Come, O children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the Lord. Which of you desires life, and covets many days to enjoy good? Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from speaking deceit. Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it. (Psalm 34: 11-14)
I will teach you the fear - yir'ah or reverence - of God, how to be in relationship with God.
Do not speak evil - ra or unkind, hurtful, or vicious - words.
Do not speak deceitful - mirmah or treacherous or deceptive - words.
Depart - turn aside - from evil (ra again). Do - 'asah or create, produce, prepare - that which is pleasant, agreeable, and achieves its potential.
Seek - baqash or desire, request, search for - peace (shalom or completeness, soundness, wholeness) and pursue - radaph or follow, run after, chase - shalom.
What we say and how that impacts others is enormously important to our relationship with God. Actively cultivating potential both in ourselves and in others is crucial to our relationship with God. Constantly and urgently working to fulfill the wholeness of that potential is our way to God.
I will teach you the fear - yir'ah or reverence - of God, how to be in relationship with God.
Do not speak evil - ra or unkind, hurtful, or vicious - words.
Do not speak deceitful - mirmah or treacherous or deceptive - words.
Depart - turn aside - from evil (ra again). Do - 'asah or create, produce, prepare - that which is pleasant, agreeable, and achieves its potential.
Seek - baqash or desire, request, search for - peace (shalom or completeness, soundness, wholeness) and pursue - radaph or follow, run after, chase - shalom.
What we say and how that impacts others is enormously important to our relationship with God. Actively cultivating potential both in ourselves and in others is crucial to our relationship with God. Constantly and urgently working to fulfill the wholeness of that potential is our way to God.
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