My Favorite Verses - Vol III (Aug 16 to Nov 16)

Philemon 1:7 … The Hearts of the Saints
(09/12/2016)
“The Hearts of the Saints have been refreshed through You.”
~ Paul (Philemon 1:7)
While Paul almost certainly was referring in this verse to actual Saints who
had preceded his listeners in death – the actual spirits in which he believed; the
spirit he felt were in that very moment “looking down” upon the same with
smiling beneficence, this is not the meaning intended here.
Indeed, whenever I read any passage from the Bible – and certainly whenever
I take the time to write it down to share with others – I am always reading it
through the lenses of selfless Love; always reading it through the lenses of the
teachings of Jesus Christ. And to this end, this verse actually stands for
something quite different – namely, that the conscience (or the “Heart of the Saints”
that resides within every one of us -- indeed, within every sentient being regardless of
species) of anyone witnessing any selfless deed is immediately & fully (albeit also
fleetingly) reawakened to the innate feasibility of themselves having the moral
wherewithal to do similarly.
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