Blog Posts containing "Matthew 13:44-52"

Year A Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost Bottom Line Meditations

OLD TESTAMENT: 1 Kings 3:5-12 Literal Religion: Discerning Wisdom is rational. Read this scripture literally for its religious meaning. “I now do according to your word. Indeed I give you a wise and discerning mind; no one like you has been before you and no one like you shall arise after you.” Spiritual Grace: Discerning Wisdom is spiritual. Now quietly move into God's Presence and read this scripture again. “I now do according to your word. Indeed I give you a wise and discerning mind; no one like you has been before you and no one like you shall arise after you.” Did you feel the Grace?  Read more


Year A Seventh Sunday after Pentecost

While the parables are about the value of the Kingdom if read literally; it is their spiritual meanings that yield the real information about the Kingdom. The clue to what it is about is found in the last verse. It is not a matter of the value of the Kingdom; it is a matter of being trained to see it.  Read more


Year A Seventh Sunday after Pentecost Bottom Line Meditations

OLD TESTAMENT: Genesis 29:15-28 Literal Religion: Leah did not see too well. Read this scripture literally for its religious meaning. "Leah had weak eyes, but Rachel had a lovely figure and was beautiful.” Spiritual Grace: Understands this is a compare and contrast: Leah was not attractive and Rachel was beautiful. Now quietly move into God's Presence and read this scripture again. "Leah had weak eyes, but Rachel had a lovely figure and was beautiful.” Did you feel the Grace?  Read more


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