For decades, we’ve been preaching to each other, “Just be kind.” How’s that been working? Things have gotten worse, haven’t they? It seems like the more that people talk about love, the more violence there is. The more that people preach kindness, the more hatred people show. This week proved it again. An assassination. A school shooting. A murder on a train. It’s as if saying, “Be kind” and “Love!” actually make things worse. We need something more! Jesus agrees. He used one of his most famous parables–the Parable of the Good Samaritan–to prove that our human love is always lacking. We need more than to try harder. To truly love others, we first need a Savior with perfect love who gave his life for us. As we witness the lack of love in us and around us, I hope you can listen to this sermon about where true love for neighbor is found: “The Good Samaritan.” Jesus loves you!
