Until this week, I never thought about how the parable of the Good Samaritan is a picture of Jesus.  Like the despised Samaritan, he was despised and rejected.  And he reached out to those who hated him and brought us back to health.  You see, Satan had robbed us and left us half dead.  And we would have died if left out on that barren road.  But along came Jesus and he took care of our needs and paid the price for our life.  So now when ever you read the story of the Good Samaritan, you can also thank God for our Great Samaritan- Jesus.