A Sunday school teacher was telling her class the story of the Good Samaritan. She told how the man was beaten, robbed and left for dead. She described the situation in vivid detail so her students would catch the drama. Then she asked the class, “If you saw a person lying on the roadside all wounded and bleeding, what would you do?”

A thoughtful little girl broke the hushed silence. “I think I’d throw up,” she said.

Well, she was being honest. There are many adults who do not respond well to such a horrifying situation.

In New York City a mailman, shot by a sniper, was ordered to leave a building lobby. He was ordered to leave because he was dripping blood.

In Oklahoma City a woman gave birth unexpectedly on a city sidewalk. Bystanders turned their faces and ignored her. A taxi driver…