Saturday, February 13, 2016

bear with one another

"Bear with one another" brings to mind the 'for better or worse' of the traditional wedding vows....hanging in there through the bad times as well as sailing through the good times.  then it's more than simply patience, it's carrying one another with a patient heart.   But the author wasn't writing to  newly weds, but to people newly Christian, trying to figure out how to live together in a community of faith.  As we face the turmoil of change ahead, with our various reactions, responses and anxieties, sometimes we will try one another's patience (and all the other challenge words so far), so 'bear with one another' seems especially important.

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