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Today's Thoughts...

1/5/2019

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Today’s Thoughts: In today's scriptures I find two interesting thoughts. The first centers around Jesus' conversation with Nathanael. Jesus see Nathanael as a truthful, genuine person, he had no duplicity, in other words "what you see is what you get." What Nathanael says is what he does. For Jesus that is refreshing, if we could encounter it today it would be refreshing for us also.
 
In our world it seems that saying the right thing at the right time is the norm it is very hard to find a person without duplicity. Very few people say what they really mean. We say what we think people want to here because it gets us power, influence, authority and status. I believe we really want to be truthful but at times if we are, there is so much to lose.
 
Yet repeatedly in the scriptures we are reminded that truth is what sets us free. It might not get us power, authority, influence, wealth and status in this life, but this life is not the only thing we are living for, we are living for a life of eternal love. Truth, authenticity, genuineness are the hallmarks of Jesus' mission and ministry, yes, they took him to the Cross, but they also took him to the Resurrection.
 
In the first reading today, John tells us that our journey of faith will not be easy, that we will be hated. However, we shouldn't fear, we shouldn't worry if we make the journey as people with love in our hearts. It is another way of saying that love as we see it and encounter it in Christ casts out fear!
 
Thus, we are challenged today to live as people without duplicity, to live as people whose actions match our words, to live as genuine people of truth with love in our hearts. The journey will not be easy in fact sometimes it will be downright difficult but the love of God, others and self that we carry in our heart will cast out all our fear!
 
Have a great Saturday everyone!
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Liz
1/5/2019 07:33:12 am

Come and see. Jesus has nothing to hide. He does not put on airs. Willie Nelson sang a song asking what would you do if Jesus came unexpectedly to visit? Would we have to hurry up and clear away the dirty dishes in the sink, put away the R rated media we watch, etc. and dust off the Bible on display? Here's the poem that the song is based on:
https://youtu.be/Cg4T0b7EUhY

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Liz
1/5/2019 07:36:01 am

Wondering? In your first paragraph and last paragraph...
should text read "without duplicity"

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Liz
1/5/2019 01:37:50 pm

Ooops! I meant second and last paragraph.

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