Seeds Part Three

By contrast, the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against such things. Galatians 5:23-24 Having just considered a parable about planting seeds and what we might call, "weeds", the next step might be to ponder prayerfully, what is growing in our lives right now? What kind of fruit do you feel like you are harvesting? Is there a taste of fear in a world where if it wasn't for bad news there wouldn't be any news at all? Is there a plateful of uncertainty? Frustration? Unrest? Paul, after processing his pain in the first four chapters that the Galatians were not living the way Paul thought they should, lands in offering the nine fruits of the spirit. In the next few posts, we are going to ponder these fruits. But first, an invitation to you. Look over the list/litany above. Which fruit is one you would like God to help nurture and nourish in your lif