Sunday, July 10, 10:15 a.m.
The lawyer asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” Jesus replied, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell into the hands of robbers . . .”
from Luke 10:25-37
For most of us, this story is as familiar as our morning coffee. A man gets attacked by robbers, who leave him for dead. He lies there, helpless, while two of his Jewish “neighbors” pass by and ignore him. In the end, it’s a Samaritan, a man who should be his enemy, who stops, bandages his wounds, and carries him to safety. So, you know, be nice to people who are different than you. Ho hum. What is there to say about this story that hasn’t been said a thousand times before? A lot, actually. Join us on Sunday as Pastor Curt looks at what happens when you’re not the good Samaritan but the one who’s been left broken and bleeding by the side of the road.
