Matthew 5:33-37
Empty Promises
“And don’t say
anything you don’t mean. This counsel is embedded deep in our traditions. You
only make things worse when you lay down a smoke screen of pious talk, saying,
‘I’ll pray for you,’ and never doing it, or saying, ‘God be with you,’ and not
meaning it. You don’t make your words true by embellishing them with religious
lace. In making your speech sound more religious, it becomes less true. Just
say ‘yes’ and ‘no.’ When you manipulate words to get your own way, you go
wrong.
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