poverty of the spirit

poverty of the spirit

standing in a low place

not thinking to highly

of themselves, their space,

seeing themselves as they are

merely of dust, of clay

searching for God everywhere

finding Him everyday

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February 6, 2014

poverty of spirit – Matthew 5:3

presence – Matthew 5:4

humility – Matthew 5:5

activism – Matthew 5:6

mercy – Matthew 5:7

purity – Matthew 5:8

peacemaking – Matthew 5:9

cross-bearing – Matthew 5:10

Matthew 5:1-10

http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+5%3A3-10&version=KJV

Beatitudes

“Christ Is God’s Power and Wisdom” (NCV)

Upper Room Disciplines for 2014

http://bookstore.upperroom.org/cart/upperroom/p-22987.htm

for February 1, 2014

read February 1, 2014

January 27, 2014 to February 2, 2014

“Doing Justice”

by Craig Katzenmiller

https://twitter.com/cdkatzenmiller

http://cdkatzenmiller.com/

&

overview page (with questions)

Micah 6:1-8

Psalm 15

1 Corinthians 1:18-31

Matthew 5:1-12 (Beatitudes)

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