. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. Food For The Spirit by Robert L. Clingan Some people think it is possible to have a satisfying spiritual life without any reference to morality, the principles of ethics, or a sense of right and wrong. They fail to recognize that a person who would be spiritual must make an effort to do what is morally right. This marriage of morality and spirituality is an important part of our Judeo-Christian heritage. It probably first came into sharp focus when Moses brought the Ten Commandments down from Mount Sinai, after his encounter there
. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. Food For The Spirit by Robert L. Clingan Some people think it is possible to have a satisfying spiritual life without any reference to morality, the principles of ethics, or a sense of right and wrong. They fail to recognize that a person who would be spiritual must make an effort to do what is morally right. This marriage of morality and spirituality is an important part of our Judeo-Christian heritage. It probably first came into sharp focus when Moses brought the Ten Commandments down from Mount Sinai, after his encounter there with the living God. The first three commandments relate directly to observance of the spiritual rules. They tell us to keep no other gods before the one true God, to worship no graven images, and to remember the Sabbath and keep it holy. Other Seven The other seven commandments, dealing with relationships among people, have definite ethical or moral dimensions: murder, theft, deceit, adultery, false witness against a neighbor, honoring one's father and mother, and coveting a neighbor's possessions. As Israel moved into a period in which its life was inspired, rebuked and shaped by prophetic writing and preaching, there again the union of spirituality and morality was stressed. Amos cried out against false measuring containers, and false weights, and the selling of the poor for the price of a pair of shoes. "Let justice roll down," he said, "like mightly ; And this was what the Lord required. Micah said, "What does the Lord require? He has told you, 0 Man. Do justly, love mercy, and walk humbly with your ; 6 The whole prophetic movement declared the fierce judgments of God unless spiritual concerns were combined with moral insights and an obedience to the highest of ethical requirements. This is borne out in the New Testament in John's account of Jesus' encounter with the woman of Samaria at the well of Jacob. Jesus asked the woman for a
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