Gratitude
1I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a servant[a] of the church in Cenchrea. 2I ask you to receive her in the Lord in a way worthy of the saints and to give her any help she may need from you, for she has been a great help to many people, including me.
16Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ send greetings.
Bee's Thoughts:
I found some interesting explanations on "holy kiss" in wikipedia and in Bible Truth Outline #9. Whatever that meant to be, it conveys the message that Christians are to love one another in purity of heart. They are to show gratitude to those who have blessed or helped them in one way or another.
All the more we need to show our gratitude to the Lord for what He had done for us and still do.
Dear Lord,
Thank You for all You have done for me. Thank You for the people You placed in my life too. May You bless those who have shown kindness to me, Your child, and let me not take their kindness for granted.
In Jesus' name I give thanks. Amen.
Tommy's Thoughts:
We can get rather unappreciative at times to those who has helped and made important differences in our lives. Not only we forget giving thanks to them, we forget altogether about them and even the things they have done for us.
We should be like Paul in today’s passage, to take time to think of and thank those people who helped and encouraged us through life. We should then go out and show our gratitude to them through words and action.
Dear Father, thank You for bringing so many wonderful people into my life; people that has made important changes and impact in my life. Without them, I would have not been the person I am today.
Lord, teach me to have a grateful heart always; to appreciate and remember what others had done for me and to reach out to them with similar kindness and compassion. In Jesus’ Name I pray, Amen.
