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Today's Early Church Wisdom
'If one should wish to prepare an aromatic oil, one should, according to the law, take an equal weight of stacte, onycha, sweet galbanum and transparent frankincense (Exodus 30:34). These are the four virtues [self-mastery, courage, wisdom, righteousness]. When they all exist in the soul in equal force and full perfection, the mind will not be betrayed (by some inner traitor).'
Abba Nilus of Sinai
D. 450 A.D.
This week's Psalm is Psalm 30 'Joy Comes With The Morning'

First Things First

Vitally important as the local church is in strengthening believers and promoting the gospel, our first home must always be Christ’s mystical body, for this alone is the church to which all true believers belong by virtue of being born again into it. You and I may represent a specific local church, and that’s fine, but let us always remember that we first represent the kingdom of God, and as ambassadors of that kingdom we are faithful to share its healing life (Proverbs 13:7). The local church is not the kingdom of Light. If you don’t believe me, join one and you’ll quickly discover this! The kingdom of Heaven is. In the local church, however lovely it is, we’ll find problems. In the invisible church we’ll always find peace. Therefore, let us remain grounded there, looking to Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, the Head of our mission, and the only reliable Guide to our evangelistic outreach.