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