How come Paul left out Power as a fruit of the Spirit?

To me this is an example of why the Bible has to be read and interpreted in its entirety.  I think this first verse along with the verses about the meek inheriting the earth go a long way in explaining why some people think that Christians should be pacifists.

Take a look at the first verse.  From the title of this blog entry you can probably guess what I think is missing from the "fruits of the Spirit" that Paul is writing about.  Take a look.

Galatians 5:22-23(NKJV)

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 

gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law. 

These all tend to the side of meekness.  Why do you think that is?  Why did Paul focus on that? 

Now let's look at a verse from 2 Timothy.

2 Timothy 1:7(NKJV)

For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.

Power, love, and a sound mind.  Power, not meekness. 

Now let's look at something Jesus actually said.

Matthew 10:34-39(NKJV)

“Do not think that I came to bring peace on earth. I did not come to bring peace but a sword. 

For I have come to ‘set a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law’; 

and ‘a man’s enemies will be those of his own household.’  

He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me. And he who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me. 

And he who does not take his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me. 

He who finds his life will lose it, and he who loses his life for My sake will find it.

Think about what Jesus is saying there.  He has called us all to take sides.  Notice Jesus didn't say "can't we all just get along?".  He said flat out you are either for Him or against Him.  Jesus calls on all of His followers to stand with Him and against those who are against Him.  It takes a strong (power) person to stand with Jesus against family and friends. 

My question is which fruits of the Spirit are more likely to help you succeed in the mission that Jesus has given us.  My answer would be all of them.  And that is where I differ with those who think that all Christians should be pacifists.  They seem to leave no room for the option of both.  They believe that the world will be won over by love alone.  They think we can "kill them with kindness" as it were.

Here is my take on it.  We need to try to win them over with the fruits of the Sprit that Paul talks about.  However we need to do it from a position and Spirit of Power because Jesus has called us to be Spiritual warriors on His behalf.  That takes power and strength!