The Good Samaritan *
According to the Evangelist, Lucas, the days drew near for Jesús to be taken up and so he set his
face to go to Jerusalem. And he sent messengers ahead of him. On their way they entered a
village of the Samaritans to prepare for his arrival, but they did not receive him because his face
was set toward Jerusalem.
“Fuck the Samaritans!” Jacobo said.
“Señor, do you want us to command fire to come down from heaven and consume these
pendejos?” Juan asked,
Maggie shook her head. “They don’t call these hothead brothers, ‘hijos del trueno’ for nothing. (1)
“Juanito, what is written in the Law?” Jesús asked. “How do you read it?”
Juan answered, “Well, as my next favorite rabbi said, ‘Love the Lord your God with all your
heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind; and, ‘Love your
neighbor as yourself.”
“Your rabbi is muy chida.” (2)
“And who is my neighbor?”
“There was this man going down from Jerusalem to Jericho when he was attacked by robbers.”
Jesús said. “They stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away, leaving him half dead. A
priest happened to be going down the same road, and when he saw the man, he passed by on the
other side. So too, a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side.
But a Samaritan, as he traveled, came where the man was; and when he saw him, he took pity on
him. He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put the man on
his own, brought him to an inn and took care of him. The next day he took out two denarii and
gave them to the innkeeper. ‘Look after him,’ he said, ‘and when I return, I will reimburse you
for any extra expense you may have.’
“Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of
robbers?”
“Is this some kind of trick question?” Jacobo asked.
1 Sons of Thunder
2 really cool
* From a work in progress titled, DECOLONIZE THIS GOSPEL
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