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Grace and Understanding

These days, compassion seems to be in short supply. In truth, now is when we need it the most.
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Accepting Your Acceptance

The great philosopher and theologian Paul Tillich once wrote about the profound inner movement of “accepting your own acceptance.” God loves us as we are, not as we should be.
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Use Your Words

When children are little, we tell them to use their words to express their feelings. We do that because it’s important to speak up and be heard.
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Radical Amazement

Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel believed that “radical amazement” was at the heart of spirituality. What amazes and inspires you today?
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Enter Into

Walking through a doorway means you exit one place and enter into another. You have to be willing to leave the old place in order to enter a new one. You have to be willing to let go so God ...
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Desiring to Pray Is a Prayer

There are seasons in life when my prayer life seems to be nonexistent, where I focus more on what I should be praying versus actually praying.
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‘A Very Complicated Tree’

As you say a prayer for all those in distress today, open your heart as wide as you can. Let your prayer grow and grow, touching all the branches of our common tree.
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