What does it truly mean to love our neighbor? This sermon takes us straight to the heart of that question through the parable of the Good Samaritan. We see two people pass by a wounded man on the road -- people who had religious obligations, people who were busy with their day -- and yet it was the outsider, the one least expected, who stopped. He bound up the wounds, poured out oil and wine, and even promised to return and cover whatever additional cost there might be. That is what love looks like in action. It is not a feeling we wait for. It is a decision we make. The message challenges us to ask ourselves honestly: are we so consumed with our own schedules and spiritual routines that we walk past the people right in front of us who are hurting? Love, as illustrated here, is practical, sacrificial, and consistent. It shows up even when it is inconvenient. We are also reminded of the story of William Booth, founder of the Salvation Army, whose simple but devastating question to struggling workers -- 'Have you tried tears?' -- cuts through all our strategies and programs and brings us back to the one thing that makes everything else work: genuine compassion. The invitation for us is clear. The people in our lives who do not yet know Jesus need us to pray for them with real tears, real love, and real intentionality. Before we can reach them, we have to care about them deeply enough to stop and cross the road.