THE CREATOR WON’T ASK …

• What kind of car you drove ~ but may ask how many people you drove that did not have transportation.

• The square footage of you house ~ but may ask how many people you welcomed into your home.

• How many fancy clothes you had in your closet ~ but may ask how many of those clothes helped the needy.

• About your social status ~ but may ask what kind of class you displayed.

• How many material possessions you had ~ but may ask if they dictated your life.

• What your highest salary was ~ but may ask if you com-promised your character to obtain that salary.

• How many promotions you received ~ but may ask whether you promoted others.

• What your job title was ~ but may ask if you performed your job to the best of your ability.

• What you did to help yourself ~ but may ask what you did to help others.

• How many friends you had ~ but may ask how many people to whom you were a true friend.

• What you did to protect your rights ~ but may ask what you did to protect the rights of others.

• In what neighborhood you lived ~ but may ask how you treated your neighbors.

• About the color of your skin ~ but may ask about the content of your character.

• How many times your deeds matched your words ~ but may ask how many times they did not.

From the book Deep Waters and Bubbling Brooks