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What good is love?—for Epiphany 7C
In the command to love, we are invited into a relationship that is neither weak nor stuck, but full of fidelity and life-affirming grace.
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The Gift of Peace
Jesus leaves the disciples a parting gift: peace. What we still get wrong about it and why pairing it with love is central.
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Collecting Failures
The thing about love is that we act as if it’s optional. Like we have a choice. Jesus doesn’t actually give us the choice.
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Command
A life less optional In last week’s gospel, Jesus refers to God’s command. It is a word that strikes my ear with great difficulty. I am thoroughly an American after all, and the idea of freedom is always central. It is also a word we associate with the military – in the form of commands…