It was a cold Sunday morning, and a unkept family's car had broken down on the main road. They were traveling from a distant state so the father could take a job, and they had no one to help them. The mother sat with a saddened face, window down, and cigarette in hand. The father, wearing a stained coat and coveralls turned to speak to the two young children in the worn back seat of the tired old car.
Traveling down the road came the Bishop of the church in town. He saw the father waiving to him, hoping to get a ride for his family to the nearest town, with the hope of sorting out their dilemna. But, the bishop was on his way to the church, and he didn't want his congregation to be held up by his tardiness. Besides, today was going to be an important service about overseas missionionaries.
A few minutes went by, and the president of the Lion's club approached in his SUV. He was a great man of the community, in fact he even volunteered to mow the park during his free time on the weekends. Unfortunately, this morning he was on his way to a statewide meeting, and he just didn't have time to help. As the man waived, he did his best to pretend to not see.
The next car on the road was driven by another local man. He wasn't very well respected in the community being agnostic and sometimes holding parties at his home. When he saw the family in need, however, he stopped his car and asked what was wrong. After discussing a few possibilities with the family, he gave them a ride to the local motel and paid for their lodging, and even contacted the owner of a local garage to have the car fixed at his own expense.
Which one of these men was a neighbor to the family?
Which one of these men are you likely to be?
Who is your neighbor?
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