{"id":6334,"date":"2013-03-14T09:06:59","date_gmt":"2013-03-14T16:06:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/blank-slate\/?p=6334"},"modified":"2013-03-14T11:07:50","modified_gmt":"2013-03-14T18:07:50","slug":"mountain-message-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/blank-slate\/2013\/03\/14\/mountain-message-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Mountain Message, part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The drawing is from an earlier sketchbook, the likes of which I fill with both pictures and words as I go along. Thought you’d enjoy seeing one.<\/h6>\n

Just came across the following in the sketch book. I’d forgotten I’d done it, an abbreviation of the sayings of Jesus in one of his few sermons.* You might recognize them, or be reminded of the longer versions. In any case, though familiar, they’re pretty penetrating, and\u00a0transformative\u00a0if one puts them into practice . . . which, of course, is what he had in mind.<\/p>\n

Be salt, don’t be tasteless.
\nBe light, don’t be dull.
\nBe good, and let God shine through.
\nDon’t hold anger,
\nand don’t label people “fool.”
\nBe quick to clear any grievances.
\nBe wary of lust’s lurking.
\nCut out (or off) what’s causing habitual failure.
\nAnd don’t vow; your Yes or No should suffice.
\nYou have an enemy? Try loving him (he’ll disappear).
\nSubmit to his abuses and see what happens.
\nAs for demands, do double what’s required, even if onerous.
\nLend, and give to any who ask . . .
\nlike God does, open-handed, regardless.
\nDo your good covertly.
\nSame with prayer, not for show . . .
\nplainly, with honesty, avoiding rote or method.
\nPray God’s will, his worth-ship, the day’s provision, forgiveness,
\nand a protecting shield from the tempter.
\nForgive any and all.
\nFast, okay, but not for display.
\nDon’t be only preoccupied with gain, rather seek future treasure.
\nFocus on the invisible, the timeless.
\nChoose who you’ll serve . . . you can’t serve two.
\nYour Father is the better master.<\/p>\n

Looking at this again I see I’ve left much out. His actual sayings, though also very brief, convey so much more. Still, any one of these could be a life-changer, and taken together, form a whole new person.<\/p>\n

I’ll post the rest of this Sermon on the Mount\u00a0Abbreviated<\/em>\u00a0another day.<\/p>\n

Have yourself a good one today.<\/p>\n

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\n* Matthew 5:13-6:24<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Here’s my take on Jesus’ words, pulled together in briefest pithiness. Forgive me where I’ve got it wrong, take the good and run with it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/blank-slate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6334"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/blank-slate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/blank-slate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/blank-slate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/blank-slate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6334"}],"version-history":[{"count":37,"href":"https:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/blank-slate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6334\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6372,"href":"https:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/blank-slate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6334\/revisions\/6372"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/blank-slate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6334"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/blank-slate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6334"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/blank-slate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6334"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}