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The Wise

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And then he prayed, “God, I’m asking for two things      before I die; don’t refuse me— Banish lies from my lips      and liars from my presence. Give me enough food to live on,      neither too much nor too little. If I’m too full, I might get independent,      saying, ‘God? Who needs him?’ If I’m poor, I might steal      and dishonor the name of my God.” 10  Don’t blow the whistle on your fellow workers      behind their backs; They’ll accuse you of being underhanded,      and then  you’ll  be the guilty one! 11  Don’t curse your father      or fail to bless your mother. 12  Don’t imagine yourself to be quite presentable      when you haven’t had a bath in weeks. 13  Don’t be stuck-up      and think you’re better than everyone else. 14  Don’t be greedy,      merciless and cruel as wolves, Tearing into the poor and feasting on them,      shredding the needy to pieces only to discard them. 15-16  A leech has twin daughters      named “Gimm

The Beatitude

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www.genesysquote.wordpress.com Let them bring out the best in you, not the worst. When someone gives you a hard time, respond with the energies of prayer, for then you're working out of your true selves, your God-created selves. This is what God does. He gives his best; "the sun to warm and the rain to nourish, to every one regardless: the good and the bad, the nice and nasty"..... If all you do is Love the lovable, do you expect a bonus? anybody can do that. If you simply say hello to those who greet you, do you expect a medal? any run-of-the-mill sinner can do that. "In a word, grow up, you're kingdom subjects. Now live like it. Live out your God-created identity. Live generously and graciously towards others, the way God live towards you,  Matt: 5v44-48