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Cliffs Notes
Remember reading them?
You know...
When you are supposed to read a book
for a school assignment
but you don't
so you read the
Cliffs Notes
that summarize every chapter.
But
Is that really reading the book?
They never were a substitute for me
because I would get more confused
reading the summary
that took more time to understand,
so instead
I did what I was supposed to do
in the first place
and just read the book.
Plus
it was cheating.
Who was I really cheating,
but only myself.
Cliffs Notes
are written as a study aid
to enhance your understanding of a book,
to go deeper.
I was reminded of
Cliffs Notes
when I stumbled upon a quote
that could be the
Cliffs Notes
of the Bible
because I have read~
*Do everything without grumbling or arguing, Philippians 2:14
*For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive others their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins. Matthew 6: 4-15
*Blessed are you when people hate you, when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil, because of the Son of Man.
“Rejoice in that day and leap for joy,
because great is your reward in heaven. Luke 6:22-23
*He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted... Isaiah 61:1
So here is the
Cliffs Notes
for today~
and you won't be cheating yourself~
“Jesus.. says, 'Let go of your complaints, forgive those who loved you poorly, step over your feelings of being rejected, and have the courage to trust that you won't fall into an abyss of nothingness but into the safe embrace of a God whose love will heal all your wounds.”
― Henri J.M. Nouwen
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