by MJR | Jan 8, 2013 | Christianity
Read: Matthew 5: 8 “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. Reflect: 99.44% Pure and it floats? Proctor and Gamble’s Ivory soap stands by its claim of purity, but what about the pure in heart? The religious leaders of Jesus’ day were...
by MJR | Jan 7, 2013 | Christianity, Focus on Living, Forgiveness
Read: Matthew 5: 7 “Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy. Reflect: We all like to receive mercy, but how many of us are merciful? I couldn’t come up with a better example, so consider the following parable of Christ: “Therefore the kingdom of...
by MJR | Jan 4, 2013 | Christianity, Focus on Living
Read: Matthew 5: 6 “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied. Reflect: Like a child whose diet consists of little more than cotton candy, many of us are starving spiritually for something more and we are not aware of it. ...
by MJR | Jan 3, 2013 | Christianity, Focus on Living
Read: Matthew 5: 4-5 4 “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. 5 “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. Reflect: After the recent school shooting in Connecticut, some of the most compelling photos were of the parents and family...
by MJR | Jan 2, 2013 | Christianity, Focus on Living
Read: Matthew 5: 1-3 1 Seeing the crowds, he went up on the mountain, and when he sat down, his disciples came to him. 2 And he opened his mouth and taught them, saying: 3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Reflect: Today we begin a...
by MJR | Sep 30, 2012 | Christianity
Read: Philippians 3: 13-14 13 But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, 14 I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. Reflect: On Friday evening Patrina arranged for a group of...
