The Letter of St. Paul to the Colossians Chapter 3

 

The Letter of St. Paul to the Colossians 

Chapter 3

 

¹ So if you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. ² Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth, ³ for you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.

 

(The Letter of St. Paul to the Colossians Chapter 3 verses 1 to 3)

 

Oh God, my beloved Father, I wish to keep my focus on You and all that has to do with You and not on what has to do with the world. This is why I have become estranged to the world of politics and other worldly pleasures. My only ties are my prayer time, my family, my work, and my online relaxation by means of games that are a means of helping me to relax and defuse the negative stress in me. Amen.   

 

⁴ When Christ who is your life is revealed, then you also will be revealed with him in glory.

 

(The Letter of St. Paul to the Colossians Chapter 3 verse 4)

 

Oh Jesus Christ  Son of God and God in Yourself, Yours indeed is the glory above all glory, however as a human, I am still weak and prone to sin, however, it is only by Your grace love and will that I can ever experience Your glory Amen. Blessed be that day oh God my Father. Blessed be that day. 

 

⁵ Put to death, therefore, whatever in you is earthly; fornication, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed (which is idolatry).

 

(The Letter of St. Paul to the Colossians Chapter 3 verse 5)

 

Oh God my Father, achieving self-control is a gift given by You, and not obtained by the means of the world, even though there are many ways and techniques that can be practiced. You have given people such as St. Francis of Assisi the power of overcoming the physical passions and cravings of the body to the extreme that he became sick and died. However, his physical death gave birth to a spiritual birth that is still present today in those who believe in You as St Francis did. Moreover You Yourself told us not to worry about what we are going to eat or drink and focus on our spiritual lives and You will help us in the material life Amen.

 

⁶ On account of these the wrath of God is coming on those who are disobedient, ⁷ These are the ways you also once followed, when you were living that life. ⁸ But now you must get rid of all such things-anger, wrath, malice, slander, and abusive language from your mouth. ⁹ Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have stripped off the old self with its practices ¹⁰ and have clothed yourselves with the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge according to the image of its creator.

 

(The Letter of St. Paul to the Colossians Chapter 3 verses 6 to 10)

 

Oh God my beloved Father, I am also guilty of such sins, many times I have disobeyed Your will by committing such sins. Even though I confessed my sins, again in Your presence today I beg for Your mercy and forgiveness, for although the spirit is motivated the flesh is still weak Amen. 


¹¹ In that renewal there is no longer Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave and free; but Christ is all and in all!

(The Letter of St. Paul to the Colossians Chapter 3 verse 11)

 

Oh God, my Father, I thank You for offering salvation to all without any form of discrimination as exists on earth. I thank You for Your love and mercy for all Amen. 


¹² As God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience.

(The Letter of St. Paul to the Colossians Chapter 3 verse 12)

 

Oh God my Father it is only by means of Your grace and mercy, that I can move out of my natural self and put on my spiritual self, for as a sinner I have the will to do so but not the strength Amen, for sin is like a magnet that keeps on attracting me to disobey Your will Ame.


¹³ He has rescued us from the power of darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of his beloved Son, ¹⁴ in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

(The Letter of St. Paul to the Colossians Chapter 3 verses 13 to 14)

 

Oh God, my Father I thank You for not having left me in the darkness of the evil one. I thank You for saving me and protecting me for all these years. If I am to return to my previous state of sinful life, it would be my responsibility and I would be worthy of the penalty for my sins Amen. 


¹⁵ And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in the one body. And be thankful.

(The Letter of St. Paul to the Colossians Chapter 3 verses 15)

 

Oh God, my Father, let this prayer be my prayer forever and ever. May I always be thankful and grateful to You for all that You have done for me, especially for making me part of Your body on earth Amen.


¹⁶ Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; teach and admonish one another in all wisdom; and with gratitude in your hearts sing psalms; hymns, and spiritual songs to God. ¹⁷ And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus giving thanks to God the Father through him.

(The Letter of St. Paul to the Colossians Chapter 3 verses 16 to 17)

 

Oh God my beloved Father, when I do something in Your name it becomes blessed because it has become an offering to You, regardless if it is before driving my car or arriving at work I am always to give thanks to You for all, for You are my All in all Amen.


¹⁸ Wives, be subject to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. ¹⁹ Husbands, love your wives and never treat them harshly.

(The Letter of St. Paul to the Colossians Chapter 3 verses 18 to 19)

Oh God, my Father I pray that wives be humble and subject to their husbands, however the husbands, in turn, are to be humble towards their family and not be dominant and abusive. I pray that couples are to be equal in the leadership of the family and united in both love and faith. Prayer and dialogue are to be the foundation stones of all families. Even though my nuclear family has almost reached its end due to the fact that we are in the process of separation, I still believe in the possibility of marriage and of unity among the members of the family Amen.  


²⁰ Children, obey your parents in everything, for this is your acceptable duty in the Lord.

(The Letter of St. Paul to the Colossians Chapter 3 verses 20)

Oh God, my blessed Father, even though I am 46 years old, I am still obedient to my mother, for she is a pillar of faith and a fountain of wisdom. I realize how much You speak to me by means of her and what great consolation I find in You by means of her Amen. Thank You, Jesus, for giving me such a mother Amen and for reaching me by means of her Amen.



²¹ Fathers, do not provoke your children, or they may lose heart.

(The Letter of St. Paul to the Colossians Chapter 3 verses 21)

Oh God, my beloved Father, in this area as a Father, I might have erred. When considering that after school my daughter would go home and have her way with her mother, when I arrived home, I would try and correct such issues such as swinging on a chair instead of sitting on it and other petty issues that the mother was to have already raised the awareness of. As a consequence, my daughter does not want to have a relationship with me and has totally sided with her mother with whom she is now living since we have separated. I pray for forgiveness my God and Father if I overdid it Amen.

²² Slaves obey your earthly masters in everything, not only while being watched and in order to please them, but wholeheartedly fearing the Lord. ²³ Whatever your task, put yourselves into it, as done for the Lord and not for your masters, ²⁴ since you know that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward; you serve the Lord Christ. ²⁵ For the wrongdoer will be paid back for whatever wrong has been done. and there is no partiality.

(The Letter of St. Paul to the Colossians Chapter 3 verses 22 to 25)

Oh God, my beloved Father, as much as we have rights we also have duties that we must obey. I pray that in everything that I do I do for You and not only for my earthly masters Amen.

I, therefore, would like to end this third chapter of the letter of St. Paul to the Colossians with the following prayer:

As humans my God and Father, we tend to want to do things according to our ways and not according to Your ways, however, if we placed You in the center of our lives, life would be more positive and meaningful. I pray that You be the first second and even the third aim of my life Amen.