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May's Devotional Lesson
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(Disciples of Christ)
Jackson Boulevard Christian Church
A father asked his son to return a shopping cart they had just used. The son
protested, "C'mon, Dad! There are carts all over. No one returns them. That's why
they hire people to collect them."
After a brief argument, Mm chimed in, "For heaven's sake, it's no big deal. Let's go."
The Dad was about to surrender when he noticed an elderly couple walking together to
return their cart. After a moment he said, "Son, there are two kinds of people in this
world: those who put their carts away and those who don't. We are the kind that returns
their shipping cart. Now go return the cart!"
Obviously, this story is about more than grocery carts. It's about doing the right thing in
a world that promotes rationalizations and excuses, and demeans or trivializes simple
acts of virtue. I suppose another way of putting it is -- There are two kinds of people:
Those who have the character to do what they ought to and those who find reasons
not to.
People of character do the right thing even if no one else does, not because they think
it will change the world, but because they refuse to be changed by the world.
Behold the kingdom of God is within you ~ Luke 17:21
~~Michael Josephson
| “Do the Right Thing” |