
Loving your neighbor: the good SamaritanLuke 10:25-37Length: Standard
Eat
Read the passage slowly, read it again, then retell it in your own words. If you can't retell it, read it once more.
- Read
- Reread
- Retell
Digest
Answer from what the passage actually says — stay in the text.
What does this passage show me about God?
- What does the lawyer ask, and how does Jesus answer him?
What does it show me about people — and about myself?
- What do the priest and the Levite do, and what does the Samaritan do?
- Whom does Jesus say the neighbor turned out to be?
What will I obey this week? (a concrete step, with a day)
- Who will you stop for this week, and what will it cost you?
Who will I tell?
- Who could you tell about the mercy you have received?
Grow
Growth is God's part, not yours. Do the cycle faithfully and trust Him to give the growth (1 Corinthians 3:6–7).
Pray
God, keep me from walking past. Give me the Samaritan's eyes, the courage to stop, and the willingness to pay what mercy costs.