hearing new words – v4

such words I have never heard

these new words of Christ

shared with us in the open

here on the mountain

words so different than

what we have been taught

sitting at His feet, with them,

His follows, His disciples.

staring with the others

all of us with mouths wide open

not believing completely

but knowing these new words were

important, changing our lives;

a new way of understanding blessedness

hearing these new words of life

spoken by Christ for us.

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edited March 24, 2015

hearing new words – v4

(editing version 2)

edited January 6, 2015

hearing new words – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/01/hearing-new-words-v3.html

(merging edits to version 2 and version 1)

edited December 31, 2014

hearing new words – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/12/hearing-new-words-v2.html

February 5, 2014

hearing new words

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/02/hearing-new-words.html  

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

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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