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Being a good Samaritan
First appeared as a Web Original on July 2, 2020
I was on a subway when a man started verbally abusing a fellow passenger with racist slurs and aggressive threats. No one nearby made any effort to help. Suddenly I found myself moving to stand between the beleaguered teenager and the ranting man. This was incredible to me, because in the past I had determinedly avoided confrontations with a single-minded focus! And yet, here I was, feeling impelled to place myself right in a situation that seemed increasingly violent and dangerous. What was happening?
At that point I couldn’t know how this would play out, but I realized why I was doing what I was doing. I was literally being moved by compassion to express the selfless, Christly love identified in Jesus’ parable of the good Samaritan, a love that protects and comforts those in need, even those we don’t know.
In the world today, there seems to be a great need for such love and compassion, and a greater affection for others. At a time when life is unfamiliar and hard, and societies seem stirred up, Christ Jesus’ parable of the good Samaritan presents an incredible model for how we can navigate these scenes.
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August 24, 2020 issue
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From the readers
Rae Lynn Mandujano, David Shawaker, Jan Borgstadt
Articles
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Being a good Samaritan
Elise McCurties
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God’s generous hand is always open
Blythe Evans
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Got joy?
Joseph Benedict
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“The Scriptures were opening up to me”
Beth Campbell
Teens
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How do you think about your rivals?
Soliana Doutrich
Testimonies of healing
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Family safe from contagion
Kateland Oakes
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Healed of hemorrhoids
Theodore S. Arrington
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Prayer cuts through red tape
Daphne Blanchard
From the editors
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A landmark to celebrate
Ethel A. Baker
Editorial
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The power of one
Ethel A. Baker
- Bible Lens—August 24–30, 2020