a Good Samaritan...

when was the last time i was a good samaritan? i mean, generally i am helpful ( i think ) but when was the last time i stopped in the midst of my busy-ness to help someone in need? the good samaritan went out of his way to help someone who has totally no ties with him, yet was willing to help the injured man fully, without thinking of any repayment. In the world we live in today, when was the last time we were able to put aside our own things to help someone else? guess like everyone else, i am so caught up with the 'self' that i failed to recognise the cries out there. as a christian, have i been so caught up with my own spiritual growth that i failed to hear the cries of the unsaved? and if i fail to hear the cries of the unsaved, how could i have grown even spiritually? hmm....