Sunday, August 11, 2013

A Neighbor – v2


Looking for definition
clearly an attorney
wanting clear language
the black letter
the term of art, the bounds
the legal jargon
“Who is my neighbor?”
The plain meaning, legislative intent
looking for limits, for direction

An expansive response, a case study
a fact-based scenario
rich with details, with meaning
judging from the circumstances,
the details deciding the issue
the spirit of the law
not the black letter
Christ expansive, richly,
in the definition of neighbor.


Edited August 11, 2013
“A Neighbor”
December 10, 2008
“A Neighbor”
Luke 10:25-37
The lawyer’s question and
the story of the Good Samaritan


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