Remembering the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Jan. 16, we once again pause and give thanks for the character and courage of an American giant in the civil rights movement.

In the Rev. King’s final sermon, as he prepared to demonstrate with sanitation workers in Memphis, Tenn., he preached from the Gospel of Luke, chapter 10:27-35. It is known as the Parable of the Good Samaritan. Dr.