The First 40 Days cover — a young sprout rising toward the light

Love in actionLuke 10:25-37

Eat

Read the passage slowly, read it again, then retell it in your own words. If you can't retell it, read it once more.

  • Read
  • Reread
  • Retell

Digest

Answer from what the passage actually says — stay in the text.

  1. What does this passage show me about God?

    • What did the Samaritan do that the others did not?
    • What does Jesus say it means to be a neighbor?
  2. What does it show me about people — and about myself?

    • Who have you passed by on the other side lately?
  3. What will I obey this week? (a concrete step, with a day)

    • Who can you show mercy to this week?
  4. Who will I tell?

Grow

Growth is God's part, not yours. Do the cycle faithfully and trust Him to give the growth (1 Corinthians 3:6–7).

Pray

Father, open my eyes to the person in front of me, and give me mercy to help like the Samaritan did.