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<blockquote>I speak, then, of the physical practicality of this missionary servant of God. Whither he should go on the highway of life, his first order of business must be to emulate the actions of the Good Samaritan.</blockquote> | <blockquote>I speak, then, of the physical practicality of this missionary servant of God. Whither he should go on the highway of life, his first order of business must be to emulate the actions of the Good Samaritan.</blockquote> | ||
<blockquote>Long ago I was called to be head of the Order of the Good Samaritans, and this I have told you;<ref>See El Morya, | <blockquote>Long ago I was called to be head of the Order of the Good Samaritans, and this I have told you;<ref>See El Morya, “A Report,” {{POWref|5|43|, October 26, 1962}}</ref> and it was a part of my service and initiation on the path of the will of God. For when one pursues the will of God, one must always discover that it is not His will that any of His little ones should be lost. Proceeding from this premise, we must conclude that it is the office of the [[Son of man]] to save that which is lost or to save that which is about to be lost but for the care that must be extended.<ref>Matt. 18:11, 14.</ref></blockquote> | ||
<blockquote>Inasmuch, then, as those who live in the physical octave cannot be found again from the state of being lost and pursue their salvation without their physical bodies, the first requirement of the Good Samaritan is to care for those in need—physical need, spiritual need, emotional need—to provide care and comfort and compassion, to go forth and to be able to intelligently help souls who are suffering from whatever dire accident or affliction has befallen them, and to be sensitive to the fact that many suffer extreme burdens of a psychological nature who also must be tended.</blockquote> | <blockquote>Inasmuch, then, as those who live in the physical octave cannot be found again from the state of being lost and pursue their salvation without their physical bodies, the first requirement of the Good Samaritan is to care for those in need—physical need, spiritual need, emotional need—to provide care and comfort and compassion, to go forth and to be able to intelligently help souls who are suffering from whatever dire accident or affliction has befallen them, and to be sensitive to the fact that many suffer extreme burdens of a psychological nature who also must be tended.</blockquote> | ||