Good Fruit....of The Spirit

Here is a photo of my current Picta Painted Conure eggs (picture taken July 12, 2010). These belong to my pair named Missie and Picasso. They will most likely lay a few more eggs over the next two weeks. It will be that long before I can tell if any of them are fertile. Please say a prayer for these little eggs and the birds sitting on them.

Tonight I am reminded of the blessing on Peace Makers. At a club meeting the other night some unpleasant issues came up and tempers flared. One of the board members regularly jumped in with peaceful ideas, negotiation strategies, and the general assumption that all involved meant well. I so appreciated that peace maker during those discussions! Blessed are the peace makers.

I wish everyone who ever met me would assume the best about me. Assume I mean good and not evil, that I am truthful rather than untruthful, that I am giving rather than selfish.... Do we not all wish this for ourselves? What a different world it would be if the "Fruits of the Spirit" were the guiding force in all of our lives?

These are the "Fruits of the Spirit" from the Bible (Galatians 5:22-23):

Love
Joy
Peace
Patience
Kindness
Gentleness
Goodness
Faithfulness
Self-Control

I am grateful that my God looks at me with eyes of love, patience, goodness, and all of the rest of the good and wonderful attributes of God. I pray for the grace to see others this same way.

GratefulJoy