Scripture: Galatians 5:22-23
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, sales joy, view peace, recipe patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.

Thought for the Day: I’m afraid that perhaps we’ve stopped trusting the Spirit in our lives—that we’ve become so caught up in dogmatic drama and discussion that we’re missing the big picture: no matter how we worship, no matter what our religious beliefs, are called to serve God and each other. Yet, Christians have hacked the body of Christ into 33,000 denominations, arguing about completely unimportant details like carpet color, style of music, or even styles of baptism and communion. Other religions have fared little better. And all the while the world around us begs for compassion, love, joy, kindness, and gentleness. Are people of faith missing our calling because we’re too sidetracked by denominational and religious differences? Have we forgotten to let our lives, our churches, our synagogues and mosques to be led by the Holy Spirit, which unites all people as one with God? Perhaps it’s time to start experiencing the fruit of the Spirit again, rather than throwing fruit at each other’s perceived differences.

Prayer: Help me, most patient God, to remember my true mission is to be a bearer of peace, love, justice and equality to a world torn apart by selfishness and greed. Amen.