Reflecting on Virtues

Virtues are the content of our character, the very fabric of our lives which makes people see in us power, strength, inner quality. They are rightly said to be what is good about us. The society in which we live tends to ignore anything that seems weak and upholds all what is domineering. For instance, gentleness is the accumulation of qualities and attitudes which make us approachable and amiable for all people. Yet our society nurtures aggressiveness and arrogance such that these highly aggressive people are literally adored either in movies or in real-street-life. Kindness has become synonymous with weakness.

St. Paul puts it candidly in Gal 5:22-23. Virtues are fruits of the Holy Spirit. With them, we no longer walk by sight but the the Spirit [Gal 5:25]. We can begin to grasp the depth of this statement by invoking the same Spirit.
Location: Kisarawe, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

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