Abiding
is accepting
it is allowing something
to be
Jesus says abide in my love
which is another way to say
abide in me
just let me be
in your heart
your mind
your life
let yourself
enter my love
and rest there
But don't just rest
for abiding is also acting
acting in accordance with
to abide in Jesus
means to "enter into his act of loving
and abiding there." (Beateau)
but more
it means that
because we are in the heart of Christ
joining Christ in the activity of loving
We abide in Christ by loving each other
do we get that?
we do not honor Christ
by talking hate
or promoting fear
by attacking
and minimizing others
it doesn't matter where we are on the issues
libertard
or repuglican
(yes that was an attempt at humor)
how we present our faith
how we honor our faith
how we stand up for our values
how we do it counts
We abide in Christ
by loving each other
do we get that?
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