George Floyd is Our Neighbor

The Good Samaritan is a story of kindness widely known across all faiths, not just those anchored to the New Testament. But, in many ways the back story is particularly instructive during these chaotic days of riots in the streets over racial prejudice and social injustice.

 

The story starts with the words: “A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho.” That route was seventeen miles long descending steeply over two thousand feet and very difficult, rocky terrain.

 

The parable conti...