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give us grace to be simple and clear in what we say today.33 “Again you have heard that it was said to the ancient ones,
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‘You shall not make false vows, but shall perform to the Lord your vows,’
34 but I tell you, don’t swear at all: neither by heaven, for it is the throne of God;
35 nor by the earth, for it is the footstool of his feet; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.
36 Neither shall you swear by your head, for you can’t make one hair white or...Heavenly father
give us grace to never repay evil for evil, but to confront it with goodness38 “You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.’
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39 But I tell you, don’t resist him who is evil; but whoever strikes you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also.
40 If anyone sues you to take away your coat, let him have your cloak also.
41 Whoever compels you to go one mile, go with him two.
42 Give to him who asks you, and...
másYou have heard that it was said, “Love your neighbour and hate your enemy.” But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your Father in heaven.… If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Are not even the tax collectors doing that? And if you greet only your own people, what are you doing more than others?
—Matthew 5:43–48One way of viewing the Good News is that the Kingdom of Heaven, the Kingdom of Love is among us.
We can, here and how, live as citizens of...Heavenly father
give us grace to love those who do not love us, so that we may be your children today.43 “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbour and hate your enemy.’
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44 But I tell you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you,
and pray for those who mistreat you and persecute you,
45 that you may be children of your Father who is in heaven.
For he makes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends...But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you
Rev. James Lawson (1928–2024), an influential teacher of nonviolence in the civil rights movement, insists on the effective power of nonviolence:
There is impracticality to violence. It’s ineffective and has been ineffective throughout the world for too many years. We must not let people who romanticize or mythologize violence persuade us that it has proven to be efficacious…. It has proven to be the most ineffective weapon. It drains emotional, psychological, moral,...
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give us grace to be like you in not just loving those who love us today46 For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Don’t even the tax collectors do the same?
47 If you only greet your friends, what more do you do than others? Don’t even the tax collectors do the same?
48 Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect.Heavenly father
give us grace to give today without drawing attention to ourselves.1 “Be careful that you don’t do your charitable giving before men, to be seen by them,
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or else you have no reward from your Father who is in heaven.
2 Therefore, when you do merciful deeds, don’t sound a trumpet before yourself,
as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may get glory from men.
Most certainly I tell you, they have received their reward.
3 But when you do...Heavenly father
give us grace to pray today, heart to heart5 “When you pray, you shall not be as the hypocrites, for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets,
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that they may be seen by men. Most certainly, I tell you, they have received their reward.
6 But you, when you pray, enter into your inner room, and having shut your door,
pray to your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.
7 In praying, don’t use...
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