H,
The easiest thing about the
golden rule is saying it out loud. It is often said out loud and about others. It
is quoted on stairs between two people, where one is the giver of wisdom and
the bowing other the receiver of grand wisdom. It, however, belongs in the
silence mostly. It belongs as a whisper, a prayer and a song in your own heart.
You probably need it more than any of the others you keep pushing it on as
wisdom when it is just avoidance. When I say you, I mean me. To be clear.
golden rule is saying it out loud. It is often said out loud and about others. It
is quoted on stairs between two people, where one is the giver of wisdom and
the bowing other the receiver of grand wisdom. It, however, belongs in the
silence mostly. It belongs as a whisper, a prayer and a song in your own heart.
You probably need it more than any of the others you keep pushing it on as
wisdom when it is just avoidance. When I say you, I mean me. To be clear.
Dealing with others in love
is the whole game of living out a godly life. There is nothing else that shows
our devotion to God than the way we treat others. It is at the fulcrum of the
whole machine of change, eternal life and what love truly is. This is the
guiding light and the divider between sinner and saint. When the bible says: “if
you do not forgive, you will not be forgiven”, it means exactly that.
is the whole game of living out a godly life. There is nothing else that shows
our devotion to God than the way we treat others. It is at the fulcrum of the
whole machine of change, eternal life and what love truly is. This is the
guiding light and the divider between sinner and saint. When the bible says: “if
you do not forgive, you will not be forgiven”, it means exactly that.
It seems harsh but community
is what we are made for. To be joined to one another and not be alone. To do
this and not be any less of an individual is the journey we are on.
is what we are made for. To be joined to one another and not be alone. To do
this and not be any less of an individual is the journey we are on.
There is no need deifying
individuality. It is a thing but it is not everything. We are human in relation
to each other. We exist in relation to each other. We make sense in relation to
each other. The Kingdom is a family and if you love being alone then that is
one more thing that will change when the trumpet sounds.
individuality. It is a thing but it is not everything. We are human in relation
to each other. We exist in relation to each other. We make sense in relation to
each other. The Kingdom is a family and if you love being alone then that is
one more thing that will change when the trumpet sounds.
So we have this to deal with
now. That we are not better than anyone else. That we all exist in the same
flawed and broken down body of work that is fallen life on earth.
now. That we are not better than anyone else. That we all exist in the same
flawed and broken down body of work that is fallen life on earth.
We are equal. We are equal. We are equal. No
one is a supporting character, an audience or a subordinate in this story of
life. We are connected and should act that way. Kindness, patience, long
suffering, forgiveness (and on and on and on) are not ancient ideas. When we
reflect them in and on each other, we are creating a revolution. We are
speaking timelessly. We are in a new heaven and on a new earth.
one is a supporting character, an audience or a subordinate in this story of
life. We are connected and should act that way. Kindness, patience, long
suffering, forgiveness (and on and on and on) are not ancient ideas. When we
reflect them in and on each other, we are creating a revolution. We are
speaking timelessly. We are in a new heaven and on a new earth.