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Let love be genuine.
Romans 12:9
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This was Laura Ingalls Wilder's biblical advice for getting along with people.
She was a very sensible lady if you ask me.
Shining through the branches of a big old pine tree
When Joe comes home from working nights he flops his cap down on the kitchen table. It is an Irish sculls cap and when he wears it with his mask at work they say he looks like a Southie (Irish part of Boston) bank robber. I just like the way it looks on my kitchen table and I’m glad he’s not a bank robber. My sister had to get some scans in Boston and spent the week at my mums. I had them up for dinner one night. This isn’t the greatest picture of her...I think I caught her in mid-chew. Sunday I met with both of my daughters and my grandchildren. We were the only ones in the pizza place and felt comfortable taking our masks off while we ate. It was the first time we’ve all been together in such a very long time. It brought me to tears. I rise before the sun most mornings and see it coming up over the neighboring houses like ribbons of orange and indigo light. One morning this week I happened to glance up and see the crescent moon setting behind the big, old pine while the sky was
Genuine...so rare in our world.
ReplyDeleteI think you meant Romans 12:9? "Let love be without dissimulation." (KJV) Yes, love without pretense. Amen to that! Flowers with a weathered fence - so pretty!
ReplyDeleteYou are correct in that it is Romans 12:9. However, in the ESV version it states, Let love be genuine. Laura would probably have been reading the King James though. I happen to like the ESV better in this instance...normally I prefer King James.
DeleteI went back and corrected.
DeleteThat one simple statement is so relevant today. Being genuine and authentic are being masqueraded as blunt and rude. So much of our world is hurting. Let us pray that they find the One who can heal!
ReplyDeleteIs this Laura from Little House on the Prairie? I watch the reruns all the time. What a special verse today, thank you.
ReplyDelete~Sheri
Such a simple but profound truth to walk in!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, wise, and simple. Love it.
ReplyDeleteGenuine Love....not virtual Love, sometimes Love, but Love with all the heart, mind, and soul. Great scripture...love it.
ReplyDeletePeabea@Peabea Scribbles
Can't put it any plainer than that!!
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