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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Let yourself be challenged by grace
There will be a crib, and wondrous visitors; and eyes and ears and hearts being opened. And love being poured out — and ugly hatreds, too.
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Looking Ahead: Are we willing to allow our fears to turn into blessings?
Fear can so easily block our vision, cloud our thinking, damage our courage, and prevent us from becoming our best self.
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We are being drawn to, into the story of all stories
A simple genealogical story opens the door for our coming to learn about where we came from and where we are going, because of this little baby sprung from the Davidic line that would open the doors of eternal life for all who believe.
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Wonderful diversity
And Jesus’ inclusive invitation is not just into a group, but an invitation to discover new life and love eternal in the now and then forever.
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God is in love with us
We’re movin’ on up, to the east side, and the north side, and the forever side to love with no limits and no conditions, and forever!
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‘I did!’
Jesus made it quite clear that he was the one who was to come, and indeed who has come and has fulfilled the prophecies of old.
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Advent asks …
Is this Advent our Advent, and will we, perhaps, join the ranks of the remnant that God can and will use to touch other people’s lives?
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This is Mary, the model of church, the model for us
As we celebrate and honor Mary on this beautiful feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, we must understand that she is model of faith and model to not only honor but to imitate.
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Looking Ahead: Together, may we discover what the journey has been about
As a church, we say it together this Sunday. Together, may we discover what the journey has been about! Together, may the journey help us to discover who we have become.
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