January 29, 2015 – Smriti "Simmi" D. Isaac

“In light of all this, here’s what I want you to do. While I’m locked up here, a prisoner for the Master, I want you to get out there and walk—better yet, run!—on the road God called you to travel. I don’t want any of you sitting around on your hands. I don’t want anyone strolling off, down some path that goes nowhere. And mark that you do this with humility and discipline—not in fits and starts, but steadily, pouring yourselves out for each other in acts of love, alert at noticing differences and quick at mending fences.”

Ephesians 4:1-3 MSG – A verse of the day from the Bible presented in Eugene Peterson’s contemporary version called The Message. Accompanied by a personal reflection below.

This verse couldn’t have been more timely for me. I needed reminding today about the importance of humility and discipline, and in being relentless in my attempts at being more Christ-like. May it be that we can all take a moment to “pouring yourselves out for each other in acts of love, alert at noticing differences and quick at mending fences.”