As for the one who is weak in faith, welcome him,but not to quarrel over opinions. One person believes he may eat anything, while the weak person eats only vegetables. Let not the one who eats despise the one who abstains, and let not the one who abstains pass judgment on the one who eats, for God has welcomed him.

It is a fruitful excercise to review my life as a disciple of Jesus Christ if not just to remember John, the newborn Christian of almost 40 years ago. To have described me as weak in faith is an understatement; it has been a process best described as the Spirit pruning away the unproductive and replacing it with the wholesome, one twig at a time. Still, an unfinished project with much to be done.

I must never forget that the LORD has not called me to demonstrate my superior grasp of the intricacies of a religion but has called me to be a daily example of His grace, mercy, love and patience as a disciple in the Kingdom of Heaven in the here and now. When I do forget, I must seek His foregiveness through repentance and seek the forgiveness of the one whom I offended by my actions and words.

Today's readings in the Psalms:

Morning: Psalm 33

Mid-day: 119:137-144

Evening: Psalm 109

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