Wednesday, April 14, 2010

a very good samaritan

a policeman with a heart ...and there are a lot of people out there like this homeless man esp. with this kind of economy going on here and i could only hope that even only a few amongst us will be like this police officer. a very touching story...a source of inspiration for me and for all of us to do good and to treat our fellow humans with care, love and respect. let's start to find ways to be like this police officer. little help or little things meant a lot to people like him...let's do it :)
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And behold, a certain lawyer stood up and put Him to the test, saying, "Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?" And He said to him, "What is written in the Law? How does it read to you?" And he answered and said, "You shall 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 your neighbor as yourself." And He said to him, "You have answered correctly; Do this and you will live." But wishing to justify himself, he said to Jesus, "And who is my neighbor?" Jesus replied and said, "A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho; and he fell among robbers, and they stripped him and beat him, and went off leaving him half dead. And by chance a certain priest was going down on that road, and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. And likewise a Levite also, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side.

But a certain Samaritan, who was on a journey, came upon him; and when he saw him, he felt compassion, and came to him, and bandaged up his wounds, pouring oil and wine on them; and he put him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him.

And on the next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper and said, 'Take care of him; and whatever more you spend, when I return, I will repay you.'

So which of these three do you think was neighbor to him who fell among the thieves?

Luke 10:25-36