Do Good

For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. Ephesians 2:10 NIV

Just like you, I have seen the photo going around taken during Hurricane Harvey. Amid the destruction and chaos, a man rescues a woman and her baby. He carries her through the flood waters to safety as she's cradling her infant. Much has been said about this photo, both good, bad and indifferent. Some say it's humans at their best. Others say it's the natural order of things showing a man rescuing a woman.  Others are using it in the war on gender, saying stereotypes like this are what's wrong with the world.

No matter which side of the fence you reside on, this photo is a direct physical, earthly example of this verse. We were created in God's image, endowed with his spirit to do good works among us. The verse goes so far as to say that God prepared us in advance for that task. In advance. No on the job training here. We are already trained to do good. That good includes a lot, from taking care of our families no matter how blended, to doing well at our jobs, and if the time comes, to rescue someone in need of help. I am a woman and if I see a man in need and I can help, I should. I'm not going to sit and debate my gender, race, national origin or class status. I'm going to help him because it's the right thing to do.

I also hope that if a day comes when I need help that someone will help me,  and if it's my husband who comes to rescue me, I won't see it as a patriarchal show of machismo that I had to have a man rescue me. I will view it as an act of compassion because that's what it would be. My family taking care of me. Me taking care of friends.

We are pre programmed to do good, God's handiwork, created in Jesus to do good. Then let's do good.