We have been having daily devotions, the girls and I. Daddy for those of you who just come in and read is deployed and unable to lead us in this daily, at the moment. This is todays verse...... I can not wait to share it with them. My girls get along and do love each other but like any siblings they have their moments when tired or hurting. I can not wait to help them visualize putting on and wearing a cloak of love to help buffer the moments when they would rather throttle each other. I am visualizing a craft project to go with it .........maybe even a yummy snack. A hershey kiss with a marshmallow pushed down over the top sitting on a graham cracker. The hershey kiss to resemble them-my girls, the marshmallow to represent the cloak of love, which allows things to bounce off, then the graham cracker representing the Word of God. It is going to be a fun lesson.
Since God chose you to be the holy people whom he loves, you must clothe yourselves with tenderhearted mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. You must make allowance for each other's faults and forgive the person who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others. And the most important piece of clothing you must wear is love. Love is what binds us all together in perfect harmony. And let the peace that comes from Christ rule in your hearts. For as members of one body you are all called to live in peace. And always be thankful.
Let the words of Christ, in all their richness, live in your hearts and make you wise. Use his words to teach and counsel each other. Sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs to God with thankful hearts. And whatever you do or say, let it be as a representative of the Lord Jesus, all the while giving thanks through him to God the Father.
Colossians 3:12-17 NLT
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