Luke 10:37
He answered, “The one who treated him with mercy.” Jesus said to him, “Go and do likewise.”
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Maybe, the Levite and the priest went the other way because they thought the man lying on the road is a robber pretending to be injured.
But the Samaritan thought – and acted – otherwise. He took away fear from his heart and let one act of mercy to overcome this fear. For him, to help is of utmost importance, and he let everything to God, whatever happens to him.
This is the true story of the Good Samaritan. Overcoming any obstacles in our lives, any fears so we may help and show mercy to those in need. And Jesus is calling all of us to “Go and do likewise”.
God wants people to enter our lives who we think will not deserve our love in order to give us the blessed painful opportunity of practicing mercy. Our mercy to people merits the grace we need to be forgiven and, what is most important, merits grace for the ones towards whom we are practicing mercy.
Turn to the living God for He will have mercy. It is not about living a perfect life of sacrifice anymore, but about people coming together and learning to love and accept each other.
By loving God more than we would have – showing mercy towards others by loving those who do not deserve to be loved, this is what it means by loving your neighbor and loving our God.
Let us pray +
Lord Jesus Christ, you are our merciful God become Man to redeem us from our sins. Open our eyes to the debt of love that we owe You for Your unspeakable merciful love for us. Open our hearts to give ourselves to You through those whom You place into our lives, so that by our mercy toward them we may win mercy from You and cooperate with You in the redemption of a sinful world. Amen +
Turn to the Lord in your need, and you will live.
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