We, too, are informed by the full story which ends horrifically, then really ends in glory.
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What impression will ‘the hour’ make on us?
And “that hour” was not a matter of 60 minutes; that hour was the suffering and death, and burial and resurrection. The hour of glory.
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Eternal life depends on our ability, willingness to hear, believe, accept him
And we will tell the story, once again, of a love that was without limits or conditions — a love that is eternal.
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Security, intimacy with the Lord are at the core of our faith
And so when Jesus begins to talk with the same intimacy and security about his Father, sadly it does not affect those who would hear none of it.
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Jesus is the waters that give us life
We simply must stop and appreciate those same waters that gave us life!
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Jesus reveals the power of the divinely spoken word
God’s goodness fills the lives of all who hear his voice.
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Looking at Jesus, we discover his look of love for us
This is the good news of the word today.
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Our faith calls us back to humility, service, honesty
Once again, Jesus points to real faith, real religion, real behavior — that which truly justifies.
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Jesus somehow connected love of God, love of neighbor, love of self
You will know in and through love how you should live.
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The sacredness of the temple becomes a sign of the sacredness of our body-temple
This should cause us to have confidence to scrutinize our lives, to see what remains as obstacles to full faith in Christ Jesus, then allow his love and mercy to overwhelm and envelop us.
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