Your response seems more related to the belief that "If you are in the gutter, then it must be your own fault" than to the Good Samaritan or anything else Jesus said.

But you don't understand - we are so much more civilized and intelligent. Never mind "welcome to the monkey house." Don't listen to "Send in the clowns..."

Sounds about right...we are here to love one another even the prodigal son and his brother and our enemies. There is no end to opportunity to do good, be the salt, trust and obey and thank God.

My God is an awesome God and He is an equal opportunity God... showing mercy and grace to all sinners whether on the Left, the Middle, the Right, or somewhere else. If the Right were not also sinners, then the Left would cease to exist.

I had to remind my daughter about the difference between an EXCUSE and a reason. Somebody did something inexcusable...Yes, but there are reasons and not dealing with them is symptom bashing.

Point is, we are all easily proved guilty. Jesus had no difficulty pointing to fault, whether at the rich man or the righteous on the Temple steps or the man who was forgiven but refused to forgive. There is only one judge...I am just a part-time hall monitor.

There are the easy decisions and the more difficult ones. Sorry to say that some people have their reasons for making bad decisions. However, all things prove God right and all things are opportunities to do good and everyone has sinned and should accept God's mercy and the forgiveness of Jesus and as Paul said "Take a sad song and make it better."

the opportunity to do good."

Must give little bits of the truth here and there as to not choke those still supping on milk. However, taken as a whole, my different posts say it all. Such as an earlier one: "The same ignorance and desperation and selfishness that gets a woman to the point of abortion is what Jesus offers forgiveness for and would have us all give up the path of death and destruction in exchange for a life full of the Fruit of the Spirit. While the woman is primarily or equally to blame in many cases, I can't help thinking that men have contributed more than their fair share to the plight of the helpless unborn (AND NOW ALSO THE BORN). I repent of all of my indirect contributions to the suffering of myself and my fellow beings and am thankful for...

It all relates to the human condition of conflict, drama, confusion...and the answer is the same - Jesus.

Jesus came to heal everyone...yet, some said "I am not sick."