PARABLES OF JESUS – How Are You?
Luke 10:35-36
" 'On the next day, when he departed, he took out two denarii, gave them to the inn-keeper, and said to him, "Take care of him; and whatever more you spend, when I come again, I will repay you." So which of these three do you think was a neighbor to him who fell among thieves?' "
"How do you do?" and "I'll pray for you" are such a flippant greetings that they usually mean nothing. Most of the time the person doesn't really care how I am. The person who checks again later to see how things are going is the true neighbor. Neighborly love calls for long-term commitment – not just a passing concern. And there may be on-going financial costs as well. It's one thing to drop a dollar in the Salvation Army kettle; it's another thing to get involved. Compassion is more than a passing "How do you do?".
TODAY'S THOUGHT: Neighborly love requires a long-term investment of time and resources.
Have a neighborly day. Love you.
Luke 10:35-36
" 'On the next day, when he departed, he took out two denarii, gave them to the inn-keeper, and said to him, "Take care of him; and whatever more you spend, when I come again, I will repay you." So which of these three do you think was a neighbor to him who fell among thieves?' "
"How do you do?" and "I'll pray for you" are such a flippant greetings that they usually mean nothing. Most of the time the person doesn't really care how I am. The person who checks again later to see how things are going is the true neighbor. Neighborly love calls for long-term commitment – not just a passing concern. And there may be on-going financial costs as well. It's one thing to drop a dollar in the Salvation Army kettle; it's another thing to get involved. Compassion is more than a passing "How do you do?".
TODAY'S THOUGHT: Neighborly love requires a long-term investment of time and resources.
Have a neighborly day. Love you.
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