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Day 5: Love is an Action Scripture Reading: Leviticus 19:9-18 Reflection: This is the passage which inspires half of the Lawyer’s answer (and half of Jesus’ own answer to the question “what is the greatest commandment?” in the gospel of Matthew). In this passage, we see that loving our neighbor is not just an idea […]

Day 4: Kindness Can Change Our Perspective Scripture Reading: Matthew 10:33, Colossians 4:5, 1 Peter 4:8 Reflection: Samaritans and Jews hated one another, each considering the other to be heretics that were unfaithful to God. In Jesus’ story a Jewish man is saved by a Samaritan, forever changing how the word “Samaritan” is used by

Day 3: Our Idols May Disappoint Us Scripture Reading: Luke 10:30-32 Reflection: The Priests and Levites were people that most Jews in Jerusalem would have looked up to. They were holy men, some were “larger than life” figures! A story about two being so cruel to a wounded man would have been unthinkable to many.

Day 2: We Often Make Excuses Scripture Reading: Luke 10:25-29, James 1:13-15 Reflection: The “expert in the law” may know what God wants from him, but he also knows that satisfying God means he has to love people he’d rather have nothing to do with. Instead of obeying Jesus, the expert seeks to “justify himself”.

Day 1: What Do I Have to Do to Get to Heaven? Scripture Reading: Luke 10:25-28 Reflection: At the beginning of the story, we see the “expert in the law” (NIV) ask a question many of us ask all the time: “What do I have to do to get to Heaven?” (sure, he words it