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From Love and Joy to Peace
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From Love and Joy to Peace
“The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.” (from Galatians 5:22-23)
I find the order of Paul’s list of attributes to be fairly significant. Everything starts with love, love for God, love for self, love for neighbor as one’s self. Rooted, grounded, and surrounded by the love of God, friendships, and community we experience a deep joy that emerges from our gratitude for the love we experience.
When our lives are full of love and joy, regardless of the circumstances we find ourselves in, we have peace. It’s a peace that the Gospel of John describes as surpassing all understanding. It’s a peace that external circumstances cannot rob or ruin.
Everything else flows from peace. When we have peace we can be patient. When we have peace we can be gentle and kind. When we are at peace we can faithful and self disciplined. When we are truly at peace we become generous in every aspect of our lives.
If we embrace love and joy, we will find peace. Once we have peace, we will discover we already have everything else.
I’m Horace McMillon. This is 60 Seconds of Hope. Peace be with you.
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