Despicable

"The one who showed him mercy," Luke 10:37.

What's this about? It's about loving one's neighbor. Since you can't just go around loving any and every body, you have to decide just who it is that Jesus requires that you love. So. We've got to ask: Who is this neighbor we're supposed to love? So. Jesus told a story about a guy that got a bad mugging and got left for dead. All sorts of good people walked by and didn't help the guy. But one fellow, a despicable one, did help the guy out and even covered his medical expenses. (Who's despicable: a Catholic? a Protestant? a Muslim? a Conservative? a Liberal? oh, well, there's a bunch of 'em out there.) So then. Jesus asked: Who was the neighbor? Well. It was the despicable fellow who showed mercy. That's the neighbor we must love. In fact, that's the fellow whose neighborliness we must do likewise. If we want to inherit eternal life. Sky kingdom.

When we get to see a brother or sister today, we remember Jesus helped us out and covered our salvation expenses. And, together, we praise God for his overwhelming mercy.