I Can Help Others

12–15 minutes

Center · Stillness

Settle in

Put the phone down. Take one slow breath, and say: “God, I am here. Speak, I am listening.”

Read · The passage

Scripture

But when a Samaritan on a journey came upon him, he looked at him and had compassion.

Luke 10:33, BSB

Learn · Reflection

Reflection

I Can Help Others

Talk · Conversation

Talk about it

Who near you needs help and keeps getting passed by, including by you?

Thank · Gratitude

Give thanks

Today I thank God for someone who stopped what they were doing to help me when I needed it.

Ask · Prayer

Pray together

Lord, give me the compassion of the Samaritan. Do not let me walk right past someone who needs me today.

Begin · Application

Carry it into the day

Today, stop when you see someone struggling and do one concrete thing to help, even if it slows your plans down.

Scripture quoted from the Berean Standard Bible. Public domain (CC0)