Loving Your Neighbor as Yourself

Some folks are known as story tellers. The stories told may be interesting to some while boring to others. They may be humorous or perhaps rather serious. Such stories may be political or religious while they also may avoid these subject matters. The stories told may illustrate good moral principles of right and wrong for the general benefit of humanity. The story of the Good Samaritan is one such story (Luke 10:25-37). This well-known biblical story illustrates that we have a responsibility to others in their times of need. Though the Samaritans were of pagan stock, were cursed publicly in the synagogue, were rejected as Jewish proselytes, with the Jews praying that they have no part in the resurrection of life, this Samaritan assisted beyond measure the Jewish stranger. He extended a caring heart to the very ones who seemed to despise him greatly. He truly is our example of being a neighbor to those about us. May we so order our lives that we have the courage and aptitude to love the unlovely and to make a lasting impact in our community. May we make it more common to be involved in the daily lives of those about us. Lives may be changed by so doing!