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Do I Live by the Spirit?
May
31
Written by:
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Pentecost Sunday 2009
Our lives consist of a series of choices, one after the other. Saint Paul contrasts two ways of living in today's second reading for Pentecost Sunday (Galatians 5:16-25): one is called living "in the flesh" and the other he calls living "in the Spirit." If only we had a gauge, an instrument by which to measure whether our lives, our decisions, our way of living is really guided by the Holy Spirit! Well, in fact, we do. Compare these two lists taken from Ephesians 5, Galatians 5 and Colossians 3. Keep this list handy (we have printed it before) as a useful gauge of behavior in ourselves or others and to help you discern which "spirit" is really in control of your life!
Father Gary
Led by the flesh? Led by the Spirit?
Sexual vices Love
Impurity Joy
Sensuality Peace
Sorcery Patience
Jealousy Goodness
Spitefulness Gentleness
Bad temper and shouting Self-control
Quarrels Chastity
Disagreements Forgiveness
Malice Compassion
Drunkenness Up-building words
Impatience Generosity
Unforgiveness and bitterness Thankfulness
Foul language Gratitude and praise
Selfishness Detachment from possessions
Materialism and greed Moderation
Stinginess Humility
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