22 By contrast, the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, 23gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against such things. 24And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. 25If we live by the Spirit, let us also be guided by the Spirit.
There are a few options if you're looking for a list of the "fruits of the Spirit." Perhaps my favorite part of this list is the final admonition -- if we live by the Spirit, let us be guided by the Spirit. I can start out the morning with full intentions to live out these fruits of the Spirit. But how does the joke go? I fail before I've even gotten out of bed...
These are not gifts or fruits that we can live into on our own. Left to ourselves, we probably resort to the contrasted "works of the flesh." However, through our baptism which unites to the death and resurrection of Jesus, we no longer have to strive for the fruitful living on our own.
(fruitful) Peace,
Pastor Jenn
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