1 Peter 4:7-11

The first letter attributed to Peter affirms: "Above all, love each other deeply, because love wipes away many a sin."

The author of this letter asserts that "the end of all things is at hand." (v. 7) This did not turn out to be the case, at least in a literal sense, but the advice of the letter is nonetheless worth taking. Keep "sane and sober," the letter affirms, and "practice hospitality ungrudgingly," (v. 9) because in loving service God is glorified through Jesus Christ. (v. 11)

Whatever our past may be, whatever we have done, we can become the instruments of God's saving love, if we love our neighbors and trust in God.

Grace and peace...Bob