Why would God’s salvation of the human race have to include something as horrifying as crucifixion? We live in a time when the human predicament is regularly denied, explained away, or ignored. Despite the massive counter evidence from the moral disasters of the last century, we are still beguiled by the myth of progress: with just enough technical advancement, psychological insight, and personal liberation, we will solve our problems.
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This morning I spent some time envisioning a world where there were no words, no noise, only silence. What we held in our heart poured out without a word. The emotions, the joy and the suffering coming alive through action without a sound. What would be revealed?
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On this fourth Sunday of Easter, let us hear the voice of our Good Shepherd.
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God knows us better than we know ourselves. In fact, he loved us into being, giving us certain gifts and talents to develop and grow in His grace.
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As we live in the Easter season, we are refreshed with overwhelming hope. The hope in knowing that we are called to something greater than what we experience on this earth. With love and humility, we bow down in gratitude in response to God’s love for us.
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We live in a world where success is often judged by worldly possessions and riches. Once our greediness gets a taste, we usually want more and more and are rarely satisfied. Our culture is addicted to comfort, distraction: bigger, better, faster. We are drawn to the sensational. We get a jolt, a buzz, it’s something to make us feel, to wake up and feel alive.
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What do you desire?
This is a question that we need to ask ourselves often. Do we desire things that are drawing us towards God and his goodness or are we being distracted and drawn away from what truly matters?
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Have you encountered the Risen Christ in your prayer? Have you walked with Jesus like the disciples on the Road to Emmaus? Have you felt your heart burning within you as Christ opened the Scriptures to you?
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Why are we working so hard? What are we striving toward? Do we want to achieve some important accomplishment, or do we want to be someone we respect? Naturally we don’t have just one aim. We have many goals and hopes, but what are the most important ones? When we focus on becoming the best kind of person we know how to be, we leave behind all our anxieties about how well we can perform.
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As I look back on my life, especially the most difficult and beautiful moments, I see that God was present burning within my heart, reaching out to me in my pain and in my joy. Sometimes I responded, and sometimes I turned away.
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Smitten With Goodness 