Service Notes
In this moving and timely sermon, The Rev. Becky Rowell revisits the beloved Parable of the Good Samaritan, not as a feel-good moral tale, but as a radical call to compassion that crosses boundaries of race, religion, and resentment. With vivid examples from recent floods across the U.S. and deep historical insight into the Samaritan-Jewish divide, Rev. Becky challenges us to reconsider who qualifies as our “neighbor” and what it truly means to love without exception.
As she reminds us through Jesus’ own words, eternal life is not something we wait for—it’s something we live into now when we choose mercy over judgment, compassion over comfort, and neighborliness over division.
🕊️ Key Themes:
- The radical challenge of Jesus’ definition of “neighbor”
- Historical context of the Samaritan schism
- Modern Good Samaritans in real-world disasters
- Living eternal life here and now through acts of compassion
- Overcoming prejudice with mercy
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