March 14
Colossians: Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony.
By clothing ourselves with love as God/Spirit loves us, we have to love the God/Spirit within ourselves.
Recently, I was on a spiritual retreat and met a shaman named Mitra Politi. His book, Insights, Steps to Truth, has many beautiful nuggets of beauty and well, truth. Here is one such nugget from his chapter on Self Love:
Being attentive to your need
Even the simplest ones
Will bring clarity and intimacy with yourself
Reject your needs, and you reject yourself
Reject yourself, and you will be rejected
Love yourself and those around you
And you will love in return
Love is contagious
It will kiss you back
Sending you and the world love and peace today.
Matthew: John would have prevented him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?”
Mark: And he appointed twelve, whom he also named apostles, to be with him, and to be sent out to proclaim the message,
Luke: Soldiers also asked him, “And we, what should we do?” He said to them, “Do not extort money from anyone by threats or false accusation, and be satisfied with your wages.”
John: And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up,
Acts: But you rejected the Holy and Righteous One and asked to have a murderer given to you,
Romans: “Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.”
1 Corinthians: If what has been built on the foundation survives, the builder will receive a reward.
2 Corinthians: But their minds were hardened. Indeed, to this very day, when they hear the reading of the old covenant, that same veil is still there, since only in Christ is it set aside.
Galatians: in order that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham might come to the Gentiles, so that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.
Ephesians: For this reason I bow my knees before the Father,
Philippians: I press on toward the goal for the prize of the heavenly call of God in Christ Jesus.
Colossians: Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony.
2 Thessalonians: Take note of those who do not obey what we say in this letter; have nothing to do with them, so that they may be ashamed.
1 Timothy: I hope to come to you soon, but I am writing these instructions to you so that,
2 Timothy: But as for you, continue in what you have learned and firmly believed, knowing from whom you learned it,
Titus: And let people learn to devote themselves to good works in order to meet urgent needs, so that they may not be unproductive.
Hebrews: For we have become partners of Christ, if only we hold our first confidence firm to the end.
James: But if you have bitter envy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not be boastful and false to the truth.
1 Peter: But even if you do suffer for doing what is right, you are blessed. Do not fear what they fear, and do not be intimidated,
2 Peter: Therefore, beloved, while you are waiting for these things, strive to be found by him at peace, without spot or blemish;
1 John: We know that we have passed from death to life because we love one another. Whoever does not love abides in death.
Revelation: “And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write: The words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the origin of God’s creation: