Unite in Peace and Brotherly Love

Verses: Psalms 133: 1 - 3

Song inspired by the chapter:  Song has been uploaded from YouTube.com and is not my original.

My thoughts about the verses:

Reading this Psalm I think about the sixties.  This decade was a time when people were united by peace and brotherly love.  I didn’t live in the sixties but it is probably the decade I most connect with.  The sixties were about uniting and not separating from each other. A decade when people stood united to tear down walls and break stereotypes.

I lived in a time when people started excluding themselves into different groups.  The wealthy and the rich were at odds with each other.  We fought with people that had different religious beliefs.  We waged war with people that looked different from us in any way.  We chose to separate ourselves because we thought it would make things easier.

Instead it broke the heart of God.  God wants us to all live in peace and harmony.  We are to forget our differences.  We are to forget what separates us and concentrate on what makes us the same.  We are to unite in peace and joy.  WE are to proclaim love to God with all humankind.  We are to forget the things that make us unique and different.  It is in our humbleness and acceptance of each other that we found peace. 

When we decide to love people no matter what they look like we are closer to truly loving God.  We soon come to see the presence of God in all humankind.  We can come to see people in a much different light.  We can love people because they are also a part of God’s family.  We can unite in peace and love because we are rejoicing with those that love the Risen Savior.  We will rejoice like we never have because our life has been harmonically reunited with our friends our family and the beloved Savior.  We need to thank God for loving us just the way we are.  We need to praise the one that loves us more than life. 

Brotherly love is the essence of peace and love.  Never deny the love of others.  Stand with them and lift your life and theirs up in praise.  Unite your soul with those that are different so that you may find peace and love in all things.

Prayer:

Dear God we praise you for loving us all.  We thank you for allowing us the precious peace of love.  Help us forget the differences of people.  Help us love all like you love us.  In the name of Jesus the Prince of Peace we pray.  Amen

Questions:

Do you treat people differently?  Do you pick and choose who you will love?  Do you pick and choose who you will worship with?  Is today the day that you put that all away and start loving as the example God has shown us?