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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It falls to us to announce the second coming of Jesus Christ
And even though we cannot pinpoint a day or exact time, nevertheless, we continue to proclaim the kingdom that is here and now, and the fullness of that kingdom to come.
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