LOVE ~ Is the greatest gift of all ! All the
other 8 gifts ~ such as JOY ~ depend on LOVE
JOY ~ If you Love and are loved ~ you will
be HAPPY and full of JOY every day !
PEACE ~ Peace is a state of mind ~ which is an
outcome of JOY ! Peace with GOD and with MAN
PATIENCE ~ This is an important gift especially
if we are working with people ! I teach 16 to 30's
so it is important that I never loose my COOL !
KINDNESS ~ This is a basic attitude ! Just to be
KIND instead of being Critical and Aggressive !
GOODNESS ~ In every situation we have the choice
to show GOODNESS or EVIL ~ If the Holy Spirit rules
in our lives we will always choose GOODNESS !
FAITHFULNESS ~ For a Happy Community we need to be
Faithful to our Family ~ our Employer ~ our Community !
GENTLENESS ~ We live in a very aggressive age ~ The
Holy Spirit empowers us to be GENTLE in all circumstances
"A gentle answer ~ turns away wrath !" Be GENTLE !
SELF CONTROL ~ Many people are "out of control" due to
drugs etc ~ This leads to aggression ~ sexual exploitation
criminal activity etc. The Holy Spirit gives us inner control !
Thanks for visiting ~ comments welcome ~ Love BRIAN XOX
CHRISTIANS are filled with GOD's Holy Spirit ! This
empowers us to demonstrate these Nine Fruit of the
Spirit in our daily lives ! At Home ~ At Work ~ At Play
and in the Community ! This enables us to Faithful
Witnesses and to live Godly Lives in a "free for all"
Community. This is why I seek to show a loving
attitude and encouragement to all Members on MPS.
Many Members take the same attitude which is what
makes it such an excellent Poetry Site ~ Love BRIAN
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Well written and, yes, I go along with all it - ( well almost lol 🙂 ). if only we all lived by these aphorisms but sadly....!
I would live by aphor-wotsits (aphorisms) if I knew what they were! Don't I know any?! lol.
THANKS MICHAEL ~ Yes indeed those 9 traits are ones all Gentlemen (like You & I and Goldie & Orchi etc Also many of the Ladies on MPS especially FAY !) seek to cultivate and share in our Community and on MPS. I was raised in a Christian Home and all my Blood Relations are Christians ~ So those Traits (which are shared by All Good Men & True) were ascribed to an infilling with God's Holy Spirit ! That is my Philosophy too ! As you know I am very much my own Man and earn a crust from Practising & Teaching Science but my fundamental belief is in a Creator God who is both Transcendent & Immanent ~ Eternal & Omnipresent ! Thanks for you comment ~ Yours BRIAN
Ohh a fine write Brian. I read a bit that it is 'fruit' like a bunch of grapes, and not 'fruits', not all different, as in apple, pear, banana, etc.
But neither is it 'fruity'! Fruity, I said? - Swoon! lol.
Thanks STEVE ~ in the Greek in Galatians 5 FRUIT is singular ! If I am teaching this Passage ~ especially to TEENS ~ I take along a Basket of Fruit and explain that its ALL or NOTHING ! When were are Born Again through faith in Christ's Atonement on the Cross we are indwelt by the Holy Spirit. This enables us to exercise all NINE of these traits ~ instead of the NINE Works of the FLESH (Enmity ~ Misery ~ Strife ~ Impatience etc) which are their opposites & antagonists ! So we get a Basket of mixed traits (fruits) as on the tree on my visual ! Just as each FRUIT (apple ~ pear ~ banana) is different but blended in a "fresh fruit salad" so each Trait is different but blended in the character of a Christian Gentleman ~ AMEN ~ Thanks for caring ~ BRIAN
Gentlemen? Erm, many about?! heehee. yes, I expect so. I can see this, how it's not really a bunch of grapes (grapes looking and tasting all the same, if from the same vine). Yet in another way, Jesus is the vine, and we are the branches, producing fruit, i.e. grapes.
Well, it could be like that pic - a tree with all fruits on it. Maybe they were like that in Eden?!
Thanks Maxine ~ Pleased you liked it ~ I knew it would appeal to your altruism ! When one works with People of any age these are exactly the traits and qualities you need in your Personality ! The same is true of the Nursing & Carers Professions ! Yours BRIAN
This is an especially good write. I wish everyone could abide by these but sadly we live in a sinful world. Thanks for sharing this wonderful passage and poem! And making MPS a better poetry site with your empathy and encouragement! Hugs in the spirit to you both--Christina
THANKS CHRISTINA ~ I knew you would appreciate it ! These are exactly the Traits you need as a Nurse and a Mother. I am sure that without the Power of the Spirit we could never live 24/7 with these positive Traits ~ for me it makes life much sweeter and free from drugs ~ pornography ~ avarice etc and I guess it's the same for you. We are both empathetic and encouragers and Spiritual Soul-mates ~ I'm doing a Fusion on MUSIC tomorrow ~ please look out for it ! Spiritual Hugs ~ Tus Hermanos Angela y Brian @@@@@@@
Very good and meaningful write Brian, love should rule the earth.
YES INDEED ~ God is Love and God's Love is the Answer to our every need. All the other 8 Fruits of the Spirit are initiated and motivated by LOVE ~ AMEN ! Your Friend ~ BRIAN
YES INDEED ~ God is Love and God's Love is the Answer to our every need. All the other 8 Fruits of the Spirit are initiated and motivated by LOVE ~ AMEN ! Your Friend ~ BRIAN
Thank you Friend.
A beautiful and spiritually uplifting poem.
The Holy Spirit anoints us with his love if we let his love shine inside us.
Keep writing
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