too quick to argue
to stand toe to toe
too soon bloodied
the words flow
picking no battles
none worth the fight
seeking to follow
the one who spoke light
not choosing to retaliate
an eye for an eye
walking away, turning
from every fight
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February
22, 2014
Matthew
5:38-42
“Don’t
Fight Back” (NCV)
“An
Eye for An Eye” (NIV)
“Love
Your Enemies” (The Message)
Exodus
21:24-25
Proverbs
20:22
Leviticus
24:20
Deuteronomy
19:21
Upper
Room Disciplines for 2014
for
February 22, 2014
read
February 22, 2014
February
17, 2014 to February 23, 2014
“Making
It Plain”
by
Ouida Lee
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