St. Timothy Evangelical Lutheran Church in Lombard Illinois

So just when we hope and think things are settling down, getting back to normal, giving us some breathing room, we are told by some that things are not a whole better.

Typically, Jesus speaks or commands that a healing take place and the healing takes place right then and there, right in front of their eyes. Here that is not the case.

In the parable for today, we see four different individuals or groups: the robbers, the religious people (the priest and the Levite), the victim, and, of course, the Good Samaritan. With which can we, or should we, best identify?

Mark 7:31-37

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