the Fourth Week after Easter
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Daily Devotionals
Golden Treasury
We being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another, Romans 12:5.
O the blessed communion of saints! One member has the benefit of all other members, gifts, prayers, and ministrations. One prays for all, and all pray for one. What one has, the other enjoys also. It may be truly said of them, It is all yours. There is no envy, no haughtiness, no strife, or harm. For why should I envy that which is my own? Why should I despise that which serves for my necessary assistance? And why should I strive against, and hurt him, whose hurt is my own? Is there any strife or collision between the members of our natural body? By no means; they all serve, help, and assist one another, and if one be injured and suffers, all the rest, as it were, run to its relief, and are neither tired nor angry, if the healing does not follow immediately.
O Lord, unite us all into such a Communion and general sympathy, and stop all open and subtle divisions amongst our members, who pretend to something extraordinary and to be wise above the rest. Restrain that mean, sectarian, and self-conceited spirit of the world, granting true humility to all, then we shall live in a solid union and uninterrupted harmony.
O glorious portion of the saints!
Let love suppress our sore complaints,
And tune our hearts and tongues to sing
All glory to our sovereign King.
