Postscript to "Be a Rescuer for God"

Postscript to "Be a Rescuer for God":-

The measure of a life well-lived is how much we give and how much we forgive. The equation I see is one of additions and subtractions. Every time we give something of ourselves, our time, our knowledge, our love and devotion, our resources, we add to life’s scorecard.

Every time we take from others, their time, their resources, their attention, we subtract from it.  We move forward by giving and forgiving; we regress by taking and begrudging. It is said that hatred is a coward's revenge for being intimidated.

Nothing consumes our spirit more than to bear a grudge and to consciously nurture that grudge to full blown hatred. Unforgiveness retards our personal growth. Unforgiveness closes all doors once opened. Unforgiveness kills hope, saps strength and strangles love.

Make every day count by giving and forgiving. Be kinder, humbler and gentler. Be a pursuer of what is good. For what is good is always beautiful but what is beautiful may not always be good.

Imagine a world where lives’ scorecards are always positive; where giving and forgiving are the norm; where old scores are wiped clean and new lasting relationships are formed.

A world like that has no room for racism, bigotry, arrogance, and misogyny (hatred of women). This world is conceivable, achievable and self-sustainable. It demands only that we make small, daily and consistent efforts to add to our scorecard more than we subtract from it.

For in the end, the more we loose ourselves, the more we gain in God. This noble and powerful truth is best expressed by Mother Theresa, “The prize with which God rewards our self-abandonment is Himself.”