Good Samaritan.
I searched
and the word,
‘oxymoron’
doesn’t appear
in my Bible.
Good Samaritan.
It’s much like
jumbo shrimp
or freezer burn,
you know.
The two words
don’t seem to go together
for we read
that there was nothing
good about a Samaritan.
But maybe, just maybe
Jesus asks us to be
oxymorons,
described in the truth
of two words,
joined together
in ways that are
puzzling
to the world
around us.
O God …
help me to be
an oxymoron.
One who looks
into someone's eyes ...
and heart ...
and pain ...
and sets aside
the need to know
what others think.
Help me, O God,
to be an oxymoron.
A generous giver.
A compassionate Christian.
A loving neighbor.
A “good Samaritan".
May I puzzle the world
around me
and, like any good oxymoron,
help others see
your Truth
and Love
in surprising ways.
Oh, God, help me to be an oxymoron.
