours, when my fear blinds me, when I’m more concerned about my own status quo. Amen.