Don’t just pretend to love others. Really love them. Hate what is wrong. Hold tightly to what is good.
—Romans 12:9 (NLT)
Loving LORD GOD,
With Christ as my example, teach me to love others in Spirit and in Truth—hating what is wrong, and holding tightly to what is good.
Keep me from the hypocrisy
of only pretending to love others—from “loving” others out of impure motives
that falsely promise to serve me well, but in the end leave me empty and far
from You.
Out of a grateful heart
for Your love for me, help me to love others as You do—with complete
selflessness—putting the needs of others before my own selfish wants and
desires, so that they might see Your love for them through me.
Like Christ, help me to
fight passionately against all wrong—wherever it may raise its ugly head—by
always speaking truth, always giving grace, and always walking in His perfect
love.
And help me to hold
tightly to what is good—help me to cling to You—knowing You are the source of
all things good.
With Christ as my example, teach me to love others in Spirit and in Truth—hating what is wrong, and holding tightly to what is good.
In the name of Jesus,
Amen.
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