THE GUY WHO KICKED THE CLIQUES
When God's son Jesus lived on Earth, there were a lot of groups that didn't hang out together. He told a story about one man who helped another person even though they weren't in the same group or cliques. In the story, Jesus was telling a man about how he should act towards others.
An expert in the Law of Moses stood up and asked Jesus a question to see what he would say."Teacher," he asked, "whwat must i do to have eternal life?"
Jesus answered, "What is written in the scriptures? How do you understand them?" strengh and mind.' They also say, "Love your neighbours as yourself." Jesus said, " You have given the right anwser. If you do this, you wil have eternal life." But the man wanted to show that he knew what he was talking about. So he asked Jesus, "Who are my neighbours?"
Jesus replied, " As a man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, robbers attacked him and grabbed everything he had. They beat him up and ran off, leaving him half dead."
"A priest happened to be going down the same road. But when he saw the man, he walked by on the other side. Later a temple helper came to same place. But when he saw the man who had beaten up, he also went by on the other side."
" A man from Samaria then came traveling along that road. When he saw the man, he felt sorry for him and went over to him. He treated his wounds with olive oil and wine and bandaged them. Then he put him on his donkey and took him to a inn, where he took care of him. The next morning he gave the innkeeper two silver coins and siad, 'Please take are of the man. If you spend more than this on him, I will pay you when i return.'
Then Jesus asked, "Which one of these three people was a real neighbour to the man who was beaten up by robbers?"
The teacher answered, "The one who showed pity."
Jesus said, " Go and do the same!"
The Samaritan was very brave because he stood up for someone who was not in his group. He could have been rejected by his people, but he knew the most important thing to do was to help the man who was in trouble. Are you brave enough to be that kind if friend to someone - to stand up for someone who is getting made fun of or to talk to someone who is going through a hard time that you can relate to? Jesus is that kind of friend, and He wants to do those things for you. He is just waiting for you to take.