The Three Love Levels
Read Luke 10:25-37
But he wanted to justify himself, so he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” …In reply Jesus said: “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he fell into the hands of robbers. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away, leaving him half dead. A priest happened to be going down the same road, and when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side. So too, a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. But a Samaritan, as he traveled, came where the man was; and when he saw him, he took pity on him. 34He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put the man on his own donkey, took him to an inn and took care of him. The next day he took out two silver coins and gave them to the innkeeper. ‘Look after him,’ he said, ‘and when I return, I will reimburse you for any extra expense you may have.’ “Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?” The expert in the law replied, “The one who had mercy on him.” Jesus told him, “Go and do likewise.”
We offer three levels of love for God in this world: the one that asks “who is my neighbor?” in order to avoid the responsibility if we don’t ‘feel’ like it. The second type is the “I am too busy with all my important commitments” to stop and help anyone. The third love, the one our Lord has for us, is to help, commit and feel responsible, this is the what we should live for, to learn and work toward in out relationship to all people.
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