In this month’s Ziklag meeting (our monthly men’s gathering) we reflected on the powerful, stirring words from a literal knights’ code of honor from the Middle Ages, and since it continues to stir my own soul, I wanted to pass it on to all of you. Enjoy!

• To never do outrage or murder
• Always to flee treason
• To by no means be cruel but to give mercy unto him who asks for mercy
• To always do ladies, gentlewomen, and widows succor
• To never force ladies, gentlewomen, or widows
• Not to take up battles in wrongful quarrels or for love of worldly goods
• To never lay down arms
• To seek after wonders
• When called upon, to defend the rights of the weak with all of one’s strength
• To injure no one
• Not to attack on another
• To fight for the safety of one’s country
• To give one’s life for one’s country
• To seek nothing before honor
• Never to lose faith for any reason
• To practice religion most diligently
• To grant hospitality to anyone, each according to his ability