RECIPE FOR PEACE

by Danna Shirley

I am not one to cook. I run from anything that smacks of a recipe. However, I propose the following ingredients that would make for a great fruit salad . . . they are listed in the Bible as the Fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23) . . .

·        Love

·        Joy

·        Peace

·        Patience

·        Kindness

·        Goodness

·        Faithfulness

·        Gentleness

·        Self-control

How gratified our lives would be if we would mix these ingredients together in all of our relationships . . . with family and friends, in our neighborhoods and community, in our country, and in the world . . .

·        LOVE – covers a multitude of sins . . . ours and others.

·        JOY – of the Lord is our strength in all circumstances.

·        PEACE – can be accomplished even in the worst of situations because God has  everything under His control.

·        PATIENCE – can produce a perfect work in us as we patiently endure.

·        KINDNESS – and tender mercies wrap as a cloak around all the hurts.

·        GOODNESS – is a righteous path to walk.

·        FAITHFULNESS – to our word, to our actions, to our God.

·        GENTLENESS – is precious to the recipient.

·        SELF-CONTROL – is a great service of mind and will in all areas of life.

The final ingredient is to know that we are the fruit bowl in which our Recipe for Peace is held so share it with others and feast on its great taste.