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Go and do likewise.
Words matter.
Hearts matter.
Love matters.
Actions matter.
Love shatters apathy and hate.
Prejudice in all.
Not one exception.
No one to throw the first stone.
All stand deficient.
Yet, all seek to justify.
All claim sufficiency.
The man was beaten, robbed, and left for dead.
The priest walked by.
The Levite walked by.
The hated Samaritan came next.
And, he stopped.
He was a despised half-breed.
He stopped.
He bandaged the wounds.
He carried him to an inn.
He gave money and promised more.
What prompted such a display?
What was to be learned?
The attorney started it:
An expert in the law.
He asked a question.
“Which is the greatest law?”
The one probed, probed back.
“What say you?”
His answer was spot on.
Yet, he lacked insight, understanding, and application.
“Who is my neighbor?”
No direct answer, but a story.
A parable of the Samaritan.
The Good Samaritan.
A costly demonstration of unexpected love.
He paid whatever it cost.
“Who was the neighbor?”
Who showed love?
“The despised half-breed.”
“Go and do likewise.”
Richard L. Brewer
6/6/2020
Mediocre Meanderings 