I just read the Beatitudes in The Message...what beautiful words. Just a few notes: vs 13 - "you're here to be light, bringing out the God-colors of the world." I like that - "God-colors" - & I'm part of it! vs 15: "Be generous with your lives: by opening up to others you'll prompt people to open up with God..." Sounds like Grace Groups. vs 22 "the simple moral fact is that words kill." Reminds me of Mary who said "Lord, put your arms around my shoulders and your hands over my mouth" - that, too, is my prayer. vs 43 "I'm telling you to love your enemies. Let them bring out the best in you, not the worst...This is what God does. He gives His best - the sun to warm and the rain to nourish - to everyone, regardless; the good and the bad, the nice and the nasty." Thank you, Lord.
And my favorite: vs 47 "In a word, what I'm saying is, GROW UP. You're Kingdom subjects. Now live like it. Live out your God-created identity. Live generously and graciously toward others, the way God lives toward you."
That is my prayer for all of us - to live out our God-created identity.
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That DOES sound like Grace Groups! "opening up to others" and that allows them to "open up with God" -- now that must be what community is all about. Love those thoughts, Sherry.
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