Love makes you richtranslated

The parable of the good Samaritan is not just a beautiful teaching story of Christ, but a landmark parable. Beyond its deep symbolism, it is the most beautiful expression of divine love for man. In the person of the Samaritan, Christ personally descends from his majesty, comes with obvious interest to the half-dead man and takes care of his healing with special care (Sunday Luke 8).

By Fr Dimitrios Bokus

All this out of pure love. From the beginning he brings the world into existence out of love alone, so that other beings may be given the opportunity to live in the inexpressible joy of his own life. He follows man throughout the course of his fall, helping him and creating the conditions for his salvation and restoration.

And finally, "the secret descent of the Word of God" takes place. In a secret and incomprehensible way Christ comes to the place, where we are cast down and abandoned. "He prays for everything, that he may save man." From the beginning to the end of his earthly course he suffers all things for our sake. Persecutions, pains, labors, plagues, impalements, crucifixions, death. There will never be in the world a superior…