Therefore I exhort you, be imitators of me

 Good morning. And so, as those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience; (all of this comes from putting on the new self). And so what happens when we do this – bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, whoever has a complaint against anyone; just as the Lord forgave you, so also should you. That is oh so hard to do! That's a lot of good stuff that we have put on. And yet there's more. You see you could've done all of that without feeling anything towards other people. You could have done that out of sheer willpower; as an obligation. Instead: beyond all these things put on love, which is the perfect bond of unity. We should be doing all these things out of love for one another. Remember that previously we were told to maintain the unity of the Spirit. That unity is a natural result of having the Holy Spirit living within you. The love of God is the glue that holds us all together. And then what we've said before about making decisions in your life - and let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body; and be thankful. The peace of Christ is to be our umpire. It makes the final decision of what's right and wrong - of whether or not we should do something. Father thank You that the reader has put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience; he/she bears with others and forgives others; and he/she has put on love the perfect bond of unity. Your peace rules in his/her heart.