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Love, Joy, Peace

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"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness," Galatians 5:22  I remember singing a song in Sunday School as a child . The song is called " Peace Like a River. " Do you remember th at song? It's simp le, with just a few change in words with each verse. I guess that's why they sang it in the children's programs.  But I starte d thinking about what it means to hav e: Peace lik e a river, Love like an o cean, and Joy like a fountain   When I think of a river, I think about the sound of water, slowly flowing over the rocks. I think of how the sunlight glistens on the current. Even the thought gives me a relax ed and unh urried feeling. What a wonderful description o f what true peacefulness is like! Love, God's love, is endless and deep! So is the ocean! Another great correlation of two different, but similar things. I also think of how in the storm , the ocean can be rough and sc