Listen · reflect · respond

A neighbor on the road

Personal prayer cycle · Day 2 of 31 · Luke 10:25–37

Read Luke 10:25–37 in your Bible, then take a moment to reflect.

The Samaritan notices an injured person and allows compassion to change his plans. Love becomes care that costs time, attention, and resources. It is possible to have strong opinions about goodness while passing by a real need. Jesus leads us toward the person in front of us.

Bring it to prayer

Whose need have I noticed but postponed?

One act of faith

Make one practical offer of help that you can keep.

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Original meditation by Life of the Saints. This is part of a repeating personal-prayer cycle, not an assignment of the Mass Gospel.