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Advent 3: Boldness In Numbers

The spirit of the Lord God is upon me,     because the Lord has anointed me; he has sent me to bring good news to the oppressed,     to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives,     and release to … Continue reading

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Advent 2: We Can’t Breathe

Comfort, O comfort my people,     says your God. Speak tenderly to Jerusalem,     and cry to her that she has served her term,     that her penalty is paid, that she has received from the Lord’s hand     double for all her sins. … Continue reading

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Advent 1: Waiting on the World to Change

[Note: this is the first in what I hope will be a series of weekly reflections on Scripture readings from the Revised Common Lectionary.] O that you would tear open the heavens and come down,     so that the mountains would … Continue reading

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