These waters are (metaphorically) flowing from the temple of God’s grace — everywhere!
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Much is thrown up to our ceiling and against our wall
We rejoice in his complete openness through marital and parental near-catastrophes and rejoice in Joseph’s faithful response to God.
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Our ‘yes’ to Jesus is ‘yes’ to seeing
That “yes,” however, means that we believe in his teachings, his example, his way of life, his values, his surrendering to God, his unequivocal “yes” to loving always, his preference for the poor and marginalized, and his refusal to be blind followers of the law.
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Those who are wise listen when Jesus speaks
And we are led to discover wisdom and life, and living and goodness and Godness through the truly simple and ordinary.
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The fruitfulness flowing from, through our spirit is ripened all the more with understanding
And as we grasp and come to know in ways that are profoundly Godlike, God’s truth shines in us and brings peace and fullness of spirit and living, and goodness and God-ness in us.
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Do we see, hear, believe? It is what Lent invites us to do
That, once again, is what Lent invites us to do. And the psalmist, once again, declares in this way: “If today you hear his voice, harden not your hearts.”
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What could be more holy or wholesome than to walk with God?
And through it all, Jesus not only proclaimed the kingdom of God, but he gave his followers the “keys to the kingdom,” and showed them how to truly live life and love life. and make life a real way to find wholeness and holiness.
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If we do behold the face of God, will we recognize it or walk away
Let’s face it — admitting one’s faults or errors just doesn’t come easy to many, even maybe to most.
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So that we may be truly fruitful
This is what turns an admiration for a faith into a fully lived and transforming faith. We are all “that woman” at the well. This is what makes true disciples.
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Pulling us into, introducing us to these big events
And we see the great redemptive love poured out from the cross as this sin-and-grace dance is played and portrayed a thousand times and more in the word of God.
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