Asking for Golden Empowerment

Perhaps the “Golden Rule” as presented by Matthew from the Roman Catholic Lectionary today is an obvious moral rule. Experience might suggest that Divine power is necessary to really live it. Transcendence is the consequence of living the possibilities of the indwelling Spirit. The ability to go beyond is visible in the athletics and courage of the Olympians. The psalmist realizes the source of the deliverance he experiences from fear and loss. Ester recognizes both the awesome aspect of being empowered to transcend our human boundaries with Divine support and the experience of the glance of the Lord as full of kindness. Matthew reminds us that the experience of being empowered to serve beyond our boundaries is a gift available for the asking.