11/13/20 - Love First
Proverbs
15:1 ~ A gentle answer turns away wrath, But a harsh word stirs up anger.
I am going to share something with you, a little thing
about me… I am a channel flipper! I cannot stand to listen to commercials on
the radio! I want to hear music and I
really dislike car commercials. So, what
do I do… In the mornings/evenings on my way to and from work I have these handy
dandy little buttons on my steering wheel that allow me to flip channels! In my channel flipping I came across a
Christian radio station that was playing the song Revolutionary by Josh
Wilson. Have you heard it? Really listened to the lyrics? I honestly can’t think of a more fitting song
right now. Here is the Youtube link,
have a listen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6glQdaQUZ1U (Skip the ads)
Now, I know this is not the normal hymn or song that we
sing in Church on Sunday. This is a make you think song. The opening lyrics are:
Maybe you're not like me
Maybe we don't agree
Maybe that doesn't mean
We gotta be enemies
Maybe we just get brave
Take a big leap of faith
Call a truce so me and you
Can find a better way….
It ends with “What
would Jesus do?, He would love first, He would love first.” I know that right now we are going through
some very difficult times as a country, some of us (myself included) have
friends and family members with differing opinions. We need to remember that this too shall pass
and we will get back to “normal”, whatever that may look like for us going
forward. But, we do need to remember
that we do love our family and friends and this has been a very hard year for
everyone.
Heavenly
Father,
Please
remind me when I want to speak out in anger to take a breath and speak with
love and kindness. I do not know what
that other person is going through or has gone through in this current
tumultuous time. Amen.
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