Strange Neighbor
Samaritan, by Eikonik Propers: The Fifth Sunday After Pentecost ( Lectionary 15 ), AD 2025 C Homily: Lord, we pray for the preacher, for you know his sins are great. Grace, mercy and peace to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. You’re traveling along the road, far from home; a different state, perhaps, a different country. It isn’t a particularly safe road—it comes up in the news a little too often for comfort—but you have business to which to attend at your destination. So off you go, telling yourself not to be paranoid. And not to make eye contact with strangers. But then, alas, your worst fears come to pass. A gang of ruffians, of thugs, catches you all alone and at their mercy, of which they have none. They lay rough hands upon you, kicking, punching, jeering. They hit so hard you can smell the pain. Stars dance across your eyes and you can’t even cry out any longer, the wind knocked out of you. They strip you of your money, your c...
