Devotion - Thursday, October 27

Luke 10 contains the story of the Good Samaritan.  You will recall that the parable is told in reply to a question regarding what one is to do to enter the Kingdom.  When told to love one's neighbor, the man asks, "Who is my neighbor."  The neighbor is the one in our path who could benefit from our help.  We prove to be a neighbor when we aid them.

This simple exchange is all that Jesus asks.  While we may tend to look at changing the world or reversing social trends, Jesus points out doing the simplest and smallest of acts.  Our response to Jesus isn't to make national headlines, it is to care for the wounded individual whose life path crosses our own.