Not Too Busy To Stop

The Good Samaritan, traveling between Jerusalem and Jericho, where two other travelers, a priest and a Levite, had also passed the wounded victim left bleeding on the roadside, interrupted his trip to cleanse the wounds of the victim, take him to an inn, spend the night there and then stop back on his return, demonstrates what it means to be a good neighbor.  He adapted his plans to help a complete stranger, and has left a lasting example of compassion and mercy.  Besides not being bothered by the ethnicity of the victim, he treated him as his own family, trustingly cast aside his "schedule" for the day to help, not just token help, but  help that demanded more than just money, but his precious time.
I would guess that not many of us are willing to go as far as this Samaritan did; he set the bar very high, perhaps too high, but has left us an example and model for which we need to strive if we are going to keep the commandment to love our neighbor as ourselves.  Good Samaritan, help me to be as generous and selfless as you when I come across an unexpected situation that demands my care and my time.
Bro. Rene