thought for today

:) To Share in the Life of God

“However, as the Eastern churches have always maintained, through Christ creation is intended eventually to share in the life of God, the life of divine nature. ” —John Polkinghorne Dig a Little Deeper: This is a high spiritual goal, to say the least. How does one experience sharing in “the life of God”?

:) Blessed are the pure in heart

“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.” –Jesus, Matthew 5:8, NIV, accessed from BibleGateway.com Blessed are those who see the world through the eyes of love. When our hearts are pure we see a world filled with life, love and oneness. We see God. Dig Deeper: How do we better expressContinue reading “:) Blessed are the pure in heart”

:) Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness

“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.” — Jesus, The Bible, Matthew 5:6, NIV, Accessed by Bible Gateway.com Some precious souls can do many good deeds; they feed the hungry, help heal the sick and wounded, comfort the abused, visit the imprisoned and do many other good andContinue reading “:) Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness”

:) Blessed are those who mourn

“Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.” — Jesus, Matthew 5:4 NIV, accessed through BibleGateway.com People who suffer from various forms of discrimination and unjustness at the hands of nonbelievers do mourn for the indignation of such treatment and for those who perform it because while not knowing it, such people, inContinue reading “:) Blessed are those who mourn”

:) Blessed are the Poor in Spirit

“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” — Jesus, Matthew 5:3, NIV (New International Version), accessed from BibleGateway.com So who are the poor in spirit? The version of this in Luke 6:20 says simply blessed are the poor. Those poor in the material things of this world have aContinue reading “:) Blessed are the Poor in Spirit”

:) Learning to love as Jesus Loved

“Christianity is not about building an absolutely secure little niche in the world where you can live with your perfect little wife and your perfect little children in your beautiful little house where you have no gays or minority groups anywhere near you. Christianity is about learning to love like Jesus loved and Jesus lovedContinue reading “:) Learning to love as Jesus Loved”

:) Your thoughts create your beliefs and experiences

“It’s important that what thoughts you are feeding into your mind because your thoughts create your belief and experiences. You have positive thoughts and you have negative ones too. Nurture your mind with positive thoughts: kindness, empathy, compassion, peace, love, joy, humility, generosity, etc. The more you feed your mind with positive thoughts, the moreContinue reading “:) Your thoughts create your beliefs and experiences”