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Olena Tovianska | Read Psalm 15:1-5
Who can be in God’s sanctuary? The author of this psalm describes a person whose acts, words, and values are all aligned. This alignment is called integrity.
Is integrity even possible today? Some scholars have described our current reality as “post-truth.” This designation indicates a time when emotional appeal is...
Holy God, help us to be your sanctuary of truth, a prophetic sign of wholeness in a broken world. Amen.
The prophet Micah calls us to take the way of justice, mercy, and humility. The psalmist shows that the mountain of God’s truth is available for the blameless. Both are not only judgments but also provide prophetic hope. In Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians, he shows that righteousness, holiness, and redemption are given in Christ on the Cross. The mountain of blessedness in the Gospel of Matthew seems desperately impossible to hike, but Christ shows us that it is he who is our way to live a truthful life right where we are.
Read Micah 6:1-8. What does it mean “to act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly” in your everyday life?
Read Psalm 15. The psalmist claims that the requirements for dwelling with God relate to how we treat others. How does this affect the ways you seek to be in God’s presence?
Read 1 Corinthians 1:18-31. How is the Cross foolishness for the people of our time? What is the power of the Cross for you today?
Read Matthew 5:1-12. What compels you to want to be blessed, knowing Jesus’ definition? What concerns you about being blessed according to this definition? How are the beatitudes gifts?
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