One of the hidden lessons from the Parable of the Good Samaritan is how we all benefit when there is trust between human beings.
As we know, the Samaritan took the man who had fallen among thieves to an inn, paid the innkeeper and then said that if the sum was insufficient to cover the cost of the victim’s care then he would make good the difference when he next passed by.
The Good Samaritan had to trust the innkeeper not to turn the man out as soon as his back was turned and pocket the money. He had to trust him not to inflate the bill. He had to trust him to do all that he could for the robbed and wounded man.
