Ah man...Listen to this question!
“What are you thinking in your hearts?
Remember, I don't believe any questions from our Triune God is rhetorical.
I could very easily read that beautiful question in the same way a boss might ask an employee, "What were you thinking?!?"
With that prayer question sincerely asked, then, how do i answer in my prayer response...
Which is easier, to say,
‘Your sins are forgiven,’
or to say,
‘Rise and walk’?
~ Luke 5: 22-23
There are times I am so hurt. So hurt either by others…
...or myself.
And, you know what...sometimes it IS easier to say,
“Rise and walk”
than to say,
“I forgive you.”
Sometimes,
I would rather someone
“Rise and walk”
than feel forgiven.
think of those times when forgiveness doesn't come easily
think of those times when forgiveness doesn't come easily
Sometimes,
I would rather I
“Rise and walk”
than feel forgiven.
think of those times when forgiveness doesn't come easily
think of those times when forgiveness doesn't come easily
Isn’t that amazing? I wonder if this is what is meant,
"Follow me, and let the dead bury their dead."
~ Matthew 8: 22
I am using Matthew here to suggest ‘dead in the heart.’
If I need the Law...today's scriptural law...
to believe I am closer to God,
then follow the Pharisee...today's Pharisee.
If I need the Law...today's scriptural law...
to believe I am closer to God,
then follow the Pharisee...today's Pharisee.
I wonder
if I would be more accountable if I started saying,
“Love the sinner and ‘avoid the sin’.”
if I would be more accountable if I started saying,
“Love the sinner and ‘avoid the sin’.”
I wonder
if keeping to
“Love the sinner and hate the sin”
it is easier to continue to blame and shame.
I wonder
if "Follow me, and let the dead bury the dead"
is about the customs...the rituals...the culture.
I wonder
if I could actually live with Jesus' yoke...Jesus' Law
if keeping to
“Love the sinner and hate the sin”
it is easier to continue to blame and shame.
I wonder
if "Follow me, and let the dead bury the dead"
is about the customs...the rituals...the culture.
I wonder
if I could actually live with Jesus' yoke...Jesus' Law
Love God. Love One Another.
even if it meant picking wheat
today
on the Sabbath
today
even if it meant deciding which is easier to say
today
"Rise and Walk" or "I forgive you"
even if it meant accepting Joshua ben Sira's invitation
to "trust Wisdom within us"
today
in our hearts
even if it meant accepting Jesus' invitation
to "follow me, my yoke is easy and my burden light"
today
in our hearts
even if it meant accepting Jesus' invitation
to "follow me, my yoke is easy and my burden light"
today
in our hearts
even if it meant hearing Jesus address us like He did Saul
today
today
As I neared Damascus on my journey,
suddenly a light from heaven flashed around me.
I fell to the ground and
heard a voice say to me,
"Why do you persecute Me and other's in My name?"
Alright...alrightalright.
I am not quite sure where all that came from!
Oh yeah...now I know…
Sometimes, in my Examen, I identify with
The wolf
The leopard
The young lion
The bear
The lion
The cobra
The adder
~ Isaiah 11: 6-9
Because sometimes, in my relationship with another I am
The wolf
The leopard
The young lion
The bear
The lion
The cobra
The adder
~ Isaiah 11: 6-9
Here’s the opening to my Examen prayer
“God, be my guest, lie down with me, browse with me, guide me, be my neighbor, rest with me, eat with me, play by my den...my heart...lay your hand on my lair...my heart.”
~ Isaiah 11: 6-9
Oh boy…
Let’s rest. Feel our hearts beat...and sigh.
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