A father and his family were heading home from church on a lonely highway when they passed a car with its hood up, obviously in trouble.

The owner of the car looked dirty and unshaven and was sitting on the ground before his rusty vehicle. His young son saw the man and said, “Daddy, aren’t we going to help him?”

The father, who knew of the dangers of stopping to help strangers on a highway, said, “No, we have to get to the restaurant before they stop serving lunch.”

The little boy continued, “But he looks like he could really use some help. Shouldn’t we help?”

“We just don’t have time,” the father snapped back.

The boy then queried, “Is this kind of like the parable of the Good Samaritan that we studied this morning in Sunday School?”

Why are children so good at getting to the point of things?

Thanks to Alexander H. Wales

Was the fear of stopping and helping a stranger too much for the father? In 20 years when the boy grows up, do YOU think he will stop and help a stranger in a similar situation? If not, why not?

IF WE DON’T TEACH OUR CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN TO FOLLOW JESUS, THE WORLD WILL TEACH THEM NOT TO.