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Gay Marriage

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Gay Marriage

One of the arguments proponents use is that Jesus doesn’t say anything against gay marriage. Homosexuality is discussed both prior to Jesus in the Old Testament book of Leviticus, and after in New Testament letters of Saint Paul, among many other sins.

What does Jesus say about marriage?

Click here for audio reflection - https://soundcloud.com/prayfortwo/pray-for-two-gay-marriage

Click here for full text - http://www.godislove.blog/prayfor2/2020/1/14/gay-marriage

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Joseph's Honorable Fiat

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Joseph's Honorable Fiat

Mary’s fiat, her “yes,” where she accepts the message that she is pregnant by the Holy Spirit with the child of God, Jesus Christ, is memorialized in the Gospel of Saint Luke.

Today, I’d like to propose that Joseph also had a fiat, when he honorably accepted the Mary’s pregnancy.

Click for audio reflection - https://soundcloud.com/prayfortwo/pray-for-two-josephs-honorable-fiat

Click for full text - http://www.godislove.blog/prayfor2/2020/1/14/josephs-honorable-fiat

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Radiating Christ

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Radiating Christ

You are the light of the world. Jesus figuratively passed His torch to us in the Gospel of Matthew,

“You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hid. Nor do men light a lamp and put it under a bushel, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.”

Click here for audio reflection - https://soundcloud.com/prayfortwo/radiating-christ

Click here for full text - http://www.godislove.blog/prayfor2/2020/1/14/radiating-christ

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Emmanuel

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Emmanuel

The Advent season reawakens us to a name originally introduced in Isaiah - Emmanuel, meaning, “God is with us.” The Creator of the world didn’t dispassionately spin the world into existence, step back, then wish us the best of luck. He so intimately knows and loves us that he chose to become one of us.

Listen to the Gospel of Matthew…

Click here for audio reflection - https://soundcloud.com/prayfortwo/pray-for-two-emmanuel

Click here for full text - http://www.godislove.blog/prayfor2/2020/1/14/emmanuel

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Zen Beginner's Mind

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Zen Beginner's Mind

As I came into the Church, I was intrigued by the overlap between beliefs of Christianity and other religions.

When Jesus said, “unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven,” it reminded me of the concept of “Beginner’s Mind” in Zen Buddhism. Each encourages a childlike humility, full of faith and wonder.

Click here for audio reflection - https://soundcloud.com/prayfortwo/pray-for-two-zen-beginners-mind

Click here for full text - http://www.godislove.blog/prayfor2/2020/1/14/zen-beginners-mind

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Sitting Shiva

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Sitting Shiva

God calls us to comfort the mourning. When the sister of one of our small Christian Community members passed away, we struggled with how to comfort them.

We discovered a video on an ancient Jewish tradition called “Sitting Shiva,” which seemed to share the Latin root of, “compassion” which means, “to suffer with.” The intent is to sit with the mourning person, with no expectations for conversation, but to simply be present and suffer with them.

Click here for audio reflection: https://soundcloud.com/prayfortwo/pray-for-2-sitting-shiva

Click here for full text: http://www.godislove.blog/prayfor2/2020/1/14/sitting-shiva

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Ask, Seek, Knock

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Ask, Seek, Knock

As an agnostic, I questioned a lot. I believed there had to be a creator - the world seemed far too complex, with too many contingencies, to be an evolutionary accident. But it felt like this creator had spun the world into existence, threw up his hands, and wished us all best of luck in sorting life out. God seemed far off and unapproachable.

Click here for audio reflection - https://soundcloud.com/prayfortwo/pray-for-2-ask-seek-knock

Click here for full text - http://www.godislove.blog/prayfor2/2019/4/30/ask-seek-knock

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The Urgency of Forgiveness

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The Urgency of Forgiveness

Today, I’d like you to impart a sense of urgency around both forgiveness and the sacrament of confession. Too often, we choose to dwell in unforgiveness and unforgiven sin. Jesus was clear about reconciling quickly in the Gospel of Matthew…

Click here for audio reflection - https://soundcloud.com/prayfortwo/pray-for-2-the-urgency-of-forgiveness

Click here for full text - http://www.godislove.blog/prayfor2/2019/4/30/the-urgency-of-forgiveness

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