Devotion to Christ

Dear Jesus, sweet, compassionate Jesus,

Your love, your light. 

Your joy is poured out on us forever

Because you’re the greatest teacher on earth.

Your temple is the mind and heart of men

So let our hearts be filled with love, light, joy,

Peace, hope, kindness, gentleness, compassion, and goodness.

Help us to trust our dearly beloved, heavenly Father.

He is the true source of love, life, and light.

Help us, Father, to respect all people

Because they are made in the image of God.

Truly, every person on the planet deserves respect

From the least to the greatest,

All deserve it, and

If we are true Christians,

We will respect people.

When we treat people with respect,

We advance the cause of the gospel

Because people will want to hear about Jesus

When they are treated with respect and dignity.

To do anything less is to mistake the gospel.

The teachings are from Jesus.

Put them into practice,

Make the gospel true, and

Help us spread it.

If we have no respect and no compassion,

How are people to listen

To what we have to say and

Take it seriously.

If they take it seriously,

They gain devotion to Christ and

Devotion to Christ leads to heaven.

But when we show no respect,

No compassion, and no kindness

How in the world

Are people supposed to have devotion to Christ

When we don’t take our devotion to Christ seriously?

Yes, you can lead a horse to water,

But you cannot make him or her drink.

We can lead them to Christ,

But they will never have devotion

Unless we respect them. 

Amen