In a Bad Way
The parable of the Good Samaritan raises the question: why did two apparently holy men walk on by? This story is probably so familiar that we just see the characters in black and white, but by giving them plausible motives we can begin to ask ourselves, what would we have done?
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| Priest | God loves me. |
| Levite | I think God loves me. |
| Samaritan | (puzzled) Which god are we talking about? |
| Priest | I’ve just been on a journey. |
| Levite | Me too, I’ve been to Jericho for a few weeks. |
| Samaritan | I’m just visiting this city. It’s a great place but people keep spitting at me. |
| Priest | When I was travelling I saw a heap on the road. When I got nearer I saw it was a man. He was covered in blood. I would have liked to help him, but I’m a priest. If I had touched him I would have been ritually unclean for seven days – I wouldn’t have been able to carry out my duties! What use would I have been to anyone then? |
© Rod Belt 2001, 2008


