Commentary
“Moved
with Compassion”
The
Samaritan “was moved with compassion at the sight” of the victim
of robbers.
This same
expression appears two other times in the Gospel of Luke. Jesus uses
it to describe the forgiving father at the sight of his prodigal son
returning in Luke 15. The other time, it is used by Luke to
describe Jesus when he sees the suffering widow of Nain whose son has
died in Luke 7.
This
expression is similar to saying, “the person's heart aches at the
sight.”
The
Samaritan's aching heart (compassion) moves him to act as the
neighbor to the victim.
So is God's
heart for us in our sufferings.
So is the
heart of Jesus at the sight of our pains, struggles, and sins.
Looking at
this parable in this way, it is a parable of God's mercy and
compassion for us.
In this
Jubilee Year of Mercy, let us allow the compassionate heart of God to
touch us.
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