Daily Reading for Personal Growth, 40 Days with God

¹² Therefore, as God’s chosen ones, holy and loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, meekness,^[a] and patience. ¹³ Be tolerant of one another and forgive each other if anyone has a complaint against another. Just as the Lord^[b] has forgiven you, you also should forgive.^{[c] 14} Above all, clothe yourselves with^[d] love, which ties everything together in unity. ¹⁵ Let the peace of the Messiah^[e] also rule in your hearts, to which you were called in one body, and be thankful. ¹⁶ Let the word of the Messiah^[f] inhabit you richly with wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, and singing to God with thankfulness in your hearts. ¹⁷ And whatever you do, whether by speech or action, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.