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Part Three: The Blessed Shock

A continuation of the Summer 2012 series. Catch up on Part Two . My next upset came in the form of an article I read about how to Be A Blessing to Your Friends . I recommend reading it in full, but the title gives a great basic idea of the topic. I soon came across 2 Corinthians 13:14, “The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.” The verse was pointed out to me after I had read the article, but the intertwining of the two – and the fact that I heard them the same morning from different sources – got me to thinking how my application of blessing was doing. Not super well was my verdict. Paul was intentional when he wrote the final verse in Chapter 13. He meant every word to the Corinthians. How could I do less for those whom I come across, especially those I claim to love, be trying to love? I can’t. When my prayer for them is for them to be caught in the burning love of faith my consciousness of their souls beco...