The Righteous Person
Righteousness is not a part time job
Teachers and parents routinely remind children of the
importance of refraining from giving in to peer pressure, knowing that good
behavior can often be undermined by the desire to fit in with their friends and
school mates.
We adults need to remember is that we, too, are often
subject to peer pressure. When we are surrounded by people who always take the
moral high road, who are honest in their business practices, and respectful in
the way they treat other people, our own adherence to the commandments of God,
is made easier.
What are we like when we are spending time with that
neighbor, friend, or relative, who is fun to be with, but shares off colored
jokes, or says horrible things about people we know? Do we give in to laughter
because we want to fit in with the moment, or do we always take the high road,
keeping true to our Christian faith, regardless the behavior of people we are
with?
"To be righteous among the righteous is a great
and praiseworthy thing, but it is a far greater and more praiseworthy thing to
be a righteous man among the unrighteous (Bishop Nikolai Velimirovicn, 'The
Prologue from Ochrid')."
To be righteous is not a part time job.
Love in Christ,
Abbot Tryphon
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