Monday, March 1

Luke 6:36-38. Jesus said to his disciples: “Be merciful, just as God is merciful. Stop judging and you will not be judged. Stop condemning and you will not be condemned. Forgive and you will be forgiven. Give and gifts will be given to you; a good measure, packed together, shaken down, and overflowing, will be poured into your lap. For the measure with which you measure will in return be measured out to you.”

This scripture reminds me of a phrase I heard often from my mother when I was young: “You get what you give.” The way in which we choose to live our lives has a unique impact on the interconnected web we all belong to. All the good we do and kindness we share will come back to us from a part of that web, maybe from a place we do not expect. I believe the scripture allows us to think about life in simpler terms. Rather than keeping score, it teaches us to focus on ourselves and our interactions with others, leaving the rest to fall into place. By doing so, we receive one of the greatest gifts of all, inner peace.

                                    - Erin Bykowski, Transportation Coordinator, Security and Transportation Office;
                                        Bachelor’s Degree, Edgewood College, 2007;
                                        Master’s Degree Student, Edgewood College Class of 2012