The crowd confused the symbol with the reality
Prayer
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Even when you feel inadequate, Christ is enough.
The task of redemption is Christ’s, not ours. His grace will fulfill the work.
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If we listen to the voice of the Spirit, God will open our eyes.
The feeling Jesus experiences is similar to that of a mother responding to an infant’s hunger or to her child’s cry.
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With Christ, you can liberate others from “unclean spirits.”
We recognize unclean spirits today not through the illnesses they cause, but through the minds they enrapture.
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What the prodigal son can teach us about mindfulness
How can we integrate the lesson from this popular parable into our contemplative prayer lives?
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When has Christ lifted you from dread?
God never intended the world to be a place of anxiety
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How do the long-term struggles in your life deepen your faith?
We need to act on Jesus’ liberating word if we are to experience our freedom
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Jesus calls us to the fellowship of family
To share life with the Lord is to give life itself to those whom we love in the Lord.
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What mustard seeds have transformed your life?
The kingdom contains as much mystery as a tiny seed, and its growth is as inexorable as kudzu.
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Does your life reveal God’s compassion to others?
Those places that might seem to hold no promise may in fact contain the grace that can turn the hearts of many to Christ.