Monday Hugs

But he wanted to justify himself, so he asked Jesus, "And who is my neighbor?"  In reply Jesus said: "A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he fell into the hands of robbers. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away, leaving him half dead. A priest happened to be going down the same road, and when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side. So too, a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. But a Samaritan, as he traveled, came where the man was; and when he saw him, he took pity on him. He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put the man on his own donkey, took him to an inn and took care of him.  The next day he took out two silver coins and gave them to the innkeeper. 'Look after him,' he said, 'and when I return, I will reimburse you for any extra expense you may have.'  "Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?" The expert in the law replied, "The one who had mercy on him."   Jesus told him, "Go and do likewise."  (Luke 10:29-37)

Have you ever met someone who was totally beaten down by life?  What do we do in that instance?  Are we like the priest and the Levite who walked by or are you a Samarian?  Jesus did not walk by us...He stopped, He took oil and wine and cleaned the wounds of our hurts.  The Levite and priests could not touch anything unclean...however, was this man unclean???  Often, we think that because someone does not believe as we do, or because they do not do as we do, they are not clean.  Pray for guidance, pray for wisdom and ask God to supply you with that oil and wine and the words to bandage a hurting person's heart.  The world has turned cold since I was a child.  We have got to get back to caring about each other and bandaging each other's wounds, no matter how much the cost.  Just remember, Jesus healed us and then He filled us!!!!!