When
values become an issue in the political arena, you can be sure the family,
church, and schools have failed, either by choice or default. While values
determine the fate of a family or nation, they coincidentally may be seldom practiced
or nurtured. One way of explaining values is to speak of taking the high road
or the low road throughout life.
Once when I went hunting with my
father-in-law, to our dismay we discovered several dead deer along a country
road. Someone had used a powerful spot light and rifle the night before to kill
the deer just for fun. This senseless killing angered my father-in-law because
it collided with his values.
What you
value about life and God’s creation can measure what you value about yourself. Jesus
gave this guideline for living, centered in the Golden Rule. "Do not do to
others what would anger you, if the same were done to you." God loves all
of creation enough to look forward to its redemption, so honor what God created
and loves.
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