The Good Samaritan
Meaning:
- a charitable or helpful person (with reference to Luke 10:33).
Suddenly, miraculously, a Good Samaritan leaned over and handed the cashier a dollar bill on my behalf
- someone who helps a stranger
- someone who gives help to people who need it:
- I’d left my bag in the reception area and a good Samaritan came running down the street to give it to me.
- After my father fell and hit his head, a good Samaritan helped him to his feet and found somewhere for him to sit.
One day, a man was travelling to another city. Some robbers surrounded him, tore off his clothes and beat him. Then they left him lying on the ground almost dead. It happened that a priest was walking along that road. When he saw the man, he did not stop to help him but walked away instead. Next, a person with a very high position in society came near him. When he saw the man who was hurt, he avoided him and would not help him either.
Then, a stranger from another country travelled down that road. He came to where the hurt man was lying. He saw the man and felt very sorry for him. The stranger went to him, cleaned and dressed his wounds. The stranger had a small car so he put the man in his car and took him to a small hotel. At the hotel, the stranger continued to take care of him. The next day, the strange took out some money and gave them to the man who worked at the hotel. He said, ”Take care of this hurt man. If you spend more money on him, I will pay it back to you when I come again.”
(Volunteer explains that the story is entitled The Good Samaritan because in the original story, the stranger came from a country called Samaria)
Discussion:
- In today’s situation, many people would be afraid to stop and help someone who is lying injured beside the road. What would you do?
- If you had been the injured person, how would you do to repay the stranger for his kindness?
- Can you share any experiences whereby you helped someone you did not know? How did you feel about it? (Volunteer can also share a similar experience)
- (Volunteer can then also share about the Christian teaching behind this story)