Leprosy
18 Pentecost October 13, 2019 RCL, Year C Emmanuel Parish Then one of the lepers, when he saw that he was healed, turned back,
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13 Pentecost September 8, 2019 RCL, Year C Emmanuel Parish I call heaven and earth to witness against you today that I have set before you
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What Do We Do with Our Losses: The Choice between Resentment and Mourning Son, you are always with me, and all that is mine is yours. But we had to celebrate and rejoice, because this brother of yours was dead and has come to life; he was lost and has been
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In our Collect for the First Sunday of Lent, we pray: Come quickly to help us who are assaulted by many temptations, and, as you know the weaknesses of each of us, let each one find you might to save. Fierce and true words for each of us. We all know the truth of this
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We grow up thinking that our lives might not be successful unless we do BIG things. We think this about making money, positions in our vocation, raising impeccable children. This kind of big thinking always permeates church life–particularly about numbers in worship and budget and programs. We Americans are trained to think about big goals
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