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Δευτέρα 11 Νοεμβρίου 2019

Today’s Sermon in a Nutshell:........




Today’s Sermon in a Nutshell:

The parable of the Good Samaritan is one of our Lord’s most well-known and beloved stories. It stands as a constant reminder for us to extend ourselves and help those in need instead of simply passing by and ignoring the situation. However, when missionaries traveled to Africa and taught this parable to the Tanzanians, they found that the people there understood the parable from a completely different viewpoint. To them, the moral of the story was that God sends help in surprising and unexpected ways. In other words, they didn’t focus upon the passers-by who, except for the Samaritan, offered help, but related to and identified with the man who was beaten, left for dead in a ditch, and how God sent someone to save him in his time of need. Thus, the Tanzanians’ perspective sheds a whole new light and dimension upon an age-old story.

Fr. John

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