Very good food for thought. Especially about the deeds that bring joy to the Lord’s heart. It’s not the greatness of the deeds, but the love with which they are done.
In the Lord's eye's, while this is not what brings us salvation, the good deeds we do for our fellow man, and the respect and kindness we show to all, if done with love and good intent, must be very pleasing to the Lord who simply showed us same through the love and sacrifice of his son. I only wish I was a better person at doing same. I can only imagine for every time I please the Lord, a hundred times fold he must be disappointed with me. For his forgiveness, and fro the forgiveness of those I have hurt I am thankful.
As it said in Romans last week. God asked for love, not sacrifice.