The Bystander Effect

Summary

Finally, give hands, arms, and legs to your faith. True faith rolls up its sleeves, puts its shoulder to the wheel, and gets its hands dirty. The priest and Levite had titles implying devotion to God, but their actions showed them to be gutless and faint of heart. They wanted to limit who they called a neighbor and limit to whom they showed kindness, mercy, and compassion. The true heroes of faith are those who recognize everyone as a neighbor and who “care for orphans and widows in their distress” (James 1:27).