Do This and You Will Live

“He answered, ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’; and, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ ‘You have answered correctly,’ Jesus replied. ‘Do this and you will live.’ ” – Luke 10:27,28 Many of you are familiar with the biblical story of the Good Samaritan. We can find a reflection from his life throughout the lessons we have shared over the last few days. The story begins with a group of leaders sitting with Jesus. The people seem to be good people, and honest. The man He’s talking to, a leader in the law, seems to be listening to Jesus based on the answer he’s given.  He asks Jesus, Rabbi, how do I inherit eternal life? This man wants to become alive in the kingdom of God and he wants to know how to