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Apples of gold in settings of silver*Thursday, March 8, 2001
Matthew 7:7-12
For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds;
Which of you,
if his son asks for bread,
If you, then, though you are evil,
So in everything, So today I have (almost) nothing to say. Let me end with Eugene Peterson's take on this passage in his Biblical paraphrase, The Message:
"Don't bargain with God. If your child asks for bread,As bad as you are, you wouldn't think of such a thing. You're at least decent to your own children. So don't you think the God who conceived you in love will be even better? "Here is a simple, rule-of-thumb guide for behavior: Ask yourself what you want people to do for you, then grab the initiative and do it for them. Add up God's Law and Prophets and this is what you get." God, your words fill me today with joy and peace. Let them bear fruit in my life, my own words and my choices and actions on this very day. Amen. *Proverbs 25:11 |