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reading of the book of the prophet
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Isaiah thus says the Lord the Holy One
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of Israel people of Zion who dwell in
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Jerusalem you will have no reason to
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weep he will be moved by the voice of
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your cry as soon as he hears you he will
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answer the Lord will surely give to all
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the bread of Anguish in the water of
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Affliction your master will no longer
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depart from you your eyes will be able
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to see him and your ears will be able to
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hear the word of warning behind you this
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is the way for everyone follow it
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without turn to the right or to the left
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he will give you rain for the seed you
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have swn in the land and the fruit of
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the land will be abundant and rich in
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that day your flock will feed in vast
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pastures your oxen and the animals that
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plow the land will eat salted fodder
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cleaned with shovel and Sie there will
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be streams of running water on every
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high mountain and on every high hill on
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a day when many will be killed when
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their towers collapse the moon will
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shine like the moon light of the sun and
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the sun will shine seven times as
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brightly as the light of seven days on
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the day that the Lord heals the wound of
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his people and heals the wound of their
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wound word of the Lord thank
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God Proclamation of the Gospel of Jesus
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Christ according to St Matthew Glory To
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You Lord at that time Jesus traveled
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through all the cities and towns
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teaching in their synagogues preaching
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the gospel of the kingdom and curing all
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types of illnesses and diseases when
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Jesus saw the crowds he had compassion
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on them because they were tired and
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helpless like sheep without a Shepherd
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then he said to his disciples the
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Harvest is great but the work are few so
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asked the owner of the Harvest to send
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workers into his Harvest and calling his
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12 disciples he gave them power to cast
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out evil spirits and to heal every kind
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of illness and disease he sent them with
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recommendations go rather to the lost
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sheep of the House of Israel on your way
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proclaim the Kingdom of Heaven is at
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hand heal the sick raise the dead
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cleanse the lepers drive out the demons
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freely you received freely you must give
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Salvation Glory To You
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Lord my dear Brothers and Sisters in
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Christ the word of God today invites us
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on a journey of Hope and renewal a
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journey that begins with a comfort
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promised by Isaiah and culminates with a
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challenging mission that Jesus gives us
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these passages speak directly to our
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hearts as they remind us that God not
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only calls us to life but also empowers
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us to transform the world around us
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let's start with Isaiah a prophet who
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spoke to a tired hurting and often lost
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people he brings a wonderful promise you
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will weep but God will have mercy on you
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when he hears your cry he will answer
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you what Comfort it is to know that we
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have a God who is not indifferent to our
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pain who listens to our cries and
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responds with love let us think about
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our own experience how many times when
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faced with difficulties do we feel alone
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but Isaiah reminds us that God is never
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far away it's like a mother who hears
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her child crying in the middle of the
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night and runs to comfort him even
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though God's silence sometimes seems
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long he always acts at the right time
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bringing not only comfort but also
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renewal and abundance as described later
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in the text he will give rain to the
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seed you have sown there will be
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abundant and nutritious food these words
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are not just a future promise they are
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an invitation to trust in Divine
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Providence even in times of spiritual or
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material drought God never stops
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providing for his people what's more
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Isaiah gives us a picture of divine
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guidance your ears will hear a word
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behind you saying this is the way follow
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that voice is the voice of conscience of
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the word of God and of the Holy Spirit
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who constantly guides us now let's look
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at the gospel of Matthew where we find
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Jesus traveling through cities and
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Villages preaching healing and
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proclaiming the good news Jesus
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compassion leaps from the pages when he
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saw the crowds he had compassion on them
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because they were tired and helpless
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like sheep without a Shepherd what a
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sheep without a Shepherd are vulnerable
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lost exposed to Danger Jesus sees
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Humanity this way and in his infinite
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Mercy acts to gather and lead us here he
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not only acts alone but calls his
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disciples to share in his mission
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calling his 12 disciples he gave them
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power to cast out unclean spirits and to
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heal every sickness and disease let's
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think about that for a moment Jesus did
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not choose angels for this task he chose
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Ordinary People Like You and Me
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fishermen Tax Collectors men with flaws
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and limitations but who were transformed
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by the grace of God when Jesus sends out
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the disciples he gives them a clear
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mission go rather to the lost sheep of
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the House of Israel heal the sick raise
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the dead cleanse those who of lepers and
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cast out demons these instructions are
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not just for the apostles they Echo to
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us because through our baptism we are
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also called to continue this Mission but
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how in our everyday lives can we heal
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purify cast out demons and raise the
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dead perhaps this seems like an
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impossible task but let's take a closer
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look healing does not just mean treating
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physical illnesses it can mean bringing
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Comfort to those who are emotionally
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hurt offering words of Hope to those who
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have lost faith or reaching out to the
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marginalized purifying can mean helping
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to restore the Dignity of someone who
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has been rejected or humiliated casting
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out demons can mean facing evil in all
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its forms Injustice selfishness
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indifference and raising the dead can
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mean rekindling joy in someone whose
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Soul has been suffocated by despair
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let's think of a lit candle when used to
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light other candles it does not lose its
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light on the contrary it multiplies the
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light around it this is how we are
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called to be bearers of the Light of
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Christ in the world every Act of Love of
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compassion of service is like lighting a
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candle in the darkness Jesus also says
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freely you received freely you must give
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it reminds us that everything we have
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life gifts forgiveness is a gift from
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God we cannot keep these blessings to
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our elves we should share them
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generously because when we give our
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hearts become more like Christ now I
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want to tell you a story once upon a
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time a very rich man lived accumulating
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assets thinking only of himself one day
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he visited a poor friend who despite
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having very little was always helping
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others puzzled the rich man asked how
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can you be so generous when you have so
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the friend replied I understood that the
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more I share the more space I create in
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my heart to receive God's joy and this
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Joy is much greater than any material
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wealth this story challenges us to
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reflect how are we using the gifts that
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God gave us are we hoarding them just
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for ourselves or are we allowing them to
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multiply by being shared today's
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readings also invite us to deeper
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reflection are we listening to The Voice
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of God that guides us are we trusting in
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his Providence and responding to his
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call to Mission or are we distracted by
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the worries of the World by the voices
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that keep us from our true purpose God
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calls us to be his hands and feet in
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this world he gives us the grace
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necessary for the mission but he also
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expects our willingness to act and
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taking action does not mean waiting for
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opportunities it means starting with
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small gestures a smile a word of
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encouragement an act of kindness these
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small gestures have the power to
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transform lives as we reflect on these
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words I want to ask you to take a moment
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of silence close your eyes and listen to
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the voice of God what is he asking of
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you today what part of your life is he
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calling you to deeper conversion what
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mission is he setting before you Lord
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give us an open heart to hear your voice
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and courage to follow your path help us
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to be instruments of your love bringing
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Comfort healing and hope to everyone we
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meet may we live as faithful disciples
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giving freely what we receive freely
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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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wicked and snares of the devil may God
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rebuke him we humbly pray and do thou o
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Prince of the Heavenly Host by the power
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of God cast into hell Satan and all the
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evil spirits who prow throughout the
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world seeking the ruin of souls amen
