Ps. 136 repeats that phrase over and over again, 'His mercy endures forever.'
Mercy, love, compassion, grace; God is over-flowing with these.
Oh, if we could be like that ever-flowing with mercy and love. But why not? I can expect to find good things in others and thank God for them when I find them.
Matthew 5:43-48
43 Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. 44 But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; 45 That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust. 46 For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same? 47 And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the publicans so? 48 Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.
Well, I'm a ways from being perfect but I can bless...it's fun to bless.
Half my beach walk has been cut off because of 9-11. There's a security guard
waiting, telling me to turn around because I don't have military clearance.
I wave at him with a big smile.
He's gonna remember me and I'm gonna bless him everyday.
J. Campbell says, 'I don't think there is any such thing as an ordinary mortal....because I've never met an ordinary man, woman, or child.'
We can love really love if we are looking for and expecting a blessing in every man, woman, and child.
Are some people 'just mean?' I don't know, I hope not, and I'm gonna try and not be mean myself and try to find the 'pretty, cool, guy' hiding in everyone. If I fill up with 'His mercy which endures forever' then maybe He can rain blessings on others through me.
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
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