"Call them Mel Notes"- Little comments my daughter Melissa made in her Bible to help apply
a passage to her life".
In Matthew 7 she had drawn a box around verses 1 and 2 that talk about not judging
others because when you do "With the measure you use it will be measured back to you." Next to it she wrote "Look at
what you are doing before you look at others."
Melissa was an "Others Oriented" teen. She lived the words of Philippians 2:4.
Her classmate Matt who knew her from church nursery through her final days when she passed away from a car accident in the
eleventh grade said at her memorial services "I don't think I ever saw her without a smile or something that brightened up
other peoples days. Her other friend Tara thanked Melissa for being her friend when no one else was nice and cheerful
as Melissa was with her.
In a day in which harsh judgement of others seem to be the rule, it's good to remember that
"LOVE STARTS WITH US". The words of Paul come to mind, "Now abide by faith, hope, love these three; but the greatest
of these are love" (1 Corinthians 13:13)
What a difference we'll make if, when we look at others, we say, "LOVE STARTS WITH ME"
And wouldn't that be a great reflection of God's love for us? ..
Written By: Dave Branon
