You shall love your neighbor as yourself
That is
The Lord's command
Your neighbor
All those around you
Your self
Love
does no harm
is the fulfillment
of the law
is all Jesus is
all Jesus does
I am
sorrowful
saddened
dismal
An encounter
with another
does not bring
does not bear
the fruit God desires
of each
Where is our love
and patience
and kindness
and self-control
Where is Jesus
to whom
we both
profess to be one with
Where indeed?!
We see instead
outbursts
of anger
selfishness
dissension
conceit
provocation
One provokes
One responds
but not
I tell you
in God's love
We provoke another
We respond in kind
Did it set us free?
No.
It gives Satan pleasure
but it saddens the Lord
and breaks our fellowship with Him.
We are
to do good
to all,
as the opportunity comes,
and especially,
to our brothers and sisters
in Christ.
We are
to walk in the Spirit,
as we live in the Spirit.
(c) March 26, 2012
"Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another." (Galatians 5:26)
"Let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart. Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all, especially to those who are of the household of faith." (Galatians 6:9-10)
