Sunday at "Mark in da Park" we looked at Matt chapter 4; verse12 & following..It was amazing, considering various translations of the Greek words behind the English ones: Kingdom, Heaven, preach/ proclaim, repent, (to which we could have added: "at hand" & "gospel/ Good-News", and we could have noted that Jesus left his home village, and moved..verse 13). But it struck me that the most important thing is the spirit that impelled or led him forward, the spirit of the God who IS love (Matt4:1). With that in place, then all the technologies, or methodologies (like memory, meditation, message, the acts of heralding and teaching, the terminology/vocabulary employed in communication), have a place as well; but without the spirit/ motivating-force, impetus, being right, all the rest is useless. That spirit (of God), or motivating impetus (of love), is primary. Our ways of connecting, our technologies, though essential, are secondary.
After lunch a couple of us talked about spiritually helpful technologies, and practiced one (memorization) [that was a means to another (meditation)], with another bit of scripture. Here it is: Rom 12:1&2 (Dave & Paul; 16April23)
Therefore, I urge you,
brothers and sisters, in view
of God’s mercy, to
offer your bodies as a living sacrifice,
holy and pleasing to…
to God – this is your true
and proper worship. Do ..
Do not conform to
the pattern of this world, but be
transformed by the renew-
-wing of your mind. Then you
will be able to..
to test and approve
what God’s will is –
his good, please-
-sing and perfect will.
Romans twelve verses one & two
UK?..
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Me too!
To put more creativity (& fun) into it, one can add rhythm, play a tune, etc.. e.g. (audio, versions with piano). and (another version, accapella, last version with piano)
Now, once it is crammed into our mind (memorization), we can have a week of meditating on it, asking what does it really say? Who to? (singular and plural? etc) What does that mean to practice? How do you live that? (Practically?). But being led by that spirit of love/compassion is by far the most important thing.
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