"God please give me patience and hurry up because I need it now." That might be a humorous and contradictory request, but it sounds like me sometimes. Patience is certainly a difficult fruit to cultivate.

Joy is definitely part of the Christian life. It is both promised and on some occasions it seems like a command. Let's think about this together.

Joy is definitely part of the Christian life. It is both promised and on some occasions it seems like a command. Let's think about this together.

"Let the peace of Christ rule in your heart." What is the peace of Christ, and how does it affect how we view our interactions with others, even with other believers?

"Let the peace of Christ rule in your heart." What is the peace of Christ, and how does it affect how we view our interactions with others, even with other believers?

The fruit of Spirit and any other Christian virtues rise to their highest level when they are accompanied by love. Otherwise, as the Apostle Paul says, "they are a clanging cymbal."

The fruit of Spirit and any other Christian virtues rise to their highest level when they are accompanied by love. Otherwise, as the Apostle Paul says, "they are a clanging cymbal."

The Apostle Paul provides a simple but profound message to the Galatians: Don't be a slave to the law or a slave to sin; instead, live in the Spirit. The message is still good today.

The Apostle Paul provides a simple but profound message to the Galatians: Don't be a slave to the law or a slave to sin; instead, live in the Spirit. The message is still good today.

The 4th Sunday of Advent.