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What It Means to Be Good (Without Reaching for a Bible Verse)
Because sometimes doing the right thing doesn’t come with a theology, a sermon, or even a thank-you — and that’s exactly the point.
“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” — Maya Angelou
Let’s start here: being good isn’t a multiple-choice test with “C. All of the above” circled and graded by a cosmic Scantron. And it sure as heck isn’t about keeping a list taped to the fridge that says “No cussing, no lying, no double-dipping chips.” (Though, let’s be honest, if you double-dip at a party, you might not be evil, but you definitely ain’t considerate.)
Being good — really good — is messier than we want it to be. It doesn’t come with gold stars or guaranteed karma. It’s the kind of thing that shows up quietly, in the middle of a Monday, when no one’s watching.
To be good without quoting chapter and verse? That’s a harder, more honest conversation. Because it asks you to look inside, not for Bible instructions, but for something embarrassingly fragile: your own gut.
By the way, a little side note here. Lots of Conservative Christians will argue that an…
