As you walk along the road today …

On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”

“What is written in the Law?” he replied. “How do you read it?”

He answered, “‘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, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’”

“You have answered correctly,” Jesus replied. “Do this and you will live.”

But he wanted to justify himself, so he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”

In reply Jesus said: “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he was attacked by robbers. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away, leaving him half dead. A priest happened to be going down the same road, and when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side. So too, a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. But a Samaritan, as he traveled, came where the man was; and when he saw him, he took pity on him. He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put the man on his own donkey, brought him to an inn and took care of him.The next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper. ‘Look after him,’ he said, ‘and when I return, I will reimburse you for any extra expense you may have.’

“Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?”

The expert in the law replied, “The one who had mercy on him.”

Jesus told him, “Go and do likewise.”

Martin Luther King Jr. reflected on this story: “The first question that the priest … and the Levite asked was, “If I stop to help this man, what will happen to me?” But the Good Samaritan … reversed the question: “If I do not stop to help this man, what will happen to him?”

Perhaps right now you are walking along your day. Cruising right on through. You’re about to make breakfast or perhaps you’re on lunch break, or you just tucked your children (finally!) into bed for the night. And perhaps as you walk along the road, just one click will enable you to see that there is a man or woman or small child lying on the side of the road, right where you are walking through your normal day today. Perhaps as you click again you’ll be able to see the person’s face, and see that they are in need. Perhaps a few more clicks will enable you to virtually kneel down, embrace them, help them up, and by prayer and a few dollars, get them to a place of help, healing, wholeness.

All that can happen from where you sit right now.

Will you take a moment, right now, to stop along the way?

I was recently acquainted with Gospel for Asia’s Compassion Ministries. Through these links we are able to virtually kneel down and help those, the wounded man, woman, or child along the road, who desperately needs love and medical attention. Will you take a moment to click through these links and acquaint yourself with the sweet opportunity to love the way Jesus loved? Thanks for suspending your own needs, just for a moment, to give a hand up, and love someone through practical means, in Jesus’ name. Thanks for reading.

Compassion Services Main Page  http://www.gfa.org/cs/
Leprosy Ministry  http://www.gfa.org/cs/leprosy-ministry/
Medical Ministry  http://www.gfa.org/cs/medical-ministry/
Slum Ministry http://www.gfa.org/cs/slum-ministry/
Flood/Disaster Relief  http://www.gfa.org/flood/