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“What shall I bring to the Lord, the God of heaven, when I come to worship Him? Shall I bring the best calves?<\/p>\n

“Will the Lord be pleased if I bring him thousands of sheep or endless streams of olive-oil? Shall I offer him my first born son to pay for my sins?<\/p>\n

“No, the Lord has told us what is good. What He requires of us is this: to do what is just, to show constant love, and to live in humble fellowship with our God.” Micah 6 1-8<\/p>\n

John’s second and third letter are also concerned with God’s requirement that we always look to Him. and treat each other with love:<\/p>\n

“Let us all love one another. This is no new command I am writing to you; it is the command which we have had from the beginning. This love I speak of means that we must live in obedience to God’s commands. The command, as you have heard from the beginning, is that you must all live in love.”<\/p>\n

Dear Father God, Please teach me to love better. Please teach me the patience of love, its kindness and its humility. Help me to love not just the husband and children You have given me, but also those in the wider world. Please forgive me my sins, and help me do the work You give me willingly. Please continue to heal my dad and watch over my sister. In Jesus’ name, Amen<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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