By Peter Kennedy
“keeping a clear conscience, so that those who speak maliciously against your good behavior in Christ may be ashamed of their slander.” – 1 Peter 3:16
In 1957, Betty Diamond was a 10-year-old growing up in Whitestone, Queens, New York. She read just about anything she could get her hands on. Books offered her a secret life apart from her parents, immigrants from a small town in what was then called Czechoslovakia who were less familiar with American culture. For Betty, going to the library as a child was like “being in a candy store.” This was the backdrop of her grade-school interest in “Ol’ Paul, the Mighty Logger,” by Glen Rounds, a collection of Paul Bunyan's tall tales.
Now somehow, every other library book Betty borrowed she returned. But for some reason, she could not return “Ol’ Paul”. For 63 years the book traveled with Betty.
Then in early 2021, Betty decided to “make amends.” Ms. Diamond, now 74, called her old library to let officials know of her plan and to ask that the book be preserved.
She mailed the book along with a $500 check to the Queens Public Library.
The Lord desires to redeem all men and for them to have a clear conscience. Today in prayer, thank Jesus that He is God and seek to keep a clear conscience before Him.
"A good conscience is the palace of Christ; the temple of the Holy Ghost; the paradise of delight; the standing Sabbath of the saints." - Augustine
God’s Word: “let us draw near to God with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and having our bodies washed with pure water.” – Hebrews 10:22
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