“Sometimes prayer is not enough. God requires action. Think of the account of the Good Samaritan. A certain man had been robbed, beaten, and left for dead. Before the Samaritan finds him and rescues him, Christ tells us that two religious leaders pass by. One is a priest and the other is an officiant in the Temple. It is not unreasonable to think that both say a prayer for the victim. Both, though, avoid the man, naked, beaten, possibly dying.”
– Steve Hager, from My Brother’s Keeper: a study of The Golden Rule for Christian small business owners.