Isaac Asimov once wrote, "Never let your sense of morals get in the way of doing what's right." Now, there are plenty of things that Asimov said that I would take issue with, but I think he may be hitting uncomfortably close to home with this quote.
Have you ever heard anyone who has broken a rule or a law in order to help someone justify what they did by saying something like, "I know what the rule said, but I just felt I had to do what was right?" I have... I may have even said something like that... I've certainly heard others and sympathized.
I think Jesus would understand as well. Remember that the Pharisees of his day had, with mostly honorable motives, created a system of rules... a morality if you will... that detailed how to live before God but that sometimes stood in the way of doing the right thing as understood by Jesus.
Sooo... when does a particular understanding of what is moral fail us? How do we know? Are there times we need a better informed moral compass? Difficult questions to answer fully to be sure, but perhaps something to think and pray about... as we look for opportunities to do the right thing.
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