Today is Monday, March 12th, 2007; Karen's Korner #1016

For the Easter season, our church is looking at Rick Warren's book "Better Together", moving one step further beyond his best-seller book, "Purpose Driven Life". It is a study of 40 Days, 'learning how to live and work together' more successfully. Our Lenten sermons are taken from the book. We are encouraged to be in small groups during the same time period.
 
Yesterday's sermon was "What destroys relationships and what builds them?"
 
Four things were sighted as destroying them:
 
* selfishness;
* pride;
* insecurity;
* resentment.
 
And the possible cures:
 
* selflessness;
* humility;
* love;
* forgiveness.
 
The first four we tend to have naturally; we are born with them. The next list has to be learned and chances are pretty good we can't do them on our own. We are going to need help. And God is willing and able to teach us, cure us, and help us to do what we can't do on our own:  through His Spirit and by His Supernatural Help.
 
Dear Father in Heaven, we want our relationships to work:  in our families, with our friends, in our churches, and the other groups with which we are involved. Help us, lead us, guide us. We want to be selfless in our relationships, filled with your love and forgiveness. Walk with us. Just for today. We will back for more help.......tomorrow! In the name of Your Son, Jesus. Amen.

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