“Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.”~Matthew 5:7 Mercy is pure mystery. If grace is the place where God’s love and justice meet, then mercy is the medium that transforms our lives into offerings pleasing to the Father. He is the Master Artist, ...
“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst after righteousness, for they shall be filled.” ~Matthew 5:6 My kids just stayed at my mom and dad’s house for several days. My mom’s reaction when I asked her how things had gone went a little like this: “Those kids want a snack every three seconds! Snack, snack, snack! And then I made a roast and homemade mac and cheese for dinner….and those stinkers wouldn’t eat any of it.” I knew exactly what she was talking about. They ...
I love to catch my dad in a talkative mood because he always says something to make me think. A conversation we had a few weeks ago was no exception. We were having our morning coffee and talking about churches in America and the dedication of Christians in regards to service to others. And he thinks that a part of the problem is that we’ve gotten the terminology off-kilter — that when it comes to our relationship with Jesus, it’s not just a committment to Him that we should make, ...
To those with heavy hearts… Maybe it feels like it will last always, the pain sharp in your heart. Maybe it seems like you are alone and no one understands the dark shadows that line your day-to-day moments. Because when your days are tinted by sorrow – if there’s a name, a memory, a longing that fills you with regret and bone-deep ache, there’s not much other people can do to help heal you. Or ...
It’s been a slow soaking-in, this time with the Beatitudes of Matthew 5. Because it’s more than a list of commands or promises…and I’m praying that it all sinks deep within my heart, where my motivations and desires are rooted… These words of our Savior, they give us an eternal perspective…this is the big picture, the point of it all…He is showing us that it isn’t the present circumstance that should concern us, but the state of our hearts…and if our hearts line up with His, then ...
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