When we are told to treat others as we wish to be treated people somehow fall short of what I believe is the full extent of "the golden rule."
Obviously avoiding doing evil is important. The golden rule has some of us "just being nice." Again that is a great goal but what if we took it farther?
How is it that we want people to treat us? With respect. With kindness. With sincerity. With courtesy.
These are great steps in the right direction.
Are you selfless in your actions?
Willing to go the extra mile for someone in need?
Do we share the gospel? Or to put it another way do we share the good news?
The nightly news if often filled with bad news. But what can we do to bring good news into our community?
Here in Western New York one of our news channels celebrates kids making a difference in our city and suburbs. For example organizing a fund raiser to help those less fortunate. There was a story where people got together to help an autistic child get a special van so that he could get out of the house with his family. Something most of us take for granted.
It wasn't done to get glory.
God forbid a similar situation should befall any of us. But if it did wouldn't it be nice if perfect strangers gathered together to remedy such woes? Yes of course it would.
We're not meant to just avoid evil. We are meant to be the light of the world.
We need to bear one another's burdens.
To treat others to the bounty of the blessings that God has given us. If you think about it God has given us more than we may be aware of. Take some time. Count your blessings.
Then do unto others as God has done for you.
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