Our first story for the month was the parable of the Good Samaritan. Here are some of the things we wondered about that story and the background info about it which we read-around (see attached doc):
- If it was such a bad place to be, why were the priest and the Levite walking alone with no protection?
- Why didn’t the priest stop? Seems like he’s a man of God, a holy man; you’d think that he would be the one to stop.
- Do they still have temples in Jerusalem?
- Why is he walking down that road in the first place?
- I don’t understand the law about not touching someone who needed help.
- Are the priests supposed to pray for them?
Then there was the question that led to reflection that led to our Circle’s key take-away from this parable that day:
I was just wondering whatever became of the man who came to the inn. Did he get better?…I bet he won’t go down that road again…We should tell ourselves: “Don’t go down that road again!”
We all laughed at this sound wisdom. The spirit at work among us. Gave me a whole new take on this familiar parable.