Is it to give thanks to God for all he has given? Is it so we can be paid back in special favours? Is it to be recognized? Or is it because we have discovered that Jesus’ words are absolutely true?
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Through the Holy Spirit, right decisions are made
All who have received the gift in confirmation must never presume it, but rather, engage it.
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It’s too easy going through life, not practicing what we preach
That is the starting point, or the jumping off point; the real conversation includes all.
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Lovelessness is a danger of a different kind
Do no one harm! Love your neighbour as you love yourself!
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Are we willing to produce good fruit for the ‘long haul’?
If indeed humans have existed on this planet for 160,000 years, God definitely has “hung around” around with us, put up with a lot, loved us in spite of ourselves, and continues to grace and gift us without conditions and without limits.
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Conversion is the Gospel, and salvation
The Gospel speaks exactly the opposite truth of the world.
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Jesus reveals a Father who always loves
Or does he withhold his love?
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Forgiveness is necessary, essential to spiritual wholeness
Indeed, to be forgiven is the best teacher; once we have experienced it, we can never go back — at least, that is Jesus’ hope for us all.
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Prayer is at the core of our call to preserve unity
It opens the way for grace, spirit, and the power of love to guide the process and help bring about a graced conclusion.
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Unburdened and comforted by Jesus’ love, we rest
This is all spoken as divinely wise language — spoken in a prayer to the Father. It is referred to as “hidden things,” known not to the “wise and learned,” but rather to the “little ones.”
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