"As a man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, robbers attacked him and grabbed everything he had. They beat him up and ran off, leaving him half dead. A priest happened to be going down the same road. But when he saw the man he walked by on the other side. Later a temple helper came to the same place. But when he saw the man who had been beaten up, he also went by on the other side.
A man from Samaria then came traveling along that road. When he saw the man he felt sorry for him and went over to him. He treated his wounds with olive oil and wine and bandaged them. Then he put him on his own donkey and took him to an inn where he took care of him. The next morning he gave the innkeeper two silver coins and said, 'Please take care of the man. If you spend more than this on him, I will pay you when I return.'" Luke 10:30-35 (Contemporary English Version)
Our mission is like that of the Good Samaritan. So many times we see hurting and hungry people on our travels in Mexico; and we feel sorry for them. Like the Samaritan, we are ordinary people who feel compassion and want to lend a hand. People reach out to us and we ask ourselves, "What can we do to help?"
This pattern of the gospel has to be at the core of all we do. When we help the hurting and comfort them, we earn the right to tell them about Jesus.
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