"Isn't anyone going to help that poor guy?!" My mother exclaimed as she realized what had been holding up traffic. A old man lay sprawled against a curb, his wheelchair toppled over as vehicles simply drove around him. Mama turned on the emergency flashers as my sister jumped from the car and to the man's side. My mother and sister got involved as the Samaritan man did in Jesus' story in Luke 10. Like him, they overcame any reluctance they might have had to reach out to a man in distress.
The Samaritan also had to overcome racial and cultural prejudice. The people we would have expected to help showed indifference to the injured man's plight. It's easy to find a reason not to get involved. Busyness, indifference, and fear often top the list. Yet as we seek to follow our Lord more faithfully we become more aware of opportunities to show the kind of compassion He showed.
In the parable of the Good Samaritan, Jesus commended the man who had acted out of compassion even though it was inconvenient, difficult and costly to do so. Then to us He says "Go and do likewise" (Luke 10:37)
The Lord is Gracious and full of compassion (Psalm 111:4)
True Compassion Puts Love Into Action ~~ TalkerCat
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