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reading of the letter to the Hebrews
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Brothers Jesus is able to save forever
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those who through him come closer to God
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he is always alive to intercede for them
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such is precisely the high priest that
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befits us holy innocent without blemish
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separated from Sinners and exalted above
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the heavens he does not need like the
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high priests to offer sacrifices each
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day first for his own sins and then for
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those of the people he has already done
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it once and for all offering himself the
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law in effect constituted high priest
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subject to weakness while the word of
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the oath which came after the law
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constituted someone who is a son perfect
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forever eight the most important theme
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of our Exposition is this we have a high
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priest so great that he sat at the right
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hand of the Throne of majesty in heaven
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he is a minister of the sanctuary and of
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the true tent pitched by the Lord and
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not by human hands every high priest in
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fact is appointed to offer gifts and
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sacrifices therefore you need to have
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something to offer in fact if Christ
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were on Earth he would not even be a
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priest as there are already those who
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offer gifts in accordance with the law
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they celebrate a cult that is a copy and
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Shadow of heavenly realities as was said
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to Moses when when he was about to carry
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out the construction of the tent see do
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everything according to the model that
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was shown to you on the
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mountain now however Christ has a
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superior Ministry for he is the mediator
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of a much better Alliance based on
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better promises word of the Lord thank
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God proclamation of the Gospel of Jesus
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Christ Accord according to St Mark Glory
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To You Lord at that time Jesus withdrew
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to the seashore together with his
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disciples many people from Galilee
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followed him and also many people from
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Judea Jerusalem iduma across the Jordan
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from the territories of Ty and siden
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came to Jesus because they had heard
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about everything he did then Jesus asked
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his disciples to provide him with a boat
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because of the crowd so that they would
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in fact Jesus had healed many people and
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everyone who suffered from any illness
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threw themselves at him to touch him
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seeing Jesus the evil spirits fell at
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his feet shouting you are the Son of God
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but Jesus sternly ordered them not to
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say who he was word of Salvation Glory
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Lord dear dear Brothers and Sisters in
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Christ today let us meditate on the
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greatness of Our Savior Jesus Christ and
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The Wonder of his mission as the perfect
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high priest the word of God both in the
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letter to the Hebrews and in the gospel
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of Mark reveals to us depths about the
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divine nature of Jesus and calls us to
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reflect on our own response to him so
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let's start with a simple but powerful
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image to help us understand what is at
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stake here imagine that you are in a
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large room with a solid iron door in
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front which represents the separation
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between humanity and God many try with
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their own strength to open this door
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some knock others try to break it down
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with their own efforts but nothing works
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the room remains closed and they
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continue to wait trapped in the darkness
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but then someone appears this person is
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not just another human being trying but
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the one who has divine power he walks to
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the door and with a unique key open
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opens it he not only opens the door but
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also invites Us in this is Jesus our
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high priest who not only brings us into
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the presence of God but guarantees us
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forgiveness and eternal life he is the
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key in the letter to the Hebrews the
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author tells us in depth about jesus'
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role as high priest he tells us that he
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is able to save completely those who
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come to God through him always living to
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make intercession for them HEBs 7:25
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Jesus priesthood is not temporary or
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limited like human priests who were
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imperfect but he lives forever and his
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intercession is full Eternal and
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effective he is not just any priest he
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is the only one who has the power to
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save all those who approach God through
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him in ancient times priests offered
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repeated animal sacrifices trying to
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achieve the purification of the people
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but these sacrifices were insufficient
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as they could not truly purify the
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they were Shadows of something greater
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to come Jesus in turn does not just
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offer a sacrifice but he himself is the
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sacrifice his death on the cross was the
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definitive Eternal sacrifice and through
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that sacrifice he purifies us completely
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he does not need to offer sacrifices
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repeatedly as his sacrifice was perfect
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and sufficient for the Salvation of all
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when we reflect on this truth we can see
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that the work of Christ is in inite he
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is not limited by time or space but
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continues to intercede for us with the
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father he lives forever and his power of
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intercession is never exhausted in our
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weakness he never tires of praying for
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us he is not only our savior but also
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our Advocate before the father as we
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think about this a question must arise
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how are we responding to this call to
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draw closer to God through Jesus are we
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allowing ourselves to be be touched by
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this constant and loving intercession of
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Christ now in the gospel of Mark we see
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a fascinating scene that helps us
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understand the impact that Jesus
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presence had on those who saw and
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followed him Jesus withdrew with his
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disciples to the sea and a large crowd
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followed him people were attracted to
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him not only by his words but also by
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the power he demonstrated in Healing The
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Sick and casting out demons they were
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looking for something more than a simple
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message they wanted to be transformed
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healed freed from their suffering as you
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can see Jesus attracted people of all
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types sick Afflicted lost and everyone
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came to him touching him because they
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believed that their healing was in his
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presence one of the most powerful images
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we see in this gospel is jesus' power
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over unclean spirits when they saw him
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they cried out you are the Son of God
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even evil spirits Rec recognized who he
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was and could not hide his authority
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this makes us reflect do we who are so
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close to Jesus fully recognize his
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authority in our lives he has power over
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everything our illnesses our weaknesses
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and even our sins but at the same time
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there's something deeper going on here
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the crowd was attracted to Jesus but he
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didn't want to be just a mystical figure
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or a miraculous healer he was there for
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something something more something that
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goes beyond temporal and physical needs
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he wanted to touch hearts and transform
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lives he knew that the greatest Miracle
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would be the conversion of the human
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heart the restoration of souls thus he
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withdrew to pray to communicate with the
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father and at the same time he gave us
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an example of how we should seek God in
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our lives true healing true
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transformation begins in intimacy with
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God however there is an important issue
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here Jesus is the absolute Lord and his
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authority must be recognized the problem
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is that often just like demons we can
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also be quick to recognize his greatness
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but slow to submit ourselves completely
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to him recognizing the power of Jesus is
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essential but living this recognition
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giving him our life our fears our
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weaknesses this is what really
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transforms now brothers and sisters how
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can we apply these truths in our daily
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life lives the first reflection we make
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is about the centrality of Jesus in our
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lives he is our high priest he is the
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key that leads us to the father there is
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nothing we can do alone to achieve
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salvation it is only through Jesus that
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we find true Freedom so every time we
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feel lost or far from God let us
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remember that Christ is always
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interceding for us opening the way to
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Salvation furthermore we are called to
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recognize the authority of Jesus in our
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Our Lives it is not enough to know who
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he is we must submit to him and allow
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his presence to transform our hearts in
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all areas of Our Lives whether in
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difficulties in Joys or even in
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Trials Jesus is the one who can bring
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true healing he is the one who just as
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he healed the sick in the crowd wants to
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heal the deepest wounds of our souls
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finally when we look at the example of
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Jesus we are called to live in communion
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with the father Jesus withdrew to pray
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to seek strength from above and us how
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are we cultivating our relationship with
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God are we dedicating time to prayer to
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reflection to listening to God's voice
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in our lives prayer is the way by which
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we are constantly renewed and healed let
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us then put ourselves in prayer asking
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God for the grace to recognize his son
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as our savior our high priest may we
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live under his authority and seek his
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healing and transformation so that we
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can be more like him every day Lord we
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thank you for your immense love thank
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you for being our high priest who
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intercedes for us and leads us to the
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father give us the grace to recognize
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your Authority and allow your presence
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to transform Our Lives May we always
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seek your face in prayer and live
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according to your teachings amen go in
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peace brothers and sisters and May the
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peace of Christ our high priest always
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us St Michael the Archangel defend Us in
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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 pray
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throughout the world seeking the ruin of
