瑪麗躺在病床上，當她看到那位救了她一命的送貨司機時，臉上立刻綻放笑容。瑪麗在自家車道上摔倒，撞到了頭部，導致腦出血。當時非裔送貨司機瑞希正好看到她受傷，就立刻協助她，同時打電話叫救護車。後來，瑞希受到瑪麗家人的邀請，到醫院探望瑪麗，還經常帶了瑪麗喜歡的甜食，希望她能早日康復。

他們的故事讓人想起「好撒馬利亞人」的比喻。耶穌用這個比喻來回答一位律法師的問題：「我該做什麼才可以承受永生？」耶穌說，要遵守律法的命令，包括「愛鄰舍如同自己」（路加福音10章25-27節）。但這位律法師仍繼續追問：「誰是我的鄰舍呢？」（29節）

耶穌回答說，有一個人被強盜襲擊而身受重傷，奄奄一息地倒在路邊。先後有一位祭司和利未人經過，但都視若無睹，最後只有一個撒馬利亞人「動了慈心」，幫他包紮傷口，並且照應他（33-34節）。這個撒馬利亞人看到有人受傷需要幫助，就毫不猶豫地伸出援手，不帶任何偏見（不在意對方的種族或信仰）。他本可選擇視而不見，但他卻願意提供幫助。

於是耶穌問道，哪一個是那受傷者的鄰舍呢？律法師說：「是憐憫他的。」耶穌就對他說：「你去照樣行吧」（36-37節）。靠著基督，我們也能以憐憫之心去幫助受傷的人，而非冷眼旁觀。讓我們都學習與人分享耶穌的愛。

From her hospital bed, Marie Coble lit up when she saw the delivery driver whose help had likely saved her life. She’d fallen in her driveway and hit her head, causing a brain bleed. Seeing her injury, Raheem Cooper helped her while calling paramedics. Invited by family to visit her in the hospital, Raheem often brings sweet treats she enjoys to assist her recovery.

Their story brings to mind the parable of the Good Samaritan. The parable is Jesus’ reply to an expert’s question on what he must do to inherit eternal life. Do “what is written in the law,” Jesus said (Luke 10:26), including “love your neighbor as yourself” (v. 27). But the expert persisted, asking, “Who is my neighbor?” (v. 29).

Christ’s answer describes a man attacked by robbers, left half dead, and then ignored by two people—a priest and a Levite—who passed him by. “But a Samaritan . . . took pity on him,” “bandaged his wounds, . . . and took care of him” (vv. 33-34). Seeing the hurting man in need, the Samaritan’s help was active, urgent, and without bias—looking past race or creed to assist someone he could’ve ignored.

Thus, Jesus asked, "Which of these three was a neighbor to the man?" “The one who had mercy on him,” the expert said. Said Jesus, “Go and do likewise” (vv. 36-37). In Christ, we too can find the compassion to help a hurting person instead of passing by. It’s a lesson for all in sharing Jesus’ love.