The Parables of Salt and Light this post is the first of several about the parables of Jesus. We begin with The Parables of Salt and Light. As we have seen with The Beatitudes there are many spiritual practices and disciplines to aid our spiritual journey on The Way. Jesus also taught using stories. […]
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Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. The Blessing The first thing to realize about this Beatitude is the blessing: the Kingdom of heaven. It is the same as the first. This time the Kingdom is more fully present. However, let us have
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Blessed are the peacemakers for they will be called children of God Reconciliation At The Church of the Reconciliation. “God was in Christ reconciling the world to himself” was engraved in the arch above the sanctuary. It caused me to meditate upon these words of St. Paul. So from now on we regard
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Blessed are the pure in heart for they will see God. Sometimes I find the Message translation helpful. “You’re blessed when you get your inside world—your mind and heart—put right. Then you can see God in the outside world. Matthew 5:8 MSG An inside job In the 80’s we traveled from Tucson to a Los
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Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. Karma is not a clearly defined teaching of Jesus. Yet there are hints of it in the Gospels. For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive others their
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Blessed are those who mourn for they will be comforted. Blessed are those who mourn. The first beatitude leads to the second.When we truly reach bottom, we break through denial. We mourn the many losses that came to us as we relied only on our own resources. We understand how our weaknesses and misdeeds
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Perhaps you have had Days like this. You know the ones filled with a variety of complicated, difficult and ultimately laughable happenings. A shock in the morning. I’ll begin with my usual routine. I imagine most of you have such a routine. Mine goes like this. I turned on the coffee. Then while it
Post Eclipse Reflections A lot of hype for four minutes of awe So many came so many saw A wonder of creation to be sure But there no greater than the pure Beauty of the seasonal flowers The Dogwoods display God’s powers With gentle white for days Within the woods along the ways Where
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The Knee Replacement Revisionary Blues
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This morning we are Anticipating the Eclipse. The 4 minutes and 2 seconds of totality will be just after 4 PM Central standard time here in Calico Rock, Arkansas. Bought the T-shirts already to celebrate the event. Attended a small Presbyterian church yesterday. The pastor’s sermon focused on the hype and conspiracy theories and the
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