The parable of the good Samaritan is both easy to understand but hard to do. By caring for the wounded man, the Samaritan demonstrated the love that the lawyer knew only theoretically. The same can be true for us, knowing that God is love and that we are called to show that love to others, yet not quite managing to demonstrate it practically.
The empathy the Samaritan showed comes more naturally to some of us than others, but it is a characteristic that Jesus highlights when explaining what is necessary to inherit eternal life.
In Psalms 140-142, David describes his reliance on God, “Deliver me”, “Guard me”, “You are my God”, “O Lord, my Lord, the strength of my salvation”, “my eyes are toward you, O God, my Lord; in you I seek refuge”. David is once more writing about the trials of his daily life, yet in those difficulties he maintains his reliance on God, doesn’t sever that relationship but seeks refuge in it instead.