Sunday, December 19

Isaiah 42:1-12

Psalms 8, 24, 29, and 84

Ephesians 6:10-20

John 3:16-21

Ephesians 6:10-20

To my mind, this passage from Ephesians is one of the most inspirational in all the Bible.

TWICE, St. Paul tells us to “put on the whole armor of God” in order to defend ourselves from the “devil’s schemes.” Some parts of the armor are described as the belt of truth, the breastplate of righteousness, and the helmet of salvation, as well as the sword of the Spirit which is the word of God.

What a mind and soul-boggling command this is for each of us! Wouldn’t it be wonderful to be able to really and truly don this armor each and every day? A footnote in my Bible says: “When people look at Christians (i e; me), do they see the qualities of Christ on display?” I find this very hard to answer – do you?

Virginia McGarvey