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Luke 10:30-34 (Contemporary English Version)

30 Jesus replied:
As a man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, robbers attacked him and grabbed everything he had. They beat him up and ran off, leaving him half dead.
31 A priest happened to be going down the same road. But when he saw the man, he walked by on the other side.
32 Later a temple helper came to the same place. But when he saw the man who had been beaten up, he also went by on the other side.
33 A man from Samaria then came traveling along that road. When he saw the man, he felt sorry for him
34 and went over to him. He treated his wounds with olive oil and wine and bandaged them. Then he put him on his own donkey and took him to an inn, where he took care of him.

This story, that Jesus told, was an example of compassion. An expert in the law tried to trick Jesus by asking Him to define the meaning of the word neighbor. Jesus painted a vivid picture of what it takes to be one. This story can easily be overlooked if we don't put ourselves in those same situations.

Now excuses can be made for the priest and temple helper. They may have been preoccupied or in a hurry, but that doesn't minimize the fact that they both saw the robbery victim. The difference was whether they were moved by what they saw.

The Samaritan was moved and he did something about it. He could put himself in the victim's place and feel his pain, could you do the same?

Ignoring a situation is not a neutral position, you are either part of the problem or part of the solution. We are God's hands extended but sometimes our spiritual hearing has been dulled. I pray that the Holy Spirit would open our eyes and hearts so that we would know when it's

Moving Day.