What does it look like to be the reflection of God's character - His love, mercy, justice - during a time of economic uncertainty? This morning we'll unpack the story of the Good Samaritan to see how Jesus might deal with this question.
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Reflection Points
- If you had to rearrange your weekly time commitments in order to create a two-hour block for the purpose of being a neighbor to somebody else, where would those two hours fall during the week? Where might you spend those two hours?
- Which aspect of the Samaritan's display of mercy would be most difficult for you and why?
- Risking your personal safety to help a complete stranger?
- Altering your schedule at a moment's notice?
- Potentially ruining your car's upholstery?
- Spending hundreds of dollars to pay for the victim's shelter and medical care?
- Coming back to check up on the victim, not really knowing how much more of a sacrifice that follow-up visit could demand of you?
