“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.” (Galatians 5:22-23, ISV)
Goodness.
The “fruit” of goodness is the demonstration of favorable character and integrity. It includes decency, virtuousness, honesty, kindness, etc. Being “good” requires doing “good” things.
Goodness is a fruit of action. It is exemplified by the will and desire to always do the right thing.
According to Benjamin Franklin, “It is a grand mistake to think of being great without goodness and I pronounce it as certain that there was never a truly great man that was not at the same time truly virtuous. I must say, I agree. To be a truly (extra)ordinary person, one must be good. An (extra)ordinary person is a person of real virtue. If I be considered anything, I want to be labeled as “good”.
There are not nearly enough good people in the world. We may be considered “good” by some, but we must always strive to be more “good”. We must seek to be our best “good” today and be a better “good” tomorrow.
Carpe momento!