Saturday, February 22, 2014

when I want revenge

so quick my temper
the rage flushes my cheeks
when I want revenge
when the words send me
to a dark place, to strike back
not turning the other cheek
forgetting these words of Christ
wanting to exact my own judgment
not following his instruction
forgetting the choices he made
when I spit in his face
when I denied Christ
and went my own way
how he did not strike back
how he opened his arms
and gave his all, for me


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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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