The Ten Commandments

A  Spiritual Guide For Everyday Life

We see the violence everyday around us and came to a head in the United States on Saturday July 13, 2024 in Butler, PA forty miles north of Pittsburgh. A 20 year old disturbed assassin attempted to take the former president's life during a rally.  And while he failed in the attempt he senselessly took the life of another person at the rally and injured another while wasting his own life in the process. While we know that evil exists in the world, for a young 20 year old to be so disturbed to commit a heinous act with his entire life in front of him is really a reflection on all of us as a society.  Where have we gone wrong as a society for our young people to be so broken. 

One answer is that to some degree we have become a God-less nation especially with our youth. We have secularized society to the point that our faith based institutions are in decline. We have a duty and moral obligation to teach the children well and share some key time tested spiritual principles that we can live by.  And while that becomes harder in these times of broken families and heated public discourse we must rise to the occasion. 

One simple guide is the Ten Commandments given by God to Moses on Mt. Sinai. 

1. I am the Lord your God, you shall have no other gods before Me.
2. Worship no false idols.
3. You shall not take the Lord God's name in vain. 
4. Keep holy the Sabbath day. A day of rest. 
5. Honor your Mother and Father.
6. You shall not murder.
7. You shall not commit adultery.
8. You shall not steal. 
9. You shall not lie. 
10. You shall not covet thy neighbors wife or goods. 

A good start for all of us.  Easy to say but harder to live.  First comes the knowing and next the doing. And as Jesus commanded all of us before going to the cross 

Love One Another As I have Loved You!

With Love,

Coach K