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Let Us Be Nourished

Reflect When we think of nourishment, our first thought is probably related to our bodies, specifically food. And while physical nourishment is, of course, very …

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Be Courteous

Reflect In 1 Peter 3:8, we are told to be “sympathetic, loving, compassionate, humble,” and in Titus 3:2, we are reminded to be “peaceable, considerate, and gracious to everyone.” Are we? Pray Dear God, you know I am not always ...
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Living Water

The living water that is our faith is free and available for all. Sharing the living water might start with sharing actual sustenance. Lent is a great time to volunteer at a soup kitchen or food pantry.
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Humility

When Pride Leads to Humility

Arrogance and self-promotion are very human, which means we all have fallen into those traps. But humility is the path we should be on.
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Give a Hand

Reflect When Jesus came to Peter’s house, his mother-in-law was sick in bed. Jesus grasped her hand, helped her up, and the fever left her (Mark 1:30-31). I may not have a fever, and I may not even have a ...
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Finding and Following 

Reflect  The path of Jesus is one of perpetual, beautiful movement. As a shepherd, he will find us, no matter how far away and lost we are. As the Way and the Truth he asks us to follow him, and ...
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Mary’s Eyes

Reflect So often, when I imagine the nativity scene, I picture Jesus fully divine, haloed and glowing, the Son of God. But he was Mary’s son, too, fully human. Did he look like her? Did Joseph say, “He has your ...
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