史考特是英國陸軍隊的一名中士，在阿富汗經歷了一次充滿挑戰性的戰役之後，他的精神崩潰了。他回憶說：「我覺得自己就像置身在一個四面黑暗的地方。」然而，當他認識了耶穌並開始跟隨祂時，他的生命就徹底改變了。現在只要有機會，他就會與人分享基督的愛，尤其是那些跟他一起參加「勇士不敗運動會」（Invictus Games）的軍人，這是一項為受傷的現役與退伍軍人舉辦的國際賽事。

對史考特來說，閱讀聖經、禱告和聆聽敬拜音樂，能使他在比賽之前有更好的狀態。接著，上帝就幫助他在比賽中反映耶穌的特質，向其他的參賽者展現基督的恩慈、溫柔與仁愛。

史考特列舉了使徒保羅提到的聖靈的果子。那時，保羅寫信給加拉太信徒，這些信徒受到假教師錯誤教導的影響，所以保羅鼓勵他們要忠於上帝與祂所賜的恩典，並「被聖靈引導」（加拉太書5章18節）。如此一來，他們便能結出聖靈的果子──「仁愛、喜樂、和平、忍耐、恩慈、良善、信實、溫柔、節制」（22-23節）。

因有上帝的聖靈住在我們裡面，你我也會擁有聖靈的良善與慈愛，能以溫柔與恩慈對待周遭的人。

Following a challenging tour in Afghanistan, Scott, a sergeant in the British Army, fell apart. He remembered: “I was in a dark place.” But when he “discovered Jesus and began following Him,” his life changed radically. Now he seeks to share the love of Christ with others, especially veterans with whom he competes in the Invictus Games, an international event for wounded and injured members and veterans of the armed forces.

For Scott, reading the Bible, praying, and listening to worship music grounds him before going to the Games. God then helps him “to reflect the character of Jesus and show kindness, gentleness, and grace” to the fellow veterans competing there.

Scott names here some of the fruit of the Spirit that the apostle Paul wrote about to the believers in Galatia. They struggled under the influence of false teachers, so Paul sought to encourage them to stay true to God and His grace, being “led by the Spirit” (Galatians 5:18). By doing so, they would then produce the Spirit’s fruit—“love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control” (vv. 22-23).

With God’s Spirit living within us, we too will burst forth with the Spirit’s goodness and love. We too will show gentleness and kindness to those who surround us.