Greatness

A great lady, known for her charity, hard work and love for her country, died. At the same time, in another country, a mass killing took place. It appeared this young man wanted to be remembered in history. Lady Dianna Spencer, Lady Murdock, will both be remembered for their works of charity. History remembers those people who give their lives for the good of mankind.
 
There is one other person who sacrificed His life, so that others would be able to live. Jesus Christ did just that. He lived His life, carrying out every day, many acts of charity, as we are told in John 21:25. “Jesus did many other things as well. If every one of them were written down, I suppose that even the whole world would not have room for the books that would be written.” He then gave up His life on the cross so that all men could be given a way out of eternal death. “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him” (John 3:16-17) 

As I watched the media report on both these people, I found myself wondering why people feel the need to be remembered, if at all, for evil rather than good. Why more people did not take up the banner of charity! Yes I know that evil dominates our world, but God is stronger and we should aim, in the strength of Christ, to be remembered for the good we do. The only way for that to happen is for all of us to roll up our sleeves and start.