Freedom is more than a matter of aimless choice. It is not enough to affirm my liberty by choosing “something.” I must use and develop my freedom by choosing something good.
Thomas Merton, No Man is an Island, “Conscience, Freedom, and Prayer”
A so-called freedom
Riling people up
To tote their guns
And speak their hate
Bound by their forgetfulness
That the meek shall inherit the earth
And peacemakers be called the children of God
May they remember
Grace and peace to you…
dw
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Jesus didn’t say: Figure me out;
He said – Follow me.He didn’t say: Get your doctrine right;
He said – Judge not.He didn’t say: Puzzle out the End Times;
He said – Stay awake.He didn’t say: Perfect yourselves;
He said – Love me with all your heart.He didn’t say: Develop your vision for ministry;
He said – Love your neighbor.He said:
Blessed are the poor in spirit,
the meek,
those who mourn,
who seek peace,
who hunger and thirst for the world to be right with God,
who are judged and ridiculed for doing so.He said those things – that’s what He said.
dw
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You are the light of the world. A city built on a hill cannot be hid. No one after lighting a lamp puts it under the bushel basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven.
— Matthew 5:14-16, NRSV Bible with Apocrypha
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