a festering presence
overcoming reason
the seething spirit of
anger
a consuming fire
burning within us
wanting to exact judgment
to inflict retribution
when we are wronged
in this life, wanting
to balance the scales
an eye for an eye, or
more
the seething spirit of
anger
gripping our mortal clay
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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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