Words to Live By
I've compiled a listing of words with definitions that we should easily be able to associate with our public servants be they pastors, police or politicians. Words that suggest that we can trust and have comfort. When you think of those who serve you do these words come to mind? If not, you need to make a change.
Integrity
1 : firm adherence to a code of especially moral or artistic values : incorruptibility
2 : an unimpaired condition : soundness
3 : the quality or state of being complete or undivided : completeness
synonyms see honesty
Honest
1 a: free from fraud or deception : legitimate , truthful <an honest plea> b: genuine , real <making honest stops at stop signs — Christian Science Monitor> c: humble , plain <good honest food>
2 a: reputable , respectable <honest decent people> chiefly British : good , worthy
3: creditable , praiseworthy <an honest day's work>
4 a: marked by integrity b: marked by free, forthright, and sincere expression : frank <an honest appraisal> c: innocent , simple
synonyms see upright
Justice
1. The quality of being just; fairness.
a. The principle of moral rightness; equity.
b. Conformity to moral rightness in action or attitude; righteousness.
a. The upholding of what is just, especially fair treatment and due reward in accordance with honor, standards, or law.
b. Law. The administration and procedure of law.
Conformity to truth, fact, or sound reason: The overcharged customer was angry, and with justice.
(Abbr. J.) Law.
A judge.
A justice of the peace.
Moral
1 a: of or relating to principles of right and wrong in behavior : ethical <moral judgments> b: expressing or teaching a conception of right behavior <a moral poem> c: conforming to a standard of right behavior d: sanctioned by or operative on one's conscience or ethical judgment <a moral obligation> e: capable of right and wrong action <a moral agent>
2: probable though not proved : virtual <a moral certainty>
3: perceptual or psychological rather than tangible or practical in nature or effect <a moral victory> <moral support>
synonyms moral , ethical , virtuous , righteous , noble mean conforming to a standard of what is right and good. moral implies conformity to established sanctioned codes or accepted notions of right and wrong <the basic moral values of a community>. ethical may suggest the involvement of more difficult or subtle questions of rightness, fairness, or equity <committed to the highest ethical principles>. virtuous implies moral excellence in character <not a religious person, but virtuous nevertheless>. righteous stresses guiltlessness or blamelessness and often suggests the sanctimonious <wished to be righteous before God and the world>. noble implies moral eminence and freedom from anything petty, mean, or dubious in conduct and character <had the noblest of reasons for seeking office>.
Source: http://www.merriam-webster.com
