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Year A Advent 3
John sends a message from prison. Whether he is worried, depressed, or angry we don’t know; but he asks, through his disciples, “Are you the one, or are we still waiting for somebody else?” John has already told the whole … Continue reading
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Tagged advent 3, Bonhoeffer, disciples, Elie Wiesel, Jesus, John the Baptist, optimism, prison
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Hoping and praying
Illuminated by hope, prayer chatters across the garden fence between earth and heaven, clouding the air with gossipy details… When hope has set beyond the horizon, prayer retreats into the house, slams the door, draws down the shades, unwilling to submit to … Continue reading
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Tagged depression and spirituality, hamlet, heaven, hope, optimism, pessimism, prayer
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