When we become the robber on the road...
One of the priests here at the seminary put a good spin on the story of the Good Samaritan (Lk 10).
How often do we allow anger to sway us and make us to act in a negative way when in fact love is needed all the more? How often do we become the robber on the road?
He told a story about a young girl, about 12 years old, who was a fabulous swimmer. During a race she was crushing the competition. But when it came to the last lap and a half, she suddenly stopped. Her goggles had popped off and she frantically tried to find them. By the time she found her goggles and put them back on, the girl in second place had caught her. The end of the race had the two girls neck and neck but the other girl touched the wall first. The poor little girl that had lost her goggles got out of the water sad and in need of love and comfort. But instead her father runs over to let her know how disgusted he was with her loss. He began to yell and shake his finger at her because she had failed to win the race.
In this story we find the father become the robber on the road, robbing the girl of the love that she needed to pick her spirits back up.
I still catch myself from time to time having preconceived notions about people and not letting them act otherwise. In doing this I rob them of the opportunity to experience God’s love and also live out God’s love as fully as possible. I, too, become the robber in these situations.
How do you become the robber in different situations?
How often do we allow anger to sway us and make us to act in a negative way when in fact love is needed all the more? How often do we become the robber on the road?
He told a story about a young girl, about 12 years old, who was a fabulous swimmer. During a race she was crushing the competition. But when it came to the last lap and a half, she suddenly stopped. Her goggles had popped off and she frantically tried to find them. By the time she found her goggles and put them back on, the girl in second place had caught her. The end of the race had the two girls neck and neck but the other girl touched the wall first. The poor little girl that had lost her goggles got out of the water sad and in need of love and comfort. But instead her father runs over to let her know how disgusted he was with her loss. He began to yell and shake his finger at her because she had failed to win the race.
In this story we find the father become the robber on the road, robbing the girl of the love that she needed to pick her spirits back up.
I still catch myself from time to time having preconceived notions about people and not letting them act otherwise. In doing this I rob them of the opportunity to experience God’s love and also live out God’s love as fully as possible. I, too, become the robber in these situations.
How do you become the robber in different situations?
posted by Scott the Seminarian at 12:57 PM
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