June Fruit of the Spirit: Goodness

Do you ever find yourself puzzling over a word or concept? Trying to figure out exactly HOW it might play out in your life. Twisting and turning it around and around like a puzzle piece that just seems "lost" among the bigger picture.

Goodness is a simple word for a very general and broad range of descriptors of character and conduct. How does that apply to God? And how does that apply to us in our daily lives?

Sounds sort of simple right? WRONG! How does one define good and worthy of approval?  I would bet there are some whose definition of that would be quite different than one might expect.

I sort of like this idea about goodness but it doesn't really cover it totally. But the ideas of honesty and transparency and being the SAME does round out the definition. One cannot just think of "good" as following the rules. There are some rules that are oppressive and create inequality and sometimes even worse things. Blindly following the rules doesn't equal being good.

The power of good is strong.  It is in some ways small but mighty. Can we right all the wrong in the world?  Maybe, maybe not, but we can right all the wrong in our own personal interactions.

Plant the seeds of good in your life, find them in your interactions, grow them in your communities, work places, and the world will blossom.

Hugs to each of you, seek goodness and find it every day.