Hey guys, you’ve got to hear this! You know, I just met a very unusual neighbor, a very unusual friend. He is so thoughtful, so loving, and so full of compassion. He is the kind of person any man would want to have as friend. You just have to meet him yourself so that you’ll know what I mean. Well, here’s what had happened…
You see, I was on a journey one day. I have already gone a long mile. I was so tired and so thirsty. You might ask where I was heading that day. Well, I didn’t know. I was travelling yet I have no specific destination. I was searching for something, which I was still uncertain what it is about. Funny wasn’t it?
I was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho when I fell into the hands of robbers. They stripped me, beat me, then they went away. Man, how could they do that! They left me with nothing. All the things I have worked for and accumulated through long toiling years have suddenly vanished. The robbers were really unfair! Worst, they even wounded me up! Blood was already gushing down from my head. I was terribly beaten up. I wanted to go on and continue with my journey but I was in terrible pain. I just couldn’t go on any longer. My knees gave in and I fell down on the rocky road.
Finally, a priest happened to be going down the same road. “Sir, do help me!” I still managed to cry out to the priest. “I’m wounded. Don’t leave me out here.” But he was in a hurry so he just looked at me then passed by on the other side of the road. “Oh, how could he!” I muttered. I felt like being forsaken. Again, another man, a Levite this time, came on the same road. I pleaded to him, “Please help me. I’m wounded. I could die any moment now!” I could sense that he wanted to help by the way he looked at me, but he was probably more engrossed with his business so he also left me by passing on the other side of the road. I thought, “What would happen to me now? Nobody wants to help.” I felt like giving up. My situation was a hopeless one. “Could there be anyone out there who would be willing to take time in rescuing me?”
I was already losing strength. I could no longer utter a word. I could no longer open my eyes. I was kind of half-dead then. I was just there lying, in the middle of the desert, alone. Suddenly, I felt gentle hands lifting me up. But I couldn’t see who he was. I couldn’t hear what he was saying. What I knew then was that somebody has just rescued me!
When I woke up, I was already lying on a mattress. There was still pain but I felt better then. Surrounding me were a group of people greeting me with smiles. I asked them how I was able to get there. I expected them to narrate to me what had happened but instead, they just handed me a book. They said that if I want to personally know the man who has helped me and rescued me, I better read it. I said to them, “Ok, I’ll read it.”
The book was so alive. There I found out what had happened. That particular man was also a traveler like me though he has a specific purpose – to rescue those that are in need. When he saw me in my helpless condition, he took pity on me. He was so compassionate that he immediately ran towards me. He bandaged my wounds and poured oil and wine on my bruises. He then put me on his donkey and brought me to the place where I was in when I regained my consciousness. He healed my wounds, took care of me and pampered me with his touch. He was just so great. I’ve never known such a man like him. He came when there seemed to be no hope anymore, when nobody bothered to save my life. I was just so grateful to that man!
Before he left, he said these words to the innkeepers, “Look after him. When I return, I will reimburse you for any extra expense you may have.“ As I have already told you, he brought me to an inn where everyone there was so warm. He entrusted me to them so I could become stronger and alive. They taught me more about this man and his words. They were really so dear.
So here I am know, a man who has been healed by an awesome person. I found out that there are a lot of people who knows the man. Just like me, he also rescued them when they were in that desert. I learned that he travels incessantly just to rescue helpless beings. And know what, he’s not an ordinary person. He is a God! He had died once but now, he is very much alive. He is working now in my life and in other people’s lives.
Oh, before I forget, the name of the inn is simply called “Calvary Chapel”. The book is aptly titled “The Bible”. The man is the ever loving and ever compassionate Savior, JESUS CHRIST! His concern for mankind is non-pareil. I am so glad I met him!
How about you, have you met The Good Samaritan?
* Inspired by the article "Let's Go Back To The Well" by Miriam Sarno Tumangday
* Pictures taken at Bio Research Philippines in Sucat, Parañaque
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