Neighbours and Friends/Ladies Retreat
KEY TEXT: LUKE 10 Who are my Neighbours? / Friends? We may all know the parable of the Good Samaritan, when an earnest Lawyer asked Jesus this question in the book of (Luke 10:29) but it can be a little confusing. The “neighbour,” it would appear, is the man going down from Jerusalem to Jericho who was beaten and left for dead (Luke 10:30). The neighbour is the object, the one of whom the three other characters encountered. But in the end, Jesus says the Samaritan who helped his man "proved to be the neighbour" (Luke 10:36–37). So here we are, along with the lawyer, trying to figure out whom we're supposed to love. Remember, the issue started from verse 25-27 when the Lawyer quoted the law of LOVE and asked again trying to justify himself “who is my neighbour” as to say who is to Love? Jesus turns the question around. Look at this man who acts in mercy. Stop asking, "Who is my neighbour?" There are deeper questions to ponder. "When we are done ...