Upon close reading of Sacred Scripture, it is clear as day that God calls all believers to help the poor, marginalized and weak. We are called to help those who cannot help themselves. The story of the Good Samaritan points this out in Luke 10: 25-37: “On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. Teacher, he asked, what must I do to inherit eternal life? What is written in the Law? he replied. How do you read it? He 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. You have answered correctly, Jesus replied. Do this and you will live. But he wanted to justify himself, so he asked Jesus, And who is my neighbor? In reply Jesus said: A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he was attacked by robbers. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away, leaving him half dead. A priest happened to be going down the same road, and when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side. So too, a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. But a Samaritan, as he traveled, came where the man was; and when he saw him, he took pity on him. He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put the man on his own donkey, brought him to an inn and took care of him. The next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper. Look after him, he said, and when I return, I will reimburse you for any extra expense you may have. Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers? The expert in the law replied, The one who had mercy on him. Jesus told him, Go and do likewise.” This passage is crystal clear that we are obligated to help strangers in need. In our time, that means the poor, migrants, refugees and others facing or fleeing persecution, danger or poverty. In the meatime, this Christian compassion for others is further strengthened through knowledge of the Word. In Hebrews 4:12-13, we are reminded that the Word of God pierces our souls to render an account to God. Nothing is hidden or kept secret from God as He sees all things in our hearts. The Word of God is living and powerfully works get help people get to the truth of the matter. The truth in helping other people is that we need to help all people, not just the ones that appear to be politically correct. The poor and marginalized have choices. all human beings have choices, some more than others but we all have power to choose. That will never be taken away from us. We have power to choose to do good or evil. However, a young growing child in the womb has no choice. The vulnerbale child in the womb is growing and forming and we as Christians are responsible to care and tend to its needs and protect it. Unfortunately, the culture of death in Western society has slaughtered millions of babies without respect to the infinite harm it has created in our world. Does it make sense to preach compassion on the stranger wandering through your nation and at the same time turn a blind eye to the weakest in the womb who have no choice? Is it rational to preach compassion toward strangers yet ingnore our own children? Let the Word of God convict each person reading this blog post, and I pray you all see that all life is sacred, not just the ones that are politically correct.
We Require Compassion for the Stranger, Migrant or Refugee
