Now, I say,
for as much time as the heir is under age,
in no way do they differ from a slave
even though they are master of everything –
but they are under a guardian
and trustee
until the age set by the father.
So we also,
when we were under age
were enslaved by the elemental forces of the world
But in the fullness of time,
God sent out his Son,
(a) having been born of a woman
(b) having been born under the Jewish law~
(b) so that he might set free those under the Law
(a) so that we might receive adoption.
And because we are sons and daughters,
God sent out the Spirit of his Son
into our hearts
calling
‘Abba Father.’
So that you (each one!) are no a longer slave
but a son or a daughter.
And if a sons or a daughter
then an heir
through God.
Lord, make me an instrument of your peace:
Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
Where there is injury, pardon;
Where there is discord, union;
Where there is doubt, faith;
Where there is despair, hope;
Where there is darkness, light;
Where there is sadness, joy,
For your mercy and for your truth’s sake. Amen