meditatio at the water's edge

The other day I saw a sign that read, "Good is the enemy of great." Of course it was suggesting that mediocrity is the enemy of excellence, but it also got me thinking this morning about another sort of good and great. So I thought, "Greatness does not guarantee goodness." A person can strive for and achieve great accomplishments in life and still lack character. It seems to me that the more important pusuit is character--goodness. It may even be said that without goodness, no one is great, and that the greatest among us have been those whose lives are marked by goodness. So let's grow in the character of Jesus and pursue the ruling and reigning of God in our lives--let any accomplishment flow out of lives of character rather than naked ambition.