The Good Samaritan
In the parable of the Good Samaritan two aspects of our fallen human condition appear, the propensity to do evil and the frailty of the human body. Having been robbed and beaten the traveller lies bloodied by the side of the path. Ironically it is not the religious fellow travellers who give him assistance but one with whom he might normally have no "dealings" - a Samaritan.
During Lent as we explore "our dust to dust" sojourns it would be important for us to work against these two aspects by setting a guard on our inclinations to sin, especially against one another; and to lend aid to those we pass by who have been robbed and beaten on life's journey. This will necessitate a certain slowing of pace and vigilance of attentiveness to those whose wounds may only be visible to the unhurried fellow traveller.
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