49. The Golden Rule

“Whatever you would like others to do to you, do also to them; for this is the law and the prophets.” 

“Don’t judge, and you won’t be judged. Don’t condemn, and you won’t be condemned. Set others free, and you will be set free.”

“Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over. The measure you give will be given back to you.”

He spoke a parable to them. “Can the blind guide the blind? Won’t they both fall into a pit? Disciples are not above their teacher, but when fully trained will be like their teacher.” 

There is certainly nothing difficult to understand about the Golden Rule: treat others as you would like to be treated. Putting it into practice, however, is full of challenges. When do you find the Golden Rule most difficult to follow? Has someone in your life been a model for how this is done? Have you ever expressed appreciation to that person?

Prayer: Humble me, Lord, whenever I fail to treat others in the way I would like to be treated.