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For the love of Jesus
I think that in this gospel reading, Jesus is asking us to see him for himself, as himself. To spend the time, to invest ourselves in knowing him. Not because he needs us to, but because if we can see him more clearly, and follow him more nearly, we will learn to love more truly, to heal more fully, to find the image of God where we most need to see it, where it most needs to be seen. Continue reading
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Tagged Jesus, Mark 8:27-38, prayer, Springfield Ohio, St John of the Cross, Year B Proper 19
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Do not be afraid of the dark
An Advent devotion for the Episcopal Diocese of Ohio. Today is the commemoration of St John of the Cross; Juan de la Cruz Juan de la Cruz is best known to us for his luminous phrase, “the dark night of … Continue reading
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