Mercy Stops Along the Road
“Now which of these three do you think seemed to be a neighbor to him who fell among the robbers?” He said, “He who showed mercy on him.” Then Jesus said to him, “Go and do likewise.””Luke 10:36–37
We can notice someone’s trouble and still keep moving. A message goes unanswered because we do not know what to say. Someone struggles nearby while we decide whether helping is really our responsibility. We cannot meet every need, and some situations require help we cannot safely give ourselves. Yet sometimes the quest...