I was think about Neighbor Love this morning and reread the parable of the Good Samaritan. As I meditated on the teaching, i thought i would write my thought in haiku. In the words of Martin Luther King the good sameritain is a story of "radical unselfishness" and gives us a true north for when circumstances ask more of us than we think we should give. Below is a picture of the actual road from Jerusalem to Jericho.
The Good Samaritan in Haiku
Two pass by
Self-righteous distanceBetter things to do
One on the way
One in a ditch
empathy into action - heals
Risks his safety,
Destroy his schedule,
To become dirty, bloody?
Why help another?
Jesus smiles -
"Go and do likewise"!
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