Lessons from the parable of the Good Samaritan

The obvious lesson we can immediately gather from the parable of the Good Samaritan (Lk 10,25,37) is that we should have true empathy and compassion with everyone, irrespective of how those involved are, whether they are friendly or not, of our type or kind or not, likeable and lovable or not, etc. We should try to have a universal heart, quick to serve anyone, irrespective of who or how one is.

- Fr. Roy Cimagala

The more subtle lesson we should draw from it, however, is that we should be wary of our tendency to rely mainly on our titles, status, or whatever privileges and entitlements we have. This reliance may not be openly seen, and that's the problem to face and resolve.

Very often, even if we profess ourselves to be truly and entirely Christian, in reality there are some hidden things that would belie such claim. We may talk a lot about charity and show in some external acts that we are living it, but very often if not always, we can always find ourselves in some inconsistent condition, because there are times when we fail to live charity truly.