The Sabbath is a chance to recover from the week of work and anxiety and prepare for the days ahead; it is a chance to come together to worship God, to hear his Word, and receive his sacraments. It takes faith to keep the Sabbath day, faith that we don’t need to get every last thing done.
The Samaritan was not supposed to care about the stranger who was beaten and left for dead. He had no obligation to take care of the man in the ditch. He didn’t know him, wasn’t related to him, maybe the man was Jewish. Samaritans were not supposed to interact with Jews.
