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Sending Compassion
Bryan Stevenson, an African-American, Harvard-trained attorney, writes: “The people who haven’t earned it, who haven’t even sought it, are the most meaningful recipients of our compassion… “
To See and to Soothe
When you think of the poor, is it someone unknown to you in a faraway land? That may be true, but that kind of thinking also puts a buffer between ourselves and those in need.
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A Prayer for Josephine
St. Josephine Bakhita bore scars throughout her body from years of slavery, yet her courageous heart remained unblemished.
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For My Privilege(s) I Say, ‘Thanks’
Because of my race, my innate gifts, my appearance, my security, I have experienced unearned happiness and lived to see this day.
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Peter’s Denial
It’s easy to criticize Peter. How could he turn his back on Jesus after all he had seen?
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No Plan B
Some don’t want to hear that the material world is sacred, because they’d rather exploit it. But scientists have sent a clear wake-up call.
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Praying Twice
Ephesians 5:18–19 counsels us “to be filled with the Spirit, addressing one another [in] psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and playing to the Lord in your hearts.”
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