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Who is the greatest?
Because I am no greater than my enemy; I am no more beloved of God than my neighbour; I am created no closer to the image of God than the face that I love the least. Continue reading
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Tagged child, greatness, Mark 9:30-37, Psalm 54, vengeance
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Opportunist
Robin alighted as soon as I mowed the first swathe of grass, an aspiring scavenger sifting the cuttings for prey. Undeterred by the turning blade, it tilted an eye as though to say, we are not so different, you and … Continue reading
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Tagged greatest, greatness, Mark 9:30-37, Year B Proper 20
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The great and the good
And now Jesus was stuck on the floor with a sleeping baby, his hands full, his feet with no feeling left in them, and the child’s mother had gone back to work. There was nothing for it but to continue to wait on the baby, serving it with patience and with love. … Continue reading
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Tagged children, church, greatness, Jesus, love, Mark 8:27-38, Year B Proper 20
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