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Baca: Luke 10: 25-37

... Love your neighbor as yourself"(Luke 10:27b)

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Bacaan tahunan: Deuteronomy 17-20

Indonesia's mobile operators competing to provide the cheapest rates for customers, although cheap rates that apply only to the same operator. Originally fellow on the phone and messaging service, would benefit. I also observed the emergence of a new version of the word neighbor. Neighbor is to be in the same community, using the same service, and enjoy the same advantages.

Said the neighbor also appeared in the Law of Love that has been played for generations among the people of Israel. When a lawyer asked Jesus about the man who is my neighbor, the Lord Jesus did not answer about the common people, intelligence, religion, sex, social status, and the facilities accepted. Very interesting! Jesus gave a parable of the Good Samaritan. When there is someone who falls into the hands of robbers, robbed, beaten, and left helpless on the street, who is down to help (verse 30)? Priests and Levites, who is famous for its religious reputation, across the street, but ignored nor compassionate. Then, Gone are the Samaritans. He has helped these people to the bottom and recover.

The Samaritan did not come from fellow community. He does not enjoy the benefits of helping people who suffered from it. He would have to be bothered, loss of time, effort, and money. However, this is another version of the Lord Jesus told the scribes affirm, that anyone who showed the heart of compassion to people in need such as his heart. What about us? Have you and I become another version of the Lord Jesus? - SCL

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