As we learn to love one another the love of God is being perfected in us, the true, benevolent love which the Lord commands. The Lord said that we should love one another as He loved us - to the extent of being willing to lay down our lives for one another. We are not to love some of our brothers and sisters some of the time, and some of our brothers and sisters all of the time; but we should love all of them all of the time; and overlook their frailties and imperfections, taking that high standpoint from which God views them, forgiving one another as God, for Christ's sake, overlooks our blemishes.

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Gracious Father, you know our desire to be good channels of your sweet Spirit. We pray, pour upon us more of your Spirit each day as we draw close, every time we draw close to you may that pervade our lives. Help us every time we come into any contact to share it, just a smile is enough. Your Spirit, we want it to flow through us. Your love and your joy and your peace. Loving Father, thankyou for the measure of life that we've been able to receive. Forgive us for the times that we tend to put blockages in the road. Help us to clear them out, and come in and do your good work. All glory to You. Amen.
SPC