Samaritan lost in a corner of history their legacy forgotten themselves transformed now to model the ideal seeker our desired neighbour was that Samaritan traveller aware of his grand example his help and concern could that Samaritan foe conceive the consternation made by his acceptance of the stranger how heavy the burden to be the good example for all the ages how mysterious that faith found, in this twice rejected tribe the best of hope and charity.

we have appropriated the unexpected kindness of this ancient into our wish for ourselves little caring for who he was, and when he was - forgetting he embraced his enemy..

1journey.net     sep 1998 elias