Neighbours of Compassion

Bible Reading: Luke 10:25-37
Author: Roger Brannon (Florida, US)
Thursday 28 March 2024 © The Upper Room.

On 15 April 2013 two bombs exploded in Boston, Massachusetts, during the Boston Marathon. At least three people were killed and many others were severely injured.

As I listened later in the week to the latest news about this horrific event, I noticed that people from across the country began to show compassion for the victims, helping in whatever ways they could.

When a lawyer in today’s reading approached Jesus, he asked which the greatest commandment was. Jesus asked the man what was written in the law. The lawyer answered correctly, but he questioned Jesus further: ‘Who is my neighbour?’

Jesus then told him a parable about a good Samaritan. The one who showed compassion to the man injured by robbers proved to be the real neighbour—the same as those who showed compassion for the people in Boston, people they did not even know. They all showed the love which our Lord expects us to show for anyone in need. They were the true neighbours.

Prayer: Dear Lord, today and every day show us who our neighbours are. May we see and respond to those who need your love expressed through our acts of compassion. Amen

 

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