Traces of God's law in everyday life...

“You shall not see your brother's ox or his sheep going astray and ignore them. You shall take them back to your brother. And if he does not live near you and you do not know who he is, you shall bring it home to your house, and it shall stay with you until your brother seeks it. Then you shall restore it to him. And you shall do the same with his donkey or with his garment, or with any lost thing of your brother's, which he loses and you find; you may not ignore it. You shall not see your brother's donkey or his ox fallen down by the way and ignore them. You shall help him to lift them up again. (Deuteronomy 22:1-4 ESV) The other day I went to visit a shut-in. I had to jump over a mound of snow to get to the parking meter. When I did so, unknown to me, my phone fell out of my pocket. A short while later my wife received a call saying my phone had been found. Rather than ignoring it, or stealing it (who wants a "dumb" phone anyway...), this young man took it to his house and tried to connect with its owner. He kept it till I came to retrieve it. It's a basic principle of how we are to treat other people an their stuff. How often do we, do I, ignore other people's stuff, rather than take the time, effort, and care to help reunite them?