The Methodist Church Scartho

 

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK

Justice and fairness are important for any society 

 

There is a saying you need to walk in someone's footsteps to understand don’t judge a book by its cover.

 

Some years ago, a seemingly dirty, poorly dressed man with a large woolly hat, walked into a church, people looked at one another commenting on who he was and who had invited him. 

At the end of the service, he walked to the front of the church and started to take of his big coat and hat revealing it was in fact the Pastor or Vicar shocking the congregation.

On another accession there was a young man with a Mohican hair, dressed in black leather with big boots, on first sight one could be uneasy or afraid but then seeing him walking an elderly lady across a busy road safely.

 

The lesson learned was not to judge others, trying to understand people who are different to us.

In the Bible we are told that the laws of the land are important and should be adhered to but God is the judge of the world.