我是谁的邻舍？
这位来试探耶稣的律法师一定大吃了一惊。主耶稣并没有和他展开有关承受永生的神学讨论，而是问了一个简单的问题：“律法上写的是什么？” 这位律法师毫不犹豫地回答：“你要尽心、尽性、尽力、尽意爱主你的神” ；又要“爱邻舍如同自己。” 然后耶稣说：“你回答的是；你这样行，就必得永生。”
就这么简单。可是这位律法师出于某些原因还觉得不满意。所以他问：“谁是我的邻舍呢？”
这是个值得问的问题。我们要爱生活中所有的人吗？我真的有必要爱那些不可爱的人吗？
我必须要爱班里那个无礼的学生，或那个讨厌的同事吗？我需要爱那些把自己的生活弄得一团糟的人吗？
在这个比喻里，主向我们指出：真正的问题不是 “谁是我的邻舍？” ， 而是“我是谁的邻舍？” 不管主在我的路上放置了谁，我都愿意成为他的邻舍吗？我是否向他们显出慈悲和怜悯呢？
这是我们每人都需要回答的问题。你怎样回答呢？
主啊我们的神，求祢开启我们的眼睛，帮助我们晓得自己是谁的邻舍，并赐给我们恩典，以爱和怜悯帮助他们。奉耶稣的名求，阿们。
路加福音 10:25-37
25有一个律法师起来试探耶稣，说：“夫子！我该做什么才可以承受永生？”
26耶稣对他说：“律法上写的是什么？你念的是怎样呢？”
27他回答说：“你要尽心、尽性、尽力、尽意爱主－你的上帝；又要爱邻舍如同自己。”
28耶稣说：“你回答的是；你这样行，就必得永生。”
29那人要显明自己有理，就对耶稣说：“谁是我的邻舍呢？”
30耶稣回答说：“有一个人从耶路撒冷下耶利哥去，落在强盗手中。他们剥去他的衣裳，把他打个半死，就丢下他走了。
31偶然有一个祭司从这条路下来，看见他就从那边过去了。
32又有一个利未人来到这地方，看见他，也照样从那边过去了。
33惟有一个撒马利亚人行路来到那里，看见他就动了慈心，
34上前用油和酒倒在他的伤处，包裹好了，扶他骑上自己的牲口，带到店里去照应他。
35第二天拿出二钱银子来，交给店主，说：‘你且照应他；此外所费用的，我回来必还你。’
36你想，这三个人哪一个是落在强盗手中的邻舍呢？”
37他说：“是怜悯他的。”耶稣说：“你去照样行吧。”
Whose Neighbor Am I?
The expert in the law replied, "The one who had mercy on him." Jesus told him, "Go and do likewise." — Luke 10:37
The teacher of the law who came to test Jesus was in for a surprise. Instead of engaging in a theological dis-cussion about inheriting eternal life, the Lord asked a simple question, "What is written in the Law?" Without hesitation the legal expert answered, "'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind'; and, 'Love your neighbor as yourself.'" Jesus then said, "You have answered correctly. . . . Do this and you will live."
It's that simple. But for some reason the teacher of the law wasn't satisfied. So he asked, "And who is my neighbor?"
It's a question worth asking. Are we to love all the people in our lives? Do I really have to love the unlovable people in my life? Do I have to love that disrespectful student in my class or that obnoxious person I work with? And do I have to love people who have made a mess of their lives?
In this parable the Lord points out that the real question is not "Who is my neighbor?" It's really "Whose neighbor am I?" Am I willing to be a neighbor to whomever the Lord places on my path, and do I practice it by showing compassion and mercy?
That is a question we all need to answer. How do you answer it?
Lord our God, open our eyes and help us to know whose neighbors we are to be, and give us the grace to reach out in mercy and love. For Jesus' sake, Amen.
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