Hopefully, we listen and hear!
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More work is needed in spirit, love to support the ministry of marriage
It may be that to create more laws and condemnations after the fact — that is, after a marriage has disintegrated and died — is not what is needed.
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God and Jesus each give us slaps today
And the kiss in the middle that the word gives today is the incredible Psalm 139.
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Take care how you hear and listen
And although this (what I am about to say) is not a literal translation of that, one could perhaps say, use it or lose it!
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Accompanying Jesus
God had set the stage of this revolution as salvation history evolved.
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Tempering our vices through prayer
It appears as if when they got together as a community of believers, those who arrived first would go ahead and eat while others went hungry. This behavior was the exact opposite of the unity and charity we are all called to live out as Christians.
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Humility
Is there anyone out there looking to connect with me?
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The Paschal Mystery is a daily one for the rest of our lives
Each one is a dress rehearsal for the total “Paschal Mystery” to be realized in our physical death and resurrection — the promise.
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Love, mercy triumph over evil
And that infuriated the scribes and Pharisees.
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Let us praise God for his everlasting love!
However, the spiritual truth that Jesus speaks is still so profound it is easily missed, even by believers.
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