The Goodness of God

So often, we have a picture in our mind of what God's goodness is--a gentle snowfall, perhaps; a kind word given in time of need; maybe a good meal or a conversion moment of spiritual growth. And it is all true--all are good gifts of God.

And yet, we must remember that God's goodness is not only comprised of those things that make us happy. To truly love God's goodness is to love all the things that are truly good about God--perfect love, perfect truth, perfect justice, perfect mercy. Most of us make God's goodness too small, preferring our little bite-sized chunk to the life-changing goodness of God.

We show that we love God's goodness when we seek to love others completely, when we follow truth no matter where it leads us, and when we honor both justice that sets things right and mercy that turns everything upside down.

May your New Year be blessed with the goodness of God.