As Jesus continued down the road, a man ran up, knelt before him, and asked, “Good Teacher, what must I do to obtain eternal life?” Jesus replied, “Why do you call me good? No one is good except the one God. You know the commandments: Don’t commit murder. Don’t commit adultery. Don’t steal. Don’t give false testimony. Don’t cheat. Honor your father and mother.” “Teacher,” he responded, “I’ve kept all of these things since I was a boy.” Jesus looked at him carefully and loved him. He said, “You are lacking one thing. Go, sell what you own, and give the money to the poor. Then you will have treasure in heaven. And come, follow me.” But the man was dismayed at this statement and went away saddened, because he had many possessions. (Mark 10:17-22, CEB)
I have done all these things:
Don’t commit murder.
Don’t commit adultery.
Don’t steal.
Don’t give false testimony.
Don’t cheat.
Honor your father and mother.
Never killed a bug or an animal? Ever thought about someone in a way that you should not have? Never taken a grape or anything? Never slipped a little lie about someone to make yourself look better? Never cheated at all, to win a game that does not really matter? And always did everything your parents said without any thoughts of I’m only doing this because I have to and not because I want to.
The letter of the law is easy, but the intent is not something any one of us can keep.
None of us will ever make it on merit. We are not good by nature. But we can love and think of others, and that is living as God created us to live.
Thinking of someone else and not doing things to make ourselves look better.
Love out loud and do not worry about the rules.
Love.
aSacredRebel 