Col. 1 & 3

I thank you, father, that Jesus the Christ dwells in me; that I have been raised with Christ and I seek those things above where Jesus is seated at the right hand of God.  I set my mind on things above and not on the things of this earth for I am dead and my life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ, who is my life, appears I will appear with him in glory.

I once walked in the flesh, but now I have put off the old self, and by god’s grace, I have put on the new self, who is being renewed in knowledge after the image of its creator.  Christ is all and in all. Today, I put on, as God’s chosen one, holy and beloved, a compassionate heart, kindness, humility, meekness and patience, forgiving others as I have been forgiven.  The peace of Christ rules in my heart. I am thankful!