“Remember in the story of the ‘Good Samaritan,’ how three religious people pass right on by the bleeding man, without stopping to help?
We love to hate those guys.
We assume they pass by because they had no heart. Not true. They were probably just afraid!
That was a dangerous area. The man had clearly been attacked- perhaps the attackers were still out there? Or maybe it was a con, and the man wasn’t really hurt. Perhaps he only LOOKED like he needed help, but he was really a terrorist?
How can you be sure?
So they passed by.
The Good Samaritan stopped to help the man, not just because he had compassion, but also because he had courage.
There is always risk involved in love.
True compassion embraces possible danger to help the hurting.
And yes, I am talking about refugees.”
// brian recker //
Is your compassion backed by courage?