Monday, December 24, 2012

The Man Who Fell Among Muggers


Luke 10:30-36
A Parable by John Killinger

And Jesus said that a certain man, while doing his Christmas shopping, fell among muggers, who stripped him of everything, beat him to within an inch of his life, and left him in an alley behind St. Luke's Church.
The minister came along on his way to a service, and, when he saw the man, hurried into the church, afraid of becoming involved. And likewise an elder of the church came by and hurried past, as frightened as the minister. He even dropped the holly wreath that he was carrying and didn't return to pick it up.
But the neighborhood agnostic, who didn't even believe in exchanging Christmas presents, when he heard the poor man groaning, investigated and felt sorry for him.
Bringing his car around, he helped the man into it, ignored the blood on the velvet seats and drove him to the hospital.
"Here," he said to the receptionist, who presented him with a battery of forms. "This is my credit card, and he is my brother. Give him a private room and the very best of care and, if it exceeds the limit on my charge account, I'll borrow the money and pay you. What the heck, it's Christmas Eve!"
Which of these three men, do you think was the neighbor to the man who was mugged? And which one had a Merry Christmas?


NOTE: I hope you don't mind that I didn't write a devotional this morning. I may not even write one this week. There is so many last-minute things to do as I plan to spend these holy days with friends and family.  If I am unable to write something, I'll still try to share something with you each day this week. I plan to continue to journal into the new year. Thank you for your faithfulness in reading.

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If you're interested in reading through the Bible in a year, tomorrow's suggested readings are Psalm 117, Psalm 119:81-176, 2 John 1 and 3 John 1.

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