Philemon 1:7 … The Hearts of the Saints (09/12/16)
“The Hearts of the Saints have been refreshed through You.” ~ Paul (Philemon 1:7)
While Paul almost certainly was referring in this verse to actual Saints who had preceded his listeners in death – the actual spirits in which he believed; the spirit he felt were in that very moment “looking down” upon the same with smiling beneficence, this is not the meaning intended here.
Indeed, whenever I read any passage from the Bible – and certainly whenever I take the time to write it down to share with others – I am always reading it through the lenses of selfless Love; always reading it through the lenses of the teachings of Jesus Christ.
To this end, this verse actually stands for something quite different – namely, that the conscience (or the “Heart of the Saints” that resides within every one of us — indeed, within every sentient being regardless of species) of anyone witnessing any selfless deed is immediately & fully (albeit also fleetingly) reawakened to the innate feasibility of themselves having the moral wherewithal to do similarly.
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