What One Man's Life Could Be Worth -- Music Monday
According to the site, Holidays for Everyday , which has a list of all sorts of obscure days set aside to celebrate or honor one thing or another, yesterday, March 13th, was Good Samaritan Day. Most have probably heard the story of the Good Samaritan , the parable Jesus told as an answer to the question, "And who is my neighbor?" In the story, the Good Samaritan showed mercy on a stranger in need and helped him. Coincidentally, this morning in church, a special collection was taken up to aid the homeless shelter in our town. Another case of people helping strangers in need. So, I began thinking today of times when I have been helped by strangers acting as Good Samaritans. When I was in college, I purchased my first car. It was a little white Honda Civic. It was shaped sort of like a potato and was dubbed with the name "Spud" by one of my college friends. The name stuck and everyone began calling my car Spud. This picture isn't...