FULLNESS OF LIFEಮಾದರಿ

Clothe yourself. Clothe yourself with compassion, kindness and humility, gentleness and patience. Sounds like a fully immersive approach. Couldn’t I just carry kindness and humility around as a handy accessory ready to whip it out at the appropriate occasion? 

Bear with each other. Sounds like an effort. Couldn’t other people just bear with me?

Forgive as the Lord forgave you. Sounds hard. Did you have to set the bar so high? Couldn’t I just forgive insignificant misdemeanours and continue to harbour resentment for the big grievances?

Put on love. Sounds like an ensemble. Wrap this all together with love. 

I’m so glad that as I look in the mirror at my attempts to clothe myself, I see You, Lord. I see Your perfect love and forgiveness and I can ask You to clothe me with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. I can ask You to give me the willingness to forgive. I can ask You to teach me to love.

For I am chosen, holy and dearly loved… and so are my neighbours.

God knows us and loves us.

Let’s know each other. Let’s live in the fullness of life that God intends.

PRAYER

Thank you, Father, for choosing us. Thank you for loving us and for showing us how to live with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience towards each other.