Who ain't my neighbour or perhaps who is?

I wondered how to title this note, I couldnt find a title before I started writing so i decided to finish perhaps the title might come. This note rises from the sermon i heard on Sunday about loving my neighbour. I hear that all the time but yesterday it came to me on a whole new dimension. We all know the story of the good samaritan i bet we all use it in our conversations but why did Jesus tell the story of the good samaritan, yeah he was good, good to someone who was not his friend, good to someone from another sect that didnt regard his sect. But the story or parable was in answer to the question who is my neigbour, i dont know if my note might be a little controversial but here i go. According to Jesus Christ's parable, three people saw the wounded Jew, a priest, a levite and a samaritan. The priest and the Levite were the people society would expect to assist the wounded Jew but they didnt, they were too busy, perhaps too holy to have time for a wounded man, at the time of his downfall those that society felt were 'good' enough to assist passed by infact they crossed to the other side of the road to avoid him. I think its kinda sad if oneday you in this same predicament and your pastor or a church leader is unable to assist you and probably shuns you what would you do? Perhaps it has happened to you before, well you are not the only one, if not for the good samaritan the wounded man prerhaps would have died but if you lived to tell the story see it as Gods saving power that brought you thus far, forget about it and move on. According to society and perhaps the Bible such leaders are to set good leadership examples but i bet you most of the time they are the ones who pass us by. So lets not in anyway depend on the levites and the priests at all they are humans!

Okay back to the good samaritan, he was d outcast of the Jew Community, Jews didnt have anything to do with Samaritans, they were too unholy for them, but here the samaritan is the example of mercy, though scorned he assisted, he helped the Jew....if we look around the world is not made up of only christians, lets stop judging and making demacations as to who is holy and who can be helped and who cannot be help based on our judgement. so who is my neighbour who  must I love as I love myself, well its everyone around me....everyone whether they believe in God or not, its everyone whether they are kind to me or not that is how mercy is shown.

So am at the end of my note and i think i have got a title for it. Thanks for reading, and may God strengthen us to love all colors, shapes and sizes...