As the Day Begins “Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me…For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.” — Matthew 11:29–30 There is something wonderfully honest about Jesus’ invitation: He never promises us a life without a yoke. He promises us His yoke. Every morning we wake beneath something—responsibilities, expectations, worries,Continue reading “The Blessed Life Begins Under His Yoke”
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Seeing the Crowds
Matthew 5:1-3 “Seeing the crowds, He went up on the mountain; and when He was seated His disciples came to Him. Then He opened His mouth and taught them, saying: ‘Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.’” I heard a statistic this week that has left me disturbed. TheContinue reading “Seeing the Crowds”
Praying the Beatitudes
The Beatitudes are the radical new order of blessedness initiated by the new covenant signed in the blood of Jesus. They are not the Scriptural equivalent of your mama’s admonition to “be sweet.” They outline the new way of the kingdom that Jesus said we should seek above all else (Matthew 6:33). It is aContinue reading “Praying the Beatitudes”