Rom 12:16 “Live in harmony with everyone. Do not be haughty but associate with the lowly; never be conceited.”
Funny. My calendar misses out on the “live in harmony with everyone” part.
Funny. I apparently wanted to make this week about pride — a powerful monster.
But why? Why is haughtiness and conceitedness a problem?
Because it destroys harmony.
Funny then, that this week, my problem wasn’t pride despite numerous opportunities for me to become overly arrogant and vain. I presented my senior thesis to rave reviews. I was hit on frequently by well-meaning men on public transportation. Haughtiness would have been expected.
No, this week, my problem was harmony. I was excessively annoyed. Temperamental.
I’ve wanted to leave fellowship. Let disharmony continue. Live selfishly.
Ironic, isn’t it.
Live in harmony with one another.
It’s all he needed to say — the lack of haughtiness, the associations with the lowly, the lack of conceitedness. These are just outpourings of our harmony.
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