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The Meyer Minute for May 14, 2008

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Picture this: Someone runs the stop light because he’s in a hurry.  Picture this: The fasten seat belt light is illuminated on the plane, but someone gets up anyway.  Picture this: A student ignores a class because the subject doesn’t interest her. What’s common to these pictures?  Individualism.  Life is all about individualism and I am my most important individual.  Does my running a red light jeopardize others?  Does getting up when the seat belt light is on go against the rules?  Does my lack of interest in a class show disrespect to the learning of others?  Of course!  To all of these, the answer is yes, of course.  But hey!  Modern American society is about individualism and I am my most important individual.  The rest of you, go hang.

A friend recently gave me the book, “Monk Habits for Everyday People.”  Dennis Okholm talks about his experiences with Order of St. Benedict.  In the Benedictine order individualism is less important than community.  Imagine that, you are not the measure of all things!  Writes Okholm, “The sign of love is obedience, whether I am observing the rules of family life, of being a good steward of God’s resources, or of working faithfully as an employee.”  (p. 67f.)   

Love “is not self-seeking” (1 Corinthians 13:5).  Get God’s picture?

  

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