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Take Up Your Cross
Jesus is saying that when we must choose between our own comfort and security, and living out Jesus' priorities, choose Jesus.
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Crumbs
This gentile woman, who had broken every custom and taboo to see Jesus, understood that indeed Jesus was the bread of life and even a crumb
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Clean
Through confession we can be made clean. It's that simple, but it's not always easy.
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Presence of God
We have the opportunity to receive Emmanuel, God with us, today - not in a cloud, or in literal food, but through the Holy Spirit.
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Wisdom
It is important to remember that "the tree of knowledge is not the tree of life" (Lord Byron).
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Clear Vision
With eyes of faith we can see ourselves and each other as precious children of God, and by God's grace we can see clearly the One who ca