by MJR | Feb 8, 2022 | Genuine Hope
“Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock. And...
by MJR | Feb 7, 2022 | Genuine Hope
“For no good tree bears bad fruit, nor again does a bad tree bear good fruit, for each tree is known by its own fruit. For figs are not gathered from thornbushes, nor are grapes picked from a bramble bush. The good person out of the good treasure of his heart produces...
by MJR | Feb 4, 2022 | Genuine Hope
“Judge not, and you will not be judged; condemn not, and you will not be condemned; forgive, and you will be forgiven; give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use...
by MJR | Feb 3, 2022 | Genuine Hope
And if you lend to those from whom you expect to receive, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, to get back the same amount. But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return, and your reward will be great, and you will be...
by MJR | Feb 2, 2022 | Genuine Hope
“Do I not destroy my enemies when I make them my friends?” ― Abraham Lincoln Most of us would like to see our enemies destroyed (maybe not literally), but have we considered Lincoln’s view of destruction? When we are determined to treat others with love, we may...
by MJR | Feb 1, 2022 | Genuine Hope
To one who strikes you on the cheek, offer the other also, and from one who takes away your cloak do not withhold your tunic either. Give to everyone who begs from you, and from one who takes away your goods do not demand them back. And as you wish that others would...
