Who's the Good Samaritan?

In Aaron's most recent comment, he indicated the text for his upcoming sermon is the Good Samaritan story. One of my favorite reflections for this (and other) texts is: "Where am I in the story, and where is God?". I think it's fairly typical to not want to admit being the hypocritical religious folks who walk on by. Yet I think it's presumptuous to believe we're the Good Samaritan, willing to make an unconditional sacrifice for a stranger/enemy in need. Rather, I think, we are the man beaten by the world and left for dead, yet saved by the grace of God (in the person of the Samaritan in the story and of Jesus in reality). Certainly we are called to emulate the Samaritan, as Jesus instructs his disciples to love one another as he has loved them. However, I believe being a "neighbor" (as in the "love thy neighbor" sense of the text that kicks off the story) is borne out of the grateful acknowledgement that we are already accepted by the one who has provided all we need for our recovery.