Instrument panel in my brother's plane
A small twin-engine plane has some basic instruments to help the pilot fly safely.
They display important information regarding the relative altitude, attitude, location, and speed of the plane. Pilots learn to trust and depend on the instrument readings.
Wouldn't it be useful to have such instruments to guide us safely here on the ground?
In a way, we do. It’s called prayer – asking God to keep our thoughts at a spiritual altitude safe above destructive emotions, where we can more easily see solutions; asking God to keep us in safe and orderly relationship to our environment.
And then comes our part of the deal: trusting the readings that give us the needed adjustments, and making those adjustments.
And for a compass it’s good to remember that, in spite of sometimes contentious relations, it is mankind’s nature to be attracted to good, and only to good.
We all have an inner moral compass that keeps us on our flight plan and let’s us know when we are veering off track. Found in every major religion, Christians call it the Golden Rule: Take the initiative; treat others the way you would like them to treat you.
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