The Story that Changes Everything: Homily, Fifteenth Sunday, Ordinary Time, Year C

Transform Your Understanding of Neighborliness | The Good Samaritan Like You’ve Never Heard It

Discover how one powerful story can shatter prejudice and transform hearts. In this thought-provoking homily, we explore the revolutionary message of Jesus’s parable of the Good Samaritan through the lens of a remarkable story about a German judge whose perspective on Africa was completely changed by reading “Things Fall Apart.”
Why Jesus’s choice of a Samaritan as the hero was so shocking to his audience
The cultural boundaries that divided first-century Judaism
How the lawyer’s question “Who is my neighbor?” was fundamentally flawed
The transformative shift from “Who is my neighbor?” to “To whom can I become a neighbor?”
Practical applications for breaking down modern barriers and practicing radical compassion
This homily challenges us to examine our own prejudices and embrace the call to neighborliness without borders. Perfect for anyone seeking deeper understanding of this beloved parable and its relevance to our divided world today.
Key Themes: Compassion, Social Justice, Breaking Barriers, Radical Love, Gospel Transformation
Based on Luke 10:25-37 (15th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C)
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