Colossians Challenge: bear with one another

Up to now, our challenges have been internal attitudes or states of being, although obviously they have external implications.   Now we get to the PRACTICE.   Bear with one another is the external manifestation of patience perhaps, and takes us to the nitty gritty of living in community, whether its a church, a monastery or a family.  Bear with one another, when the load is already great; bear with one another when your patience is worn thin and kindness went out the window a while ago; bear with one another because you are both beloved partners in this community thing called the kin-dom of God.....