In this world there are many moral and ethical issues that are very complex, where it is difficult to discern the best choice, or best action to take. But most of the time, in most situations, we know how to do the right thing. We know how to show kindness, mercy, and even sacrificial love. It’s not too difficult to know.
There is a passage from the book of Deuteronomy (30:11-14) in which Moses is reminding the Hebrew people of God’s commandments. He says “Surely, this commandment that I am commanding you today is not too hard for you, nor is it too far away. It is not in heaven, that you should say, ‘Who will go up to heaven for us, and get it for us so that we may hear it and observe it?’ Neither is it beyond the sea, that you should say, ‘Who will cross to the other side of the sea for us, and get it for us so that we may hear it and observe it?’ No, the word is very near to you; it is in your mouth and in your heart for you to observe.”
Most of the time, we need only look inside ourselves for God to guide us toward showing loving kindness to others, even to those who do not love us back. That is not to say that it is easy to do. It can be a difficult journey from knowing something to acting on it, and we will surely take wrong turns along the way. But it is a journey worth making, because all the Biblical and theological knowledge in the world is worth nothing if we don’t act in love. All that we do as a church in worship, fellowship, and learning, we do in order to be moved by love to love. Without that transformation, without love, it’s not worth much.
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