to really believe in and understand the resurrection?
The disciples praised God continually at the temple. Does that mean we need to stay at church all day everyday? Chances are we will need to do other things now and then.
Would we go about our lives with greater peace, love and joy; and be ready to ‘give the reason for the hope we have in us’?
Hope. We would have hope. That this life is not all there is. There is a better one to come. And meanwhile, even in this life, we can trust that all things really do work together for good.
And hopefully, we would be less likely to get impatient and critical when we are held up and hassled.
Because we would have a better handle on what matters most.
We would agree with the Apostle Paul when he said:
The disciples praised God continually at the temple. Does that mean we need to stay at church all day everyday? Chances are we will need to do other things now and then.
Would we go about our lives with greater peace, love and joy; and be ready to ‘give the reason for the hope we have in us’?
Hope. We would have hope. That this life is not all there is. There is a better one to come. And meanwhile, even in this life, we can trust that all things really do work together for good.
And hopefully, we would be less likely to get impatient and critical when we are held up and hassled.
Because we would have a better handle on what matters most.
We would agree with the Apostle Paul when he said:
“I consider everything a loss
compared to the surpassing greatness
of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord,”
Philippians 3:8 (NIV)
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