Living in the Spirit

July 30, 2023

Scripture Reading:

Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52

He put before them another parable: ‘The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that someone took and sowed in his field; it is the smallest of all the seeds, but when it has grown it is the greatest of shrubs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and make nests in its branches.’ –Matthew 13:31-33

Love can spread like is described in the parable of the mustard seed. The problem is that hate, and mistrust grows like weeds. In the world we live in today, we can find it very hard to grow love but hate, like weeds seems to spread with little or no help. Developing the habit of loving first in all our actions takes time and practice coupled with constant communication with God. The investment of that time and that work is the foundation of building the Beloved Community.

It only takes a spark
To get a fire going
And soon all those around
Can warm up in its glowing
That’s how it is with God’s love
Once you’ve experienced it
You spread His love to ev’ryone
Youwant to pass it on

 What a wondrous time is spring
When all the trees are budding
The birds begin to sing
The flowers start their blooming
That’s how it is with God’s love
Once you’ve experienced it
You want to sing it’s fresh like spring
You want to pass it on

 I wish for you my friend
This happiness that I’ve found
You can depend on Him
It matters not where you’re bound
I’ll shout it from the mountain top
I want my world to know
The Lord of love has come to me
I want to pass it on

Prayer: Lord help us to love first and ask questions later. Amen.

Song Pass It On by Kurt Kaiser see at https://www.worshiptogether.com/songs/pass-it-on/

All scriptures are quoted from the New Revised Standard Version Bible: Anglicized Edition, copyright 1989, 1995, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights are reserved.