We slept well last night. I slept in the living room with Al just to help out when he needed me. Lana crashed for a much needed rest in her own bed after a long week.
This morning, the first person Pop asked to chat with was my son Benjamin. (he'll be 10 in 2 weeks) So Ben came over and as they began chatting, I realized how significant this conversation was going to be and I grabbed a pen and paper.
Ben just did a project at school on William the Conqueror and so that's where they started talking. When William took the throne of England after the battle of Hastings in 1066AD, he changed a lot of things including the laws and rules of the land. They chatted awhile about the background of the story and then Al began to teach.Here I offer you this recounting of what Al said next to Ben- words of truth to teach all of us:
"William the Conqueror employed the 'Golden Rule' which by his definition was- he who has the gold... rules. He craved power and money. Throughout English, French, Spanish, and other royalty, integrity is very difficult to find.
What does it mean to be a man of integrity? A man of integrity is one who holds onto and practices principles of integrity which is
1.) you do what you say you'll do,
2.) you see ahead of time the needs of others and you meet those needs to please others,
3.) you follow through to finish things you say you'll do, and
4.) you don't need recognition for the private acts of service and love that you do.
And those things are the painting of how we will rule in God's Kingdom. We'll rule like Jesus does. Jesus said that if we see him we see the Father, so that's what we are called to do- to rule like Jesus so that when people see us they see Jesus. That's the kind of rulers God wants us to be."
Here, here, Pop, these are truths to last for eternity.
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