Who is my neighbor?
Luke10:29
But he wanted to justify himself, so he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbour?”
My neighbor
Robbed of life
Left alone to die
Treated like a piece of flesh
The right to life taken away
My neighbor
Exploited – money made from their death
Their murder
Robbed of the gift of life, laughter and family
Robbed of love
A sad and tragic thing
My neighbor
Unloved
Unwanted
Unplanned
Discarded
Treated unjustly
Not considered human
They say it is ‘just a mass of flesh’
My neighbor
Shall I stop and look at their plight?
Shall I stop to help?
Shall I pour oil on their wounds?
Shall I bandage their wounds?
Shall I pay for a safe place for them to stay?
Should I take responsibility and lend a helping hand?
Until my neighbor is on their feet?
Or do I just walk away and look the other way?
Looking the other way is easier…
My neighbor has been robbed
Of a sacred gift
The gift of life
I must stop and help
God help us
To love our neighbor as ourselves
It could have been me
Left helpless to die alone
Unwanted
Unplanned
Robbed
Killed
Worse still
Killed for profit
I cannot look away
Jesus help me
I cannot look away
© Catherine Maina 2019
Fountains of hope poetry 
Excellent! Very meaningful and so True.
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yes, really sad but Jesus is our hope.
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