· love;
· joy;
· peace;
· patience;
· kindness;
· goodness;
· faithfulness;
· gentleness;
· self-control.
“against such things there is no law” — Here the apostle Paul speaks a profound truth desperately needed in our time, namely that there are character traits that grow from life in Christ.
Our time is marked by willfulness — people anxiously willing people to be different than they are! Polarities — black and white — seem to be the only options. Reactivity produces more anxious reactivity. The cycles is automatic and continuous UNLESS we begin to think and repond in a thoughtful less anxious way.
The fruit of the Spirit come from a non-anxious and calm cultivation. Contemplative prayer, yoga and other techniques that promote quiet self-awareness are essential in these times.