In two parables today, Jesus teaches that one can be saved. Is that not that what all true religion should be teaching?
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Love God, but you must love yourself first
Then they probably will simply realize that they are already loving God.
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See, hear, be open to sacredness
We could, and should all, probably admit that Jesus is the door to the sacred. Through him, we all have access to it.
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In spite of our busy world, perhaps we can hear Jesus’ voice, recognize God’s presence
Perhaps it is when we are lost in our blindness, have surrendered to voiceless cries, gotten stuck in paralyzing moments, and can’t hear because of our deafness or feel because of our hardness of hearts, that God is most near and listening most deeply to us.
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Be present and ready for God’s grace
It is not the past or the future that is so important, nor is it where we should be living, but rather in the present, applying all of our cultivating and caring skills for growth and productivity.
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Simply give thanks to the Lord, chant his praises
Paul gave the glory to God, proclaiming that God was able to “accomplish far more than all” we could ask for or imagine.
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It’s all gift! It’s all grace!
The treasure is already given to us. It’s ours to receive and to be grateful for it!
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God strengthens us to proclaim the Gospel
One wonders, after hearing these passages from scripture today, if some amount of suffering of some type necessarily accompanies sharing the Gospel.
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Today’s ugly Gospel story becomes a mirror for us
Especially of what others may think of us.
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Pentecost is a new beginning, a dynamic moment in time
We get “who we are” when we think of ourselves and define ourselves as a Pentecost church — a church filled with God’s Holy Spirit.
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