How would you evaluate the ethics of our culture when it
comes to going beyond what is required, doing what is commendable? Several years
ago, a plane crashed into the Potomac River just outside Washington DC. A young
man risked his life to save passengers by swimming out to the plane in freezing
water to bring helpless victims to shore.
Luke’s Gospel
records the account of the Good Samaritan who helped a wounded man who had been
left for dead beside the road. He went beyond the call of duty to insure the
injured man was given proper care. This parable also relates how two religious
leaders of the same nationality as the wounded man used excuses to pass by and
refused to give help.
The
strong voice of conscience directs us to do what is morally right and good.
Each person can choose to perform spontaneous acts of kindness with no thought
of reward. If an opportunity arises to follow the voice of your conscience, are
you ready and willing to hear and respond? What would Jesus do?
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