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The Good Neighbor (Luke 10:25-37) Reading
Do you know your neighbors? They can be people next door, down the street, or across town. Jesus told a story about what it means to be a good neighbor, even to people you don't know. In the time of Jesus, the Samaritans and Jews did not like each other at all. Jesus was a Jew, and one day he told this story about a Samaritan and what happened to him.
Wherever Jesus went, people came to listen to his teaching and to ask questions. One day a lawyer came to Jesus with an important question. "Teacher," he said, "the laws say that we must love our neighbor the way we love ourselves."
"That's right," Jesus replied.
"Who is my neighbor?" asked the religious teacher.
Jesus answered the question with a story, "One day a traveler was walking down the road from Jerusalem to Jericho. Suddenly. robbers attacked him and stole all his money. They ran away, leaving him lying in a heap on the side of the road. He was badly hurt and needed help.
"After a while, he heard someone coming. It was a priest. Thank goodness, the traveler thought, I'm saved!
"But the priest was afraid that robbers would hurt him too. He crossed to the other side of the road, looked the other way, and kept on going.
"Later, the injured man herd someone else coming. This time it was a Levite, also a religious leader. Finally, he thought, Surely this one will stop and help.
"But the Levite was also afraid of robbers. He crossed to the other side of the road, looked the other way, and hurried by.
"A third time the injured man heard someone coming. This time it was someone coming from Samaria on the way to Jerusalem. Oh no, the traveler thought, It's someone from Samaria. He will never help me.
"But the Samaritan man did stop. He bandaged the hurt man and lifted him onto his donkey. He took him to an inn. He gave the innkeeper money to look after the traveler until he was well."
Jesus asked, "Who was a neighbor to the traveler attacked by robbers?"
"The one who was kind to him; the one who stayed with him and helped him," the lawyer replied.
"Go and be that kind of neighbor," said Jesus.
*Taken from Growing in God's Love: A Story Bible by Elizabeth Caldwell
Wherever Jesus went, people came to listen to his teaching and to ask questions. One day a lawyer came to Jesus with an important question. "Teacher," he said, "the laws say that we must love our neighbor the way we love ourselves."
"That's right," Jesus replied.
"Who is my neighbor?" asked the religious teacher.
Jesus answered the question with a story, "One day a traveler was walking down the road from Jerusalem to Jericho. Suddenly. robbers attacked him and stole all his money. They ran away, leaving him lying in a heap on the side of the road. He was badly hurt and needed help.
"After a while, he heard someone coming. It was a priest. Thank goodness, the traveler thought, I'm saved!
"But the priest was afraid that robbers would hurt him too. He crossed to the other side of the road, looked the other way, and kept on going.
"Later, the injured man herd someone else coming. This time it was a Levite, also a religious leader. Finally, he thought, Surely this one will stop and help.
"But the Levite was also afraid of robbers. He crossed to the other side of the road, looked the other way, and hurried by.
"A third time the injured man heard someone coming. This time it was someone coming from Samaria on the way to Jerusalem. Oh no, the traveler thought, It's someone from Samaria. He will never help me.
"But the Samaritan man did stop. He bandaged the hurt man and lifted him onto his donkey. He took him to an inn. He gave the innkeeper money to look after the traveler until he was well."
Jesus asked, "Who was a neighbor to the traveler attacked by robbers?"
"The one who was kind to him; the one who stayed with him and helped him," the lawyer replied.
"Go and be that kind of neighbor," said Jesus.
*Taken from Growing in God's Love: A Story Bible by Elizabeth Caldwell
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