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The Chibi News Daily Reflection
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My name is Marcus Mack, a vicar in the Church of England
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What difference would it make if only one person's opinion mattered? A man and his horse walked to a village
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Some people laughed and said he could ride the horse instead of walk
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So that's what he did. As they continued, another group said how selfish and cruel it was for him to be riding the horse
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So he got off and carried the horse on his shoulders. Life can sometimes be like this
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Every decision influenced by the opinions of others. As we seek to people please and fit in in front of watching eyes
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we end up pleasing no one and carrying the weight of a horse on our shoulders
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Instead of freedom, we become shackled to people's opinions. Some people fast during the season of Lent
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and while fasting, Jesus encouraged a particular attitude. Only one person's opinion should matter to us, and that is God's
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We should not show off that we are fasting in order to impress others, so that only our Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward us
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Living for God's opinion alone removes the weight from our shoulders, releasing a roar of freedom in the heart
