Imagine a whole family — all together, doing that — walking in the ways of the Lord together, listening intently to the Wisdom of God, holding the Lord in fear (that is, in enormous awe), and together discovering who they, together, could be and could become in God!
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The one who hates still lives in darkness, no matter how much they claim to love the light
Not unlike the prophecy to Mary that a sword would pierce her heart, the glory of the light that Jesus would bring would involve the cross, and that pain and ultimate total emptying of self out of love.
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Biblical storytelling at its very best
What’s more, the murderous plot to destroy Jesus would come, but not just yet. It would be incubated for 33 years, and then it would be a communal tantrum of, yes, the jealous leaders — not just one king but many tantrum-filled adults.
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We give thanks for all who discover the invisible God
But in Jesus the Christ, who was clearly visible in his human nature, we experience God, the word made flesh — not only as visible in himself, but also making the invisible God very much visible to our eyes.
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Like Stephen, we will find ourselves enduring the eternal love of God in Christ
But like Stephen, be prepared to be filled with the Holy Spirit of God. Be prepared to see what so many could not and would not see. Be prepared to share in enormous trust that even in the face of death will not diminish. Be prepared to speak wisdom in the face of danger and impending death. And be prepared, in the trust and deepest sense of all, to be saved!
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Open this thing called your heart
Clearly, God entered into our world and our lives — and things, as they say, would never be the same.
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The Christ, crib, and cross — tightly connected, completely intertwined
And how darkness and sin would be conquered by light and love.
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God reaches into the dung heap of our lives
As our faithfulness rises up in prayers, hopefully we will find fulfillment, because somehow we may see the hand of God doing his Godly stuff and touching, with love, our lives.
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God’s word is filled with wonder, awe — and even romance
By Father Perry D. Leiker, pastor A reflection on the daily readings, for Wednesday of the Fourth Week of Advent, by Father Perry. “O Emmanuel, our King and Giver of Law.” At the beginning of the Mass, usually a song […]
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Some day, there will be a cross
Mary responded to all of this wonder and awe and confusingly clear message of angelic proportions: “Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord. May it be done to me according to your word.”
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