Awww! I'll write now and sleep later. It's just that I have missed so many studies lately, and it was good to be there.
My synagogue is studying Romans right now. We are in Romans 14. I forgotten that when that Scripture says that I must give up my preferences at times in order to accommodate another who is not at liberty to do what I do, it is temporary, not permanent, and it is to accommodate another believer, not just anyone. Sometimes, we give up our freedoms when we don't need to give them up. It had been a long times since I had considered this Scripture.
Further, I am to pursue the things that bring shalom and building up one another.
And I must be diligent not to make traditions into laws and/or absolutes.
Even in the absolutes, I need to encourage others toward obedience, not brow-beat them toward it.
All of these things require humility, a willingness to serve, and a commitment to submit to G-d.
Probably no big deal to others, but I needed the reminders.