Sunday, March 2, 2008

And your ears shall hear a word behind you...


"...saying, 'This is the way, walk in it,' when you turn to the right or when you turn to the left."

Isaiah 30:21


"Who is wise and understanding among you? By his good conduct let him show his works in the meekness of wisdom. But if you have bitter jeaslousy and selfish-ambition in your hearts, do not boast and be false to the truth. This is not the wisdom that comes down from above, but is earthly, unspiritual demonic. For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every vile practice. But wisdowm from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere. And a harvest of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace...Come now, you who say, 'today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and make a profit' - yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes. Instead you ought to say 'if the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that'. As it is, you boast in your arogance. All such boasting is evil."

James 3:13-18, 4:13-17.

1 comment:

Heidi said...

I think my original comment didn't make it here either. What I said was...

I love this. And the photo of Naomi is poetry.

Love you,

Mom