Galatians 5:22-23King James Version (KJV)
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
23 Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
Dear Friends,
A sister in Christ at my church passed early this morning. When I arrived at church and heard the news, my mind went immediately to last Sunday, March 12 when I last saw her and we shook hands.
Tracey had a beautiful smile. When she shook my hand last Sunday, there it was as always, her beautiful smile. I remember that when she shook my hand she squeezed it. I was particularly uplifted to see her, the look on her face, "joy, unspeakable and full of glory."
- I Peter 1:8
When you can look at a brother or sister in Christ and see the fruit of the spirit in their countenance it is heart warming. While my heart is heavy to know that I will not see this sweet soul again on earth, my spirit rejoices that through her faith in Christ she now knows eternal joy.
Joy, unspeakable full of glory. Full of glory, "to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord."
- II Corinthians 5:8
in Christ,
Sis. Stephanie
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