DENNIS
Good morning everyone. I am Dennis Gossett with Central United Methodist Church. Compassion, Kindness, Humility, Gentleness and Patience are the goals of Christian life. The Apostle Paul tells us that it is both an individual’s responsibility as well as a group effort. In the New Testament book of Colossians, we are told to bear with each other and forgive one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. This is what Paul means by “Church”, the temple of the living God, the place where the Holy Spirit is pleased to dwell and the home of miracles. Compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience aren’t virtues to which we must aspire. No, they are our uniform. Think of them as the pads a football player wears in order to play the game. Mustn’t this be what Paul means when he says, “clothe yourselves?” Forgiveness is the protective gear meant to preserve our fragile selves and relationships in the midst of a world where sin destroys us and causes us to destroy each other. So, today I encourage you to put on the clothes of strength found only in Jesus Christ. Have a great day.
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