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The Larger Vision

Jesus keeps stretching us to recognize our connection to the least among us.

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Comfort with a Condition

If we wish to be comforted, we must surrender to the Comforter.

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Trusting the Potter

The challenge of Advent is to ask how will God use the difficult events of 2020 to make something beautiful.

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When the King Comes

Our concern for those who are in need must extend beyond the circle of our immediate family and friends.

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The Gift of Opportunity

Whatever opportunity God entrusts to us, however limited, is a gift we are to use.

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Disagreeing with Respect

Even as we disagree with others, we can still extend to them the respect we all deserve.

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The Saintly Chorus

The Communion of Saints tells us that all of us as God’s holy people are connected to one another.

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The Great Commandment in Beirut

No meaningful love of God is possible without love of neighbor.

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The Coloring Book

The gospel calls us to accept the universal claim of God over all that is and the dignity of all God has made.

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Serenity, Courage, and Wisdom

In times of difficulty, there are some things that we cannot change, but others that we can.

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God Thinks Differently

God loves everyone as much as God loves us.

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Hugging Anger

When we recognize our own mortality, anger can slip away.

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