From the Pastor's Pen

Dear friends,

One of my favorite bits of scripture comes from Colossians 3: 12 – 17.  It’s full of bits of advice about how we should treat each other and how we should live in God’s presence.  I share it with you tonight in hopes that you will find some tidbit to hang on to tonight into tomorrow.  The good life is lived in small moments of kindness, gratitude and reverence for God.  Here’s the passage:

Colossians 3:12-17 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

12 As God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience. 13 Bear with one another and, if anyone has a complaint against another, forgive each other; just as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. 14 Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony. 15 And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in the one body. And be thankful. 16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; teach and admonish one another in all wisdom; and with gratitude in your hearts sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs to God. 17 And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

Peace,

Pr. Sally