The Wheels on the Bus

As I sit here on the school bus, several types of people surround me. The avid book lovers and academic scholars read books and finish homework (myself included). Others sit quitely, patiently awaiting the moment they can run home, kick off their schoes and watch a good T.V. show. Starkly contrasted with these quiet bus riders, many loud teenagers blast innapropriate music, attempting to prove their popularity through cussing and not-so-nice jokes. I listen to cat fights, threats and unending gossip as I wonder about these people.

Every single person has a story, many of which I will never know. Because my parents have raised me with a strong sense of right from wrong, this behaviour puzzles me; I do not understand it. Nevertheless, I dare not judge them. Only God knows who they truly are, and only God can judge their lifestyle.

Paul explains in Romans 2:16 that God will judge the secrets of men. God has not given us the responsibility to determine the motives of other peoples' actions. They may not have a background full of church services and Sunday school lessons. When we take this responsiblity into our own hands, we eliminate God from our lives, telling Him that we posses the ablity to handle everything without Him. Matthew 7:2 tells us, "For with what judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you " (NKJV). That does not sound pleasant, considering my condescending tendancies. I guess everything boils down to love. When we love others with the same love God shows us, we will never judge, look down upon or talk hurtfully about our peers without knowing that the same measure we use will be passed right back to us. Rather, we will compassionately reach out, showing the world the true meaning of Christianity.

Who will you love?