Mark 2:14
14 And as he passed by, he saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax booth, and he said to him, “Follow me.” And he rose and followed him.
Mark 2:14 (ESV)
Love God–Love Others
1 John 4:20-21“Whoever claims to love God yet hates a brother or sister is a liar. For whoever does not love their brother and sister, whom they have seen, cannot love God, whom they have not seen. And he has given us this command: Anyone who loves God must also love their brother and sister.”
Kindness- the Golden Rule
Some years back, a family was out for an evening stroll around the block. The mother was pushing her baby girl in a stroller and her 3-year-old son was toddling along next to them.
In the preceding days, the family had talked about the dangers of cigarette smoking, so the topic was fresh on the 3 year-olds mind.
As they came around the corner of the street, we saw a neighbor acquaintance out on her porch. She was smoking a cigarette. Before the mother could wave hello, her little son yelled out, "You're gonna die!" She was speechless; the mother was mortified. ...
