Even though the “Good Samaritan” story is familiar and still oft referenced in our culture and world, I’m glad to see that it’s in the lectionary for this Sunday.  It’s always timely but certainly so as religious folks are having so much trouble identifying who their neighbors are and, if doing so, showing them mercy. I’ll dig more into this between now and Sunday. But first, a little haiku:

Who is my neighbor?
A question to justify
I’ve just passed him by