“When you manipulate words to get your own way, you go wrong” (Matthew 5, the Message)

I’m re-reading The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe right now – both aloud to the kids at bedtime (pure joy!) and for myself along with the thoughtful ladies over at the Abiding Together podcast.  

Do you remember when Edmund comes out of the wardrobe for the first time, then tells the others he and Lucy had just been playing make believe? He is delighted with his clever lie, feeling it to be a “great success” because of the momentary feeling of superiority and control it gives him.

But apart from breaking Lucy’s heart, it also goes on to increase the animosity between himself and Peter, ultimately making things much worse for him.

“When you manipulate words to get your own way, you go wrong.”

May today’s meditation with the Message translation of Matthew 5:33-37 illuminate your own story this week and bring you more fully into the wholeness and grace.

Every blessing