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Who is Your Neighbor? (After Jesus)
By Katherine Ward 10th Grade

A professor was speaking to his class at a Christian University when a student, wanting to justify himself called out: “And who, professor, is my neighbor?”

The professor answered him with a parable saying:

“A Jew was walking through a German community during the time of the Holocaust. Some Germans walked up to him and severely beat him, leaving him for dead. After they left, a German veteran came along, but he just looked at the Jew and stepped over him to continue on his way. Some time later, a German citizen bearing a Swastika came along. Seeing the Jew, he spit on him and continued on his way. The next day, a German soldier walked up to him. After seeing the Jew’s condition, he instantly pitied him. He bandaged the Jew’s wounds and carried him on his horse to a hospital. The German paid for all the hospital fees and told the nurse if the price went over, then he would come back and pay the rest.”

After a brief pause, the professor asked the student: “Now, which man in the story was the neighbor to the Jew? Of course, the one that showed mercy on him. Now, go and do the same.”