Philippians 2:1-13 for Sunday, September 27, 2020

Todd SpencerSeptember 21, 2020Lectio Divina

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I am a spiritual director, a minister of spiritual formation, a husband and father. I live in the beautiful town of Colorado Springs, Colorado. View more posts

3 thoughts on “Philippians 2:1-13 for Sunday, September 27, 2020”

vankirkg says:

September 25, 2020 at 5:49 am

Just listened to your Lectio for Phil 2:1-13. First, I was captivated by your reading from Evelyn Underhill’s book with the idea that every virtue has three qualities: tranquility, gentleness, and strength. That is deep, worth committing to memory. I bought the book! What do you think Paul meant by “complete my joy”?

George Van Kirk
Pelham AL

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1. Todd Spencer says:
  
  September 26, 2020 at 11:21 pm
  
  Hi George,
  Underhill is good. Send me some snippets of highlights for you. Maybe Paul was saying something about real joy being the kind that comes from the community not just what happens to the individual. Our humble following together brings joy to Paul and to each of us. Complete joy comes as we humbly love others together.
  
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2. Todd Spencer says:
  
  September 28, 2020 at 1:02 pm
  
  Thank you for taking the time to write! So glad your hearing of Underhill led to the purchase of her book. Regarding Paul’s “complete my joy,” perhaps he is prompting his readers to understand that true joy is about, not just me-and-Jesus thinking, but about one’s relationship to Jesus as well as one’s community. So, he’s asking them to help make his joy complete. What are you thoughts, George?
  In Christ’s Grip,
  Todd
  
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