“So in everything, do
to others as you would want them to do to you.”
Matthew 7:12
We
received word that a young relative’s boyfriend had succumbed to Cancer.
Hubby’s sister wanted us to go to the funeral with her. I had qualms about attending. The young relative chose to
live differently than we.
I was
drawn to my Bible. I found the Golden Rule; it had to be a “God- thing”. I
found it in 2 gospels, Matthew and Luke. I compared the verses and noticed the
beginning phrase-“So, in everything,”
I
thought about how I couldn’t say to or do the right things, the “Christian” things
for my church family and neglect or treat my family with disdain when there was
a need.
We felt
the need to attend this funeral, got ready, and headed out the door. The leaves
looked greener than I had ever seen them. The lawns had lushness like I had
never seen before. I thanked God for his teaching me the lesson that I learned
that morning.
Each
time the Golden Rule comes to mind, I think of the first phrase- “So in everything,”