Spirit of the law versus the letter of the law

My Mom posted this article called Spirit of the law versus the letter of the law on her facebook page and I was so thankful she did. It is so true and makes you realize how easy it is to "justify" things in our lives.

The "right" way we think things need to be always done (in a certain order) doesn't necessarily mean that it is the "right" way. As long as the spirit is present and being felt and things are getting done, isn't that what matters? This past month in my calling there have been a couple of instances that have been a perfect example of someone wanting it done in order "the right way"  (her way, the way she wanted it done) and NOT

going by the spirit. Which is what really matters!

I am guilty of doing that at times and it has definitely been an eye opener and lessons learned to make sure I am going by the spirit as it is SO important!