{"id":5229,"date":"2015-12-18T07:00:53","date_gmt":"2015-12-18T14:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/?p=5229"},"modified":"2015-12-14T07:25:14","modified_gmt":"2015-12-14T14:25:14","slug":"gobbledygook-sabbatical-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/?p=5229","title":{"rendered":"Gobbledygook (Sabbatical Post)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I received a book from Dad last year. It was a text book on writing. I read it. Maybe not all of it, but I read quite a bit of it. I can honestly say that there is more to this writing skill than I ever dreamed. I have learned so much!<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>I came across the section about gobbledygook. Yes, there is such a word and it pertains to writing!<\/p>\n

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\u201cGobbledygook is writing that suffers from an overdose of traits guaranteed to make it stuffy, pretentious, and wordy.\u201d[i]<\/a> It is an attempt to make writing sound better than it is by adding words to give it a \u201cfuller\u201d feel.<\/p>\n

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If you have ever read a legal document, you\u2019ve read gobbledygook.<\/p>\n

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Jesus had something to say about gobbledygook. In Matthew 6:7, Jesus said, \u201cAnd when you pray, do not keep babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n

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This verse is in a section where Jesus teaches His disciples about prayer (Matthew 6:5-15). His model prayer follows.<\/p>\n

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\u201cOur Father in heaven,<\/em><\/p>\n

hallowed by your name,<\/em><\/p>\n

Your kingdom come,<\/em><\/p>\n

your will be done<\/em><\/p>\n

on earth as it is in heaven.<\/em><\/p>\n

Give us today our daily bread.<\/em><\/p>\n

Forgive us our debts,<\/em><\/p>\n

as we also have forgiven our debtors.<\/em><\/p>\n

And lead us not into temptation,<\/em><\/p>\n

but deliver us from the evil one.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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This prayer spoken by Jesus gives us the purest, most concise way to pray to our heavenly Father.<\/p>\n

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When we get rid of all the over used words, traditional phrases, and church jargon, we can get to the heart of prayer\u2014sharing our hearts with our Father.<\/p>\n

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Entering God\u2019s presence with our souls bared is where Jesus wants to meet us. Getting down to the real issues, using real, honest words with our God is where He will reward us.<\/p>\n

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And when we are to the point where we don\u2019t know what to pray, the Holy Spirit steps in for us. Romans 8:26-27 tells us, \u201cIn the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express. And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints in accordance with God\u2019s will.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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Even when words cannot express what\u2019s on our hearts or our emotions, God will hear us.<\/p>\n

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Gobbledygook has no place in our conversation with God. Pure, simple words are all He desires from us. With that, I\u2019m done!<\/p>\n

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Grace and peace be yours in abundance,<\/p>\n

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Donna<\/p>\n

[i]<\/a> Alred, Brusaw, Oliu. The Business Writer\u2019s Handbook. 6th ed. Boston: Bedford\/St. Martin\u2019s. 2000. p. 271.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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