“The duty of a Christian is not to seek out people in distress and prey on their needs, but to wait and prepare for that unexpected encounter with the other that reveals the shape of God by making our own limits clear, and, in so doing, offering a path towards greater wholeness.”
After the Church. Divine Encounter in a sexual age by Claire Henderson Davis.
Just seen this book review. The above quote alone, about the parable of the Good Samaritan is enough to encourage me to read it.
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