Jesus responds to a Hebrew lawyer by telling a story about a dying man. The man’s situation worsens as those who should help him avoid him. Then something happened that drastically reversed his condition: compassion. Compassion was shown to him that was radical: unbiased, unrestricted, and unearned. In showing such compassion, the man we know as the Good Samaritan proves what it means to become a neighbor. You and I are called to follow his example. In short, we must make the Good Samaritan ordinary.