Thought for the month.
Jesus Christ loved the unlovely, the hurting, wounded,  and even the sinner.  When the woman was found in adultery and the people wanted to stone her, Jesus said, He who is without sin, cast the first stone.   He told her, Go and sin no more and he freed her from those who were getting ready to murder her.
 
As we live in this world we  as God's people need to strive to love as Jesus loved. 
We must  learn as Christians to spend less time judging and more time loving.  There are many hurting people out there who need the love of God rather than the judgement of religion.  Jesus was not hard on sinners, but he was hard on the religious people for their judgements of others.
 
Lord , help me to look beyond people's faults and see their needs.  Help me to love those who have hurt me, abused me, mistreated me,and misjudged me.  Help me to live a life of love and forgiveness and reach out to the unloved and to those who have been rejected by others.  Let me be the hands of Jesus reaching out to a lost a dying world who need to know his love and his forgiveness.  Let me show them with my life that Jesus can make a difference in their life.
 
Saint Francis of Assissi, wrote these famous words..  Lord make me an instrument of thy peace, where there is hatred, let me sow love, where there is injury,  pardon, where there is doubt , faith, where there is despair, hope.    In this month of February ... in this season, may we sow seeds of love to all .
 
God bless you and we love you today and thank you for visiting our web-site.  May you feel the loving arms of Jesus and experience a divine encounter with Him this day.
 
Tim and Helen Trowbridge

 

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