“God, who is rich in mercy, because of the great love he had for us, even when we were dead in our transgressions, brought us to life with Christ (by grace you have been saved).”
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God’s ‘wrath’ and ‘jealousy’ cries out for something much more deeper
The sacredness of the temple becomes a sign of the sacredness of the “temple” — our body — in which grace and Spirit and God reside.
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Our Lenten journey should be deeply interwoven into the rhythms of our lives
Let our offering be as precious as Abraham’s as we offer up to God what is most precious to us: our control and our desire to have life only as we would want it.
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Lent means going into the desert and letting go
It is precisely in our nakedness and emptiness, weariness and loneliness that we most find our God.
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More than ever, we need to hear Jesus speak
We need his healing touch. We need his promise of the kingdom. We need our hungers and thirsts (deep within our individual and collective spirits) satisfied.
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Jesus as healer, restorer of life is the Jesus many seek today
The greatest healing throughout the Gospel goes to, and comes from, the center of the spirit in each of us.
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Does Jesus’ teachings, word, example amaze us?
And even if they do, is there more? Do we feel compelled to follow him? Is his word truth like no other truth?
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Does Jesus’ power reach into us? Does his word have authority, leave us spellbound?
The evangelist Mark presents a Jesus to us that has power over demons, over nature, over human illness. Do we find that when he calls we always wish to follow — “Your will”?
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A vibrant relationship with God requires waiting
These aren’t just Advent themes, but everyday themes of the spiritual life.
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Through our baptism, have we heard God’s voice speaking to us?
This biblical utterance made to Jesus at his baptism in the River Jordan is repeated over each of us.
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