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“Jesus came to bring the light of God’s love to us. Jesus rose to affirm that that light cannot be extinguished. And now, we, living in a mean world where cynicism, sarcasm and cruelty have become the language of the day, we too are called to witness to the light.”
John 20 1:18
Duration: about 18 minutes
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“In this season of Lent, when we pause to examine who we are and how we are living, this story helps us consider: what are the ways we squander love? What are the ways that we lean toward bitterness and insecurity, and fail to see love? And what are the ways we participate in the pursuit of love?”
2 Corinthians 5: 16-21
Luke 15: 1-3, 11-32
Duration: about 20 minutes
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“Repent. It’s not a word one often hears. Certainly not outside of church circles, and here in the progressive world, not even very often in church circles. And we almost never hear it as a command. We don’t hear a lot of pulpit pounding and calls for repentance. But I wonder if we may have given up something valuable when we let go of that word.”
Isaiah 55: 1-9
Luke 13: 1-9
Duration: about 20 minutes
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“We belong to the church, Christ’s body on earth. But we are still both chick and hen, needing protection, but also called to offer protection; and not just to our own, but to all who have made afraid. Most especially in these days, all who have been made afraid by the rise of white supremacy. May we rise up and be that church.”
Genesis 15: 1-12, 17-18
Luke 13: 31-35
Duration: about 17 minutes
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“We don’t always know who we really are. But here’s the good news of Lent: who you are is who God loves.”
Psalm 91: 1-2, 9-16
Luke 9: 28-43a
Duration: about 19 minutes
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“By their definition, mountaintop moments, these events, do not go on forever. We come down from the mountain, or back into the shore, the musical piece, the class we were teaching, the painting we were creating, the work we were doing in that state of perfect flow; all of them come to their end. And then, what?”
Luke 9: 28-43a
Duration: about 16 minutes
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“…Here is the good news: it is safe to let go. It is safe to let go of the harms that you have received in this life.”
Psalm 37: 1-11, 39-40
Luke 6: 27-38
Duration: about 23 minutes
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