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| By Paulus Hoffman Credit: Saachi Art |
He took pity on him. He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put the man on his own donkey, brought him to an inn and took care of him. The next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper. ‘Look after him,’ he said, ‘and when I return, I will reimburse you for any extra expense you may have.’ Luke 10 34-35
Gary Chapman's love languages have taken the English speaking world by storm. We know about generosity and kindness. But Jesus explains that the next level of kindness is the one that circumnavigates 'what is in it for me?' Jesus' story is radical. The kind Samaritan is the Ukrainian soldier helping an injured Russian, (or North Korean) (or the other way round). It's the Lebanese tending to Israeli soldier on the border, only for that soldier to return to his/her army (or the other way round). This takes a miraculous exceptional resolve. What if it is also going against orders?
PRAYER: Give me this supernatural love, and the support package that comes with it to go against 'orders' if necessary.
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