THE PARABLES OF JESUS – Take Time
Luke 10:33-34
" 'But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was. And when he saw him, he had compassion. So he went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine, and he set him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him.' "
Ministering to the hurting may cost more than material resources. It may necessitate that valuable commodity – time. It takes time to pour oil on the person who has been beaten and wounded by life. Or it may require going across the country to help people through a disaster. The priest and Levite – those high falutin' religious folks – did not have the time to spare because they were involved in more "spiritual" things. Their agenda did not have room for hurting people. It's much easier to throw money at a problem than to give time to it. But compassion does that.
TODAY'S THOUGHT: Helping the hurting takes more than money – it costs time.
Have a "time-out" day. Love you.
Luke 10:33-34
" 'But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was. And when he saw him, he had compassion. So he went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine, and he set him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him.' "
Ministering to the hurting may cost more than material resources. It may necessitate that valuable commodity – time. It takes time to pour oil on the person who has been beaten and wounded by life. Or it may require going across the country to help people through a disaster. The priest and Levite – those high falutin' religious folks – did not have the time to spare because they were involved in more "spiritual" things. Their agenda did not have room for hurting people. It's much easier to throw money at a problem than to give time to it. But compassion does that.
TODAY'S THOUGHT: Helping the hurting takes more than money – it costs time.
Have a "time-out" day. Love you.
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