Thought For The Day

Quote #1

“Like the good Samaritan, may we not be ashamed of touching the wounds of those who suffer, but try to heal them with concrete acts of love.” (Pope Francis)

Quote #2

“The first question which the priest and Levite asked was: ‘If I stop to help this man, what will happen to me?’ But…the good Samaritan reversed the question: ‘If I do not stop to help this man, what will happen to him?’” (Martin Luther King Jr.)

Quote #3

“We instinctively tend to limit for whom we exert ourselves. We do it for people like us, and for people whom we like. Jesus will have none of that. By depicting a Samaritan helping a Jew, Jesus could not have found a more forceful way to say that anyone at all in need – regardless of race, politics, class, and religion – is your neighbor. Not everyone is your brother and sister in faith, but everyone is your neighbor, and you must love your neighbor.” (Timothy Keller)

Peace, love, light, and joy,
Andrew Arthur Dawson