一个难忘的故事
路加福音十章25至37节
25有一个律法师起来试探耶稣，说：夫子！我该作甚么才可以承受永生？
26耶稣对他说：律法上写的是甚么？你念的是怎样呢？
27他回答说：「你要尽心、尽性、尽力、尽意爱主─你的神；又要爱邻舍如同自己。」
28耶稣说：「你回答的是；你这样行，就必得永生。」
29那人要显明自己有理，就对耶稣说：谁是我的邻舍呢？
30耶稣回答说：有一个人从耶路撒冷下耶利哥去，落在强盗手中。他们剥去他的衣裳，把他打个半死，就丢下他走了。
31偶然有一个祭司从这条路下来，看见他就从那边过去了。
32又有一个利未人来到这地方，看见他，也照样从那边过去了。
33惟有一个撒玛利亚人行路来到那里，看见他就动了慈心，
34上前用油和酒倒在他的伤处，包裹好了，扶他骑上自己的牲口，带到店里去照应他。
35第二天拿出二钱银子来，交给店主，说：你且照应他；此外所费用的，我回来必还你。
36你想，这三个人那一个是落在强盗手中的邻舍呢？
37他说：是怜悯他的。耶稣说：你去照样行罢。
信息分享
这个故事共有四个关键人物和一位旅店的主人。最先出场的是那个受伤的人；我们完全不知道他的身份；不过，故事的重点是要指出其他三个人对这位伤者的反应。
第二个出场的人是个祭司，他看见那名伤者之后，显得漠不关心，一心只记挂着自己的工作，和怕惹祸上身，于是便急步而过。
第三个出场的人，对那名伤者显得有点儿好奇，他缓缓地在他身边经过，想知道他究竟如何，可是，他的好奇心却不足以推动他去伸出援手。
第四个出场的人，是一个充满同情心的撒马利亚人。我们同样不知道他的身份，然而，他竟愿意停下脚步去救助那名伤者，却实在令人感动。那就像主耶稣来到你和我的身边，伸手拯救我们一样。那个撒马利亚人甚至愿意负责一切费用，只求能救回那名伤者。耶稣岂不是一样？祂为了拯救我们，甘愿不惜代价地为我们牺牲！
撒马利亚人为了帮助那名伤者，不惜延误行程，改变计划，但他却似乎没有半点介怀。正是他这种忘我的精神，使他成为一位万世称颂的人物。
当你身边的人正急需援助时，你是否只记挂着自己的工作而不愿意伸出援手？你会否因为计划受阻而大发牢骚？当知道，你的计划受阻，可能是出于神的心意，而那些妨碍你的东西，可能是机会而非拦阻。
反思：
万一今天有人急需你的帮忙，而迫使你的计划受阻，你会怎样做呢？
THE STORY YOU CAN'T FORGET
Luke 10: 25 - 37
25 And behold, a certain lawyer stood up and tested Him, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?”
26 He said to him, “What is written in the law? What is your reading of it?”
27 So he answered and said, “ ‘You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind,’ and ‘your neighbor as yourself.’”
28 And He said to him, “You have answered rightly; do this and you will live.”
29 But he, wanting to justify himself, said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”
30 Then Jesus answered and said: “A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, who stripped him of his clothing, wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead.
31 Now by chance a certain priest came down that road. And when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
32 Likewise a Levite, when he arrived at the place, came and looked, and passed by on the other side.
33 But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was. And when he saw him, he had compassion.
34 So he went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine; and he set him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him.
35 On the next day, when he departed, he took out two denarii, gave them to the innkeeper, and said to him, ‘Take care of him; and whatever more you spend, when I come again, I will repay you.’
36 So which of these three do you think was neighbor to him who fell among the thieves?”
37 And he said, “He who showed mercy on him.”
Then Jesus said to him, “Go and do likewise.”
Message
There are four men mentioned in this story plus the innkeeper. The first is the wounded man. He is nameless but the point of the story is this: what do the other three men do with him?
The second man is the priest, the indifferent man. He thought only of himself, and the possible danger and went on his way.
The third is the interested man. He wanted to know what was wrong with the wounded person, but he wasn't really interested enough to help him.
The fourth is the compassionate man. Again we don't know his name, but what a wonderful moment it was when he stopped to help. It was like that moment when Jesus came to you and me. The Samaritan was prepared to take every responsibility for the wounded man. Isn't that just like Jesus?
The needs of the wounded man interrupted the journey and the plans of the Samaritan, but he didn't seem to mind. It was because he was prepared to forget himself, and his plans, that the world has remembered him.
Are you too busy to help someone nearby who needs help? Do interruptions to your plans upset you? It could be that those interruptions have been planned by God and they are not really interruptions, but opportunities.
A QUESTION:
What are you going to do if you are interrupted by someone in need today?