The Golden Rule

I am a rule follower, so naturally I want others to also follow the rules. As a child when I committed to the Golden Rule to memory, I fully expected to be treated the way I treat others. What a disappointment. Even as an adult it can be disheartening because “doing unto others” is no guarantee that others will reciprocate. Jesus did not say we would be rewarded for doing unto others as we would have them do unto us, he simply said, “So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets” (Matt 7:12 NIV).