Greetings Dear Reader,
We use the word “right” to signal that we agree with others
and that we are asking if they agree with us.
We even use it in combination with “whatever” to ask others to agree
with our indifference. Whatever! Right?
I think that we have
lost most of our understanding of what right means other than the direction we
can turn on a red light. We are so far
from the thinking of doing what is right for the sake of doing what is right. Part of the problem is that we have gotten
away from a standard beyond ourselves of what is actually right.
Without a standard everyone chooses what he or she believes
to be right and acts in that manner.
Without a standard for right and wrong, we subjugate right to our desires
and selfish interests. We do what is
right in our own eyes and in the wake of it harm others. We do not do right when it is convenient or
costs us too much unless we are willing to give up our right to do as we
please.
Please do not for a moment think that I believe I have
mastered this. Coming to the South again
was the right thing to do but I have received anger and rejection for doing
it. I can see the long-term purpose for me
in this and the potential benefits for others.
Still, we need a standard above ourselves for what is right and what is
not.
I realize that you may not embrace my standard for that Dear
Reader. I attempt to follow Christ to
determine what is right. I still do
things that I know are not right at times.
My heart is to choose right always but I fail. Still, if you are not ready to follow Christ
then I offer a bit of wisdom he gave that is true no matter what you
believe.
My Grandfather who loved me dearly and only loved Jesus more
used to say, “Do what is right even when it hurts.” He also said that “right is not right unless
you can do it lovingly.” When asked the
greatest commandment Jesus responded that it is to love God and the second was
like it, to love each other.
If you cannot do it out of love then it is not right. I came here to learn again how to love
without expectation, to love others no matter the cost, and to be sure that
every other standard I hold is built on loving others no matter what the
cost. I had no idea how far down I would
have to be stripped to get to this place.
I have had to face my failures in showing my love for
others. I have needed to endure
rejection and hatred from others with love.
I have had beautiful conversations with people about the difference
between loving others and placing expectations on them so that they could prove
their love to me.
Doing what is right is something to always ponder. It is in doing right because of love that we prove
that the right is, well right. We cannot
do right if we cannot do it out of love.
I cannot demand that someone do right out of anger and selfishness. I cannot think that someone is worthy of
anything less than my loving kindness and be thinking about right. It is a narrow way but it is the truth.
I am approaching an articulation of this that I will share
with you when it is clear. Avalon helped
me process it better this week and her insights truly are a part of my journey
to understanding. I also value your insights Dear Reader. Feel free to share them with me as we walk. Together we can think about whatever is right.
Wishing you joy in the journey,
Aramis Thorn
Mat 13:52 So Jesus said to them, "That is why every
writer who has become a disciple of Christ’s rule of the universe is like a
homeowner. He liberally hands out new and old things from his great treasure
store.”
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