Legend tells us that The Twelve Days of Christmas
was a secret catechism during times of persecution.
For these twelve days let’s focus on twelve teachings:
The Ninth Day of Christmas
Nine Ladies Dancing
Recently a friend was diagnosed with a time-bomb in his chest. Doctors warn him: “Your vessels are weak. They could blow. Therefore, don’t do anything to raise your blood pressure.”
This active man took it first, and understandably, as a punch in the gut. “Don’t do,” was how it sounded.
But then the Holy Spirit spoke. It wasn’t, “don’t do.” It was live according to the fruits of the Spirit! Indeed, “your blood pressure won’t rise if you highest goals are …”
Love
Joy
Peace
Patience
Kindness
Generosity
Faithfulness
Gentleness
and Self-Control
“I need to write my doctor a thank you note,” said this friend. He just prescribed living spiritually … which is what I was supposed to be doing all along.”
… and because of this … he’s going to spend his life dancing. Indeed, this is what the nine ladies dancing is really all about. If you want to dance, ask the Spirit to help you live according to the nine fruits of the Spirit!
In Christ’s Love,
a guy who wants
to learn to dance
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