Sublime

As a reader, you sense the tender devotion that they bring to each of these tasks and the deep affection they have for one another. You can feel the quiet holiness of their lives and their gentle, loving engagement with their home and with one another. They are at peace, even as they contemplate the eternal rest that awaits them, not too far off

Without a servant’s heart, you will be tempted to misuse your shape for personal gain.

Decide now that you will not spend your precious energy speculating about someone else’s life and how it compares with yours.

First,

She was unafraid to give her all because she saw the future provision in Christ. When you clearly see that giving your all is worth it, that at least one Person in the world will value it, you act with abandon just like the woman in Simon’s house.

I wonder why I forget how great a privilege it is to spend the day with brothers and sisters doing what I was asked to do by the one who loves me most. What prevents me from rejoicing in my father’s generosity with those I love the most?

That is how marriage is supposed to work: we find our identity and fulfillment in Christ, we fill to overflowing with the fruit of the Spirit, and then we pour that love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, and gentleness onto our spouses. He fills us up so much that we don’t complain that others aren’t meeting our needs. He gives us more good than we

—HOMERIC HYMN