"Which of these three, do you think, proved neighbor to the man who fell among the robbers?" He said, "The one who showed mercy on him." And Jesus said to him, "Go and do likewise." — Luke 10:36-37

It was a dark, rainy summer night on a remote road. David was driving home to his lake cottage after a movie in the resort village. Going around a corner he thought he saw it. He slowed, wondering if he had seen correctly.

He stopped, backed up in the driving rain, then moved his car toward the edge of the road, shining his headlights toward the ditch at the corner. Sure enough. There it was. A car overturned with its tail lights still glimmering in the darkness. It was obvious the accident was recent. There still were skid marks visible in the mud at the side of the road.

The driver of the o…