Sunday, October 11, 2015

The Good Samaritan

Luke 10:25-37

As the priest and the Levite passed by the wounded man they were asking themselves, "If I get involved what will happen to me?"  The Samaritan saw the sufferer and asked himself, "If I don't stop what will happen to him?"

The difference lies in the focus.

As we see the suffering in the world ask, "Are we focused inward or outward?"

2 comments:

Grace said...

And for some reason this reminded me of a Buddhist koan. Must be the focus element.

vanilla said...

Grace, too few people realize that their own happiness and satisfaction are enhanced when they consider the needs of others.