Luke10

31 A priest happened to be going down the same road, and when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side. 

I felt a little convicted as I read this passage.  Its not that I see someone in need and explicitly try to avoid them, though I have certainly done that with beggars on the street.  The conviction I think I felt is more of a general feeling of not really putting myself in positions to help others in need.  I tend to be pretty focused on my family and friends.  I just don't do a lot of things that put me in a situation where I have the opportunity to help someone I don't know.  I spend most of my life passing down the other side.

But what might I do differently?  I feel in a bit of a trap, I feel consumed with my job.  I don't feel capacity to be very helpful to others.  The thing I try to guard most is my time, but in doing so I don't know that I'm doing what Jesus has instructed.

sorry kind of negative Nelly this morning.

knut