Contemplative Bible Reading

1 Peter 2:12 (New Living Translation)

Be careful to live properly among your unbelieving neighbors. Then even if they accuse you of doing wrong, they will see your honorable behavior, and they will give honor to God when he judges the world.

This verse continues the thought from the previous one. We are passing through this world as “sojourners.”

While passing through, behave in a manner that the locals will notice. “Hey, look at those folks. They don’t act like us. What’s up with them?”

Is there something different about us? There should be. Is there something worth seeing? There should be. Even when tired of the journey, there should be.