Jesus used a story to get His point across to a lawyer who wanted to “justify” himself, to make himself “look good”.  (Luke 10:25-29)

  A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho; robbers assaulted him, robbed him and left him “half dead”.

The story continues:
A priest [a man called by God to pray for the Jewish people, a man who served God and offered sacrifices for the Jewish people] saw that severely beaten man, and passed by on the other side of the road.
A Levite [also a man who was born into the tribe of Levi who were set apart by God to serve Him and the people of Israel] went to the other side of the road and ignored the man.

Notice: That the two men who are supposed to represent God ignored the plight of the helpless man.  The man was not an enemy or an alien, the man was probably Jewish because he was traveling from Jerusalem.
Have you been robbed and been beaten up, perhaps physically, or emotionally, mentally and/or socially?
Have you been ignored by the very people you would expect to come to your aid?

To continue with the story: 
But a Samaritan [Samaritans and the Jewish people were enemies] saw the man.  He felt compassion [compassion will result in actions of kindness] and gave the man needed attention for his wounds.  Then this “enemy” went a step further, he delayed his own journey by putting the man on his own beast (probably a donkey) and took the man to an innkeeper.  Then he went another step further and paid for the man’s care, even promising to further give more monies if needed – for his enemy!

How do you treat your “enemy” when they have been beaten up, robbed and left half dead?  Do you purposely give compassionate aid to them?  (How do you treat a follower of Christ who has willfully sinned?)

If using a scale of 1-10 and 10 was the very best: what would your Tender Loving Care scale show of your attitude and treatment of your “enemy”?

Jesus asked a question of the lawyer after telling His story:
(NASB) Luke 10:36 “‘Which of these three do you think proved to be a neighbor to the man who fell into the robbers’ hands?’

Who do you say was the neighbor to this beaten up man?
Are you such a neighbor to your “enemy”?  How far do you extend real aid?

The lawyer could answer only with one answer:
(NASB) Luke 10:37 “…‘The one who showed mercy toward him.’  Then Jesus said to him, ‘Go and do the same.’”

To whom do you need to show mercy and compassion today?

“Go and do the same.”