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Getting Angry with God
Sometimes I get angry with God. I used to feel that this was bad, but took comfort from the likes of David (“How long, oh Lord?”), Job, even Jesus (“Why have you forsaken me?”). Is your anger reflected in any way in your relationship with God?
The Apostle of Ireland
St. Patrick continues to be a popular saint well beyond the Ireland that he so loved. But after 1,500 years, one must wonder what it is about his story that has such longstanding appeal.
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Work for Change
We may ask ourselves why more people aren't doing something. But looking at change in terms of what we think other people should be doing is likely only to frustrate us even more.
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To the Aching Soul
This Lenten season, may we bring forward our own pain and grief into the desert and find solidarity and peace with Christ alone.
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The Fiery Furnace Prayer
While the Judeans Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego (Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah were their Hebrew names) were in exile in Babylon, they were thrown into a white-hot furnace for not bowing down to a golden statue.
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Commitment to Community
What is one small way we can contribute to the building up of our community this week? Is there a weary mom we could offer to babysit an hour for?
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The Living Water of Faith
The very first Psalm sings of a tree planted by flowing waters, with leaves that never fade; it bears fruit in due season. This is an image of living in God’s love.
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