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reading of the first letter of St John
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dear friends as for us let us love God
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because he first loved us if anyone says
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I love God but hates his brother he is a
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liar for whoever does not love his
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brother whom he has seen cannot love God
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whom he has not seen and this is the
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Commandment we receive from him whoever
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loves God must also love his brother
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five everyone who believes that Jesus is
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the Christ was born of God and whoever
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loves the one who begot someone will
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also love the one who was born of him we
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can know that we love God's children
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when we love God and keep his
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Commandments for this is loving God
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observing his Commandments and his
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Commandments are not burdensome for
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everyone born of God overcomes the world
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and this is the victory that overcame
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word of the Lord thank
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God proclamation of the Gospel of Jesus
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Christ according to St Luke Glory To You
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Lord at that time Jesus returned to
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Galilee with the strength of the spirit
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and his Fame spread throughout the
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surrounding area he taught in their
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synagogues and everyone praised him and
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he came to the city of Nazareth where he
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had grown up according to his custom he
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entered the synagogue on the Sabbath and
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stood up to read they gave him the book
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of the prophet Isaiah opening the book
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Jesus found the passage in which it is
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written the spirit of the Lord is upon
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me because he has anointed me to preach
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good news to the poor he has sent me to
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Proclaim freedom to the captives and the
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blind recovery of sight to free the
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oppressed and to proclaim a year of the
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Lord's favor then he closed the book
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handed it to the assistant and sat down
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everyone in the synagogue had their eyes
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fixed on him then he began to say to
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them today this passage of scripture has
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been fulfilled in your hearing everyone
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gave testimony about him amazed at the
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Charming words that came out of his
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mouth word of Salvation Glory To You
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Lord dear brother and Sisters in Christ
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today we are invited to reflect on the
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profound mystery of divine love and on
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the mission entrusted to us as Disciples
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of Jesus love as we see in today's
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readings is not just a feeling it is a
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transformative force a call to action
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that guides us sustains us and empowers
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us to live as Christ lived let's start
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with a reflection on love what is love
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how can we Define something so vast and
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immense sometimes in our everyday lives
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lives love is seen as a simple feeling
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it can be something as ephemeral as the
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warmth of a hug or the comfort of a look
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but in Reading 1 John the Apostle offers
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us a deeper Insight we love because he
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first loved us 1 John
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4:19 God's love is the source of all
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human love without him we would not be
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able to truly love because God's love is
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unconditional it is transformative it is
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eternal let's imagine for a moment that
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we are in front of a large source of
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crystal clear water that fresh pure
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water gives us life quenches our thirst
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and makes us stronger God's love is this
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inexhaustible Source he loved us first
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and it is from that love that we are
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able to love one another this means that
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true love is not something we
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manufacture on our own it is given to us
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it is a gift from God it comes from God
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and is for God and for others from this
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understanding of God love the Apostle
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challenges us saying if anyone says I
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love God but hates his brother he is a
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liar here we are called to examine our
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lives and our relationships with others
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how can we claim that we love God that
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we believe in his love if we cannot love
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those around us especially those who
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hurt us offend us or who are different
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from us the love of God which dwells
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within us must be reflected in our daily
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actions in the way we treat others how
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we we react to injustices and how we
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welcome those who are on the margins of
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society it is not a merely verbal love
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it is a love that demands action which
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is translated into concrete gestures
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let's think about the relationship
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between God's love and our obedience to
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his Commandments as we see in 1 John 5
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this is the love of God that we keep his
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Commandments Love Therefore is not a
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mere feeling but an action the true
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expression of love for God is to live
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according to his will this leads us to
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reflect how are we living God's
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Commandments in a world that often leads
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us away from his word how can we be
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witnesses to his love and truth now we
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are taken to the Gospel of Luke where
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Jesus begins his public Mission he
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returns to Galilee filled with the Holy
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Spirit and begins teaching in the
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synagogues and his Fame spreads when he
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arrives in Nazareth his hometown he gets
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up to read the script rures the passage
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he reads from the book of the prophet
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Isaiah is as follows the spirit of the
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Lord is upon me because he has anointed
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me to Proclaim good news to the poor to
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Proclaim release to prisoners to give
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sight to the blind to free the oppressed
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and proclaim the year of the Lord's
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favor and after reading Jesus makes a
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bold statement today this passage has
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been fulfilled in your ears LC
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421 my dear ones this is a revolution
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uary statement Jesus in his hometown
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declares that he is the Fulfillment of
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God's promises not only does he come as
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the expected Messiah but he comes to
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free heal restore and bring true Freedom
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he is the good news that transforms the
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world this announcement of Jesus
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proclaimed in his synagogue still
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resonates in our hearts today he came to
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free the captives to heal the sick to
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mend the broken hearts and to give hope
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to the the Hopeless your mission is a
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mission of love and compassion towards
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everyone without exception Jesus begins
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his mission with a word of Hope for
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those most in need for those who were
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marginalized for those who lived under
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oppression and this same Mission he
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gives us today just as Jesus was sent to
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proclaim the good news to the poor and
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free the oppressed he sends us too God's
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love which was given to us must be
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shared with others we are called to be
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ambassadors for Christ to bring his
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light where there is Darkness his peace
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where there is conflict his forgiveness
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where there is bitterness let's reflect
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on what it means to live the mission of
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Jesus in our daily lives how can we be
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instruments of healing restoration and
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Liberation in the world often the
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oppression we need to combat is not just
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physical or economic oppression but
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spiritual emotional psychological
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oppression how can we proclaim the good
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news to the poor in spirit give to the
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blind who cannot see the truth or free
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those captives from anxiety sadness
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selfishness and unforgiveness Christ's
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mission is our mission and each of us is
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called to be a reflection of his love
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and Redemptive action in the world Jesus
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in his gesture of reading the passage
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from Isaiah shows us that the word of
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God is living and active and it is
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through this word that we are
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transformed he himself is the word
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incarnate and it is through him that we
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find true freedom and salvation as we
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proclaim the gospel and live his
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Commandments we become participants in
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his mission I invite you to ask yourself
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where can I be light today where can I
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bring the good news to the poor give
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sight to the blind or free the oppressed
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maybe it's through a word of comfort to
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someone who is suffering maybe it's
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offering help to someone in need or
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extending a hand to someone in
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difficulty maybe it's simply making room
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for love and compassion to grow in our
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hearts so we can be more generous in our
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action s at this time may we also look
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within ourselves and recognize the areas
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where we need Jesus Deliverance perhaps
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we have our own prisons our blindness
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our internal oppressions Jesus wants to
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heal these wounds bring light to these
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dark places and give us the freedom that
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only he can offer our calling is to live
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this love given to us by God and reflect
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the mission of Christ in our lives our
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lives must be a testimony to God's love
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a a love that is visible practical and
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transformative we are called to be the
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salt of the earth and the light of the
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world to live the good news in every
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moment of our day to give the world the
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hope that comes from Christ may we
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throughout this week remember that Jesus
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mission is also our mission and that by
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living this love we can transform the
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world around us always Guided by the
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Holy Spirit and confident that God's
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love is with us empowering and
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strengthening Us in the name of the
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father the Son and the Holy Spirit
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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 oh 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
