In the parable, we see the Priest and Levite were self-centered
people. They put themselves first. The Samaritan, on the other hand, was an
unselfish person. He put the other person first. The Samaritan was a carer.
Carers are very special people. They are “the salt of the earth and the light
of the world.” Each of us has the capacity to care for everyone.
The Priest and the Levite ignored their opportunities but the
Samaritan didn’t. The opportunity to care comes our way every day and in every
other way. It is within our power to say a kind word, to offer a little
sympathy, to give a little support and care. At the end of the parable, Jesus
said to the lawyer, “Go and do the same yourself” (Lk 10: 37). Those words are
spoken to us, too, go and do likewise.
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