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reading of the letter to the Hebrews let
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us be careful Brethren that while we are
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offered the opportunity to enter into
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God's rest lest any of you be left
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behind we too like them have received
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good news but the proclamation of the
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word did them no good as it was not
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accompanied by faith in those who had
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heard it while we who believed entered
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into a rest it's like he said therefore
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I swore in my anger they will never
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enter my rest this despite the works of
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God being completed since the creation
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of the world for in certain places he
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spoke thus of the seventh day and God
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rested on the seventh day from all his
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works and yet again they shall not enter
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into my rest let us strive therefore to
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enter this rest so that no one repeats
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the above mentioned example of
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Disobedience word of the Lord Lord thank
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God proclamation of the Gospel of Jesus
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Christ according to St Mark Glory To You
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Lord a few days later Jesus entered
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kaeper again words soon spread that he
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was home and so many people gathered
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there that there was no more room not
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even in front of the door and Jesus
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announced the word to them them they
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then brought him a paralytic carried by
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four men but unable to reach Jesus
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because of the crowd they then opened
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the roof right above the place where he
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was through this opening they lowered
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the bed on which the paralytic was lying
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when he saw the faith of these men Jesus
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said to the paralytic son your sins are
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forgiven now some teachers of the law
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who were sitting there reflected in
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their hearts how can this man speak like
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he is blaspheming no one can forgive
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sins except God Jesus immediately
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realized what they were thinking in
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their hearts and said why do you think
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this way in your hearts what is easier
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to say to the paralytic your sins are
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forgiven or to say get up take up your
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bed and walk well then so that you may
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know that the son of man has power on
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Earth to forgive sins he said to the
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paralytic I command you get up take up
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your bed and go for your home the
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paralytic then got up and carrying his
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bed went out in front of everyone and
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they were all amazed and praised God
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saying we have never seen anything like
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this word of Salvation Glory To You
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Lord my dear Brothers and Sisters in
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Christ as we reflect on today's readings
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we are inv invited to delve into a
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message that challenges us to examine
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the state of our hearts and our faith
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passages from Hebrews and Mark tell us
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about rest faith and the transforming
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power of God in our lives let's start by
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imagining a common scenario for many of
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us the search for rest has it ever
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happened to you that you are so
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exhausted after a long day that your
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only desire is to find a comfortable
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place to lie down and rest but when you
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lie down your mind doesn't stop your
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thoughts Spin and TR rest seems
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unattainable this also happens in our
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spiritual life we often look for rest
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for our souls in the wrong places or try
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to carry the weight of our worries alone
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however the first reading reminds us
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that true rest is that which we find in
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God the letter to the Hebrews tells us
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about God's rest something that goes Far
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Beyond Simple physical relief this rest
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is a deep communion with the Lord an
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inner peace that only he can provide
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however the text also warns us not
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everyone enters this rest not for lack
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of invitation but for lack of faith and
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obedience let's think about an
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invitation to a big party the host sends
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beautiful invitations with everything
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prepared to receive the guests but many
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do not show up citing various excuses
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the rest promised by God is like this
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party he continually invites us but it
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is up to us to accept and prepare to
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participate in it the author Au of
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Hebrews exhorts us let us strive
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therefore to enter into that rest so
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that no one Falls by following that
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example of Disobedience this means that
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Divine rest demands an active response
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from us it is not just a gift we receive
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but a Grace that requires our faith and
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our commitment to live according to
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God's will in today's Gospel we see an
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extraordinary example of faith in action
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the scene is one of the most Vivid and
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Powerful in Jesus ministry he is an
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house in cerom surrounded by a crowd the
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house is so full that there is no way to
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get in it is in this scenario that four
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men appear carrying a paralyzed man on a
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stretcher in front of the crowd they
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don't give up climbing to the roof they
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make an opening and lower their friend
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directly to the feet of Jesus imagine
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for a moment the courage determination
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and love of these men they faced
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physical and social barriers to lead
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their friend to Jesus
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this act not only shows your confidence
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in the power of Christ but also teaches
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us about the power of intercession and
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Community Care Jesus upon seeing that
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scene does not just look at the
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paralyzed man but at the friends who
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carried him seeing their faith he
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declares to the paralytic son your sins
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are forgiven this statement caused an
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uproar among those present especially
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among the scribes who accused Jesus of
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blasphemy as Only God Can for forgive
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sins here Jesus reveals something
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profound to us he is not just a physical
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healer but the Son of God with the
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authority to forgive sins he confronts
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the scribes and to demonstrate his power
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performs the physical healing of the man
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saying get up pick up your mat and go
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home the paralytic immediately healed
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gets up takes his stretcher and leaves
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glorifying God this story teaches us
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three essential lessons
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the strength of community Faith the
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paralytic did not come to Jesus on his
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own he was taken in by friends who
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believed in the power of Christ this
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challenges us to reflect are we being
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those friends to others are we helping
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those in need find Jesus just as these
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men open the roof are we willing to open
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paths for others to experience God's
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grace forgiveness as a priority before
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healing the body Jesus healed the soul
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he knew that the paralytics greatest
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burden was not his physical condition
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but the weight of his sin in our
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spiritual journey we are called to seek
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this forgiveness that frees and
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reconciles us with God Jesus Authority
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by forgiving sins and Performing healing
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Jesus demonstrates his identity as the
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Son of God this invites us to trust him
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completely knowing that he has power
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over every dimension of Our Lives
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physical emotional and spiritual now
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let's bring these lessons to our
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everyday lives how many times have we
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found ourselves paralyzed like that man
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on the stretcher maybe not physically
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but spiritually or emotionally carrying
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burdens that prevent us from moving
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forward at these times we need a faith
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that leads us to the feet of Jesus
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whether through our own efforts or with
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the help of those around us let us also
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think about the stretcher that that man
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was carrying after being healed he did
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not leave her behind he picked it up and
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took it with him this is significant as
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it reminds us that our past wounds and
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suffering are not discarded but
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transformed what was once a symbol of
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his limitation became a testimony of
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God's power how can we apply this to our
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lives maybe it's time to look at our
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stretches our stories of pain our
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struggles and ask how God wants to use
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them as testimony to his grace and power
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finally the rest promised by God calls
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us to live in faithfulness and obedience
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this rest is not just for the future but
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it begins here and now when we put our
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trust in Christ and live according to
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his word he offers us a rest that the
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world cannot give a rest that fills us
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with peace even in the midst of Life
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storms my brothers and sisters may this
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word inspire in us a living faith an
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unshakable trust in the power of God and
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a deep desire to seek the rest he
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promises us may we be the those who lead
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others to Jesus who sincerely seek
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forgiveness and who live as Witnesses of
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God's love and grace we close with a
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moment of prayer Lord here we are before
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you with our burdens our pains and our
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limitations give us the grace to trust
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fully in your power and your love help
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us to seek your rest to live faithfully
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and to lead others to know you may Our
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Lives be living Witnesses of your
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transforming Grace amen may the Lord
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bless each one of you and Grant you the
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strength and peace to walk in faith
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amen St Michael the Archangel defend Us
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in battle be our protection against the
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wickedness and snares of the devil may
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God rebuke him we humbly pray and do
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thou o Prince of the Heavenly Host by
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the power of God cast into hell Satan
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and all the evil spirits who prow
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throughout the world seeking the ruin of
