{"product_id":"the-good-samaritan-biblical-candle-art","title":"The Good Samaritan - Biblical Candle","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Good Samaritan candle draws upon one of Christ’s most recognizable and demanding parables: the account of a traveler who interrupts his own journey to care for a wounded stranger.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInspired by the Gospel of Luke and illustrated with imagery from a Vatican postage stamp, this candle offers a visible reminder that mercy is more than sympathy. It requires attention, personal involvement, and a willingness to bear the cost of another person’s need.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt makes a meaningful Christian gift for caregivers, volunteers, medical professionals, teachers, clergy, and anyone whose vocation calls them to works of mercy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Parable of the Good Samaritan\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe parable appears in Luke 10:25–37. A scholar of the law asks Jesus what he must do to inherit eternal life. Together they recall the commandments to love God completely and to love one’s neighbor as oneself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe scholar then asks a more difficult question: “And who is my neighbor?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJesus answers by describing a man traveling from Jerusalem to Jericho. Robbers attack him, strip him, beat him, and leave him half dead beside the road. A priest sees the wounded man and passes by. A Levite does the same.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA Samaritan then approaches.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe choice would have been striking to Christ’s original audience. Jews and Samaritans were separated by longstanding religious and social hostility. Nevertheless, it is the Samaritan—not the respected religious figures—who allows himself to be moved by the wounded man’s suffering.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe approaches the man, treats his wounds with oil and wine, places him upon his own animal, carries him to an inn, and pays for his continued care. He does not merely feel compassion. He rearranges his journey, uses his possessions, accepts inconvenience, and makes himself responsible for a stranger’s recovery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWho Is My Neighbor?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt the conclusion of the parable, Jesus does not ask which people qualify as neighbors. He asks which traveler proved himself to be a neighbor to the wounded man.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe answer is: “The one who treated him with mercy.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChrist then commands, “Go and do likewise.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe parable therefore turns the original question outward. Rather than determining the limits of our obligation, it asks whether we are willing to cross the road, draw near to suffering, and become a neighbor through concrete acts of mercy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChristian interpreters have also found a deeper image of salvation within the story. The wounded traveler has been understood as fallen humanity and the Samaritan as Christ, who approaches mankind in its helplessness, tends its wounds, and carries it to safety. This spiritual interpretation complements the parable’s direct moral demand: the mercy we have received must become mercy offered to others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Artwork\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe candle’s design incorporates a Vatican postage stamp depicting the Good Samaritan. Its Latin inscription, \u003cem\u003eSamaritanus misericordia motus est\u003c\/em\u003e, is drawn from Luke 10:33 and means:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“The Samaritan was moved with compassion.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe inscription identifies the decisive moment in the parable. Before the Samaritan acts, he first permits himself to see the wounded man and to be affected by his suffering. Compassion becomes the beginning of responsibility.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eA Gift Centered on Mercy\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Good Samaritan candle makes a thoughtful gift for:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNurses, physicians, and medical professionals\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCaregivers and social workers\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst responders\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVolunteers and charitable workers\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePriests, deacons, and religious\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTeachers and catechists\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChristian families\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStudents of Scripture\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnyone beginning a ministry or service vocation\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSomeone who has shown extraordinary kindness during a difficult time\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDisplay it in a home, office, parish room, classroom, or prayer space as a reminder to recognize Christ in the person placed before us.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCandle Details\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSubject: The Parable of the Good Samaritan\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eScripture: Luke 10:25–37\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLabel: Vatican postage-stamp artwork\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLatin inscription: \u003cem\u003eSamaritanus misericordia motus est\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaker: Good League Hence\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSmall: Approximately 2.5 inches high with a 1.5 × 1.5-inch base\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCubic: Approximately 2 × 2 × 2 inches\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLarge: Approximately 3 × 1.5 × 1.5 inches\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBecause each candle is made by Good League Hence, slight variations in appearance and dimensions may occur.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Good League Hence","offers":[{"title":"Large","offer_id":48307063783643,"sku":null,"price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Small","offer_id":48307063816411,"sku":null,"price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Cubic","offer_id":48307063849179,"sku":null,"price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0753\/3461\/5259\/files\/The_Good_Samaritan_biblical_art_candle_by_Good_League_Hence.jpg?v=1787066294","url":"https:\/\/goodleaguehence.com\/products\/the-good-samaritan-biblical-candle-art","provider":"Good League Hence","version":"1.0","type":"link"}