love
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The joy of the elements is to be felt and experienced—with the courage to be open, to ourselves and others as we are or could be.
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In the Ascension, we are invited to reflect on the departure of Jesus from his disciples, and why it is that we always hate goodbyes.
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In preparing his disciples for his departure, Jesus prays that his joy be in them and that this joy be complete—a truly possible hope.
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Jesus describes the foundation of God’s dream like a chain of love in which we share love and in it, find the root of joy in life.
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The challenge of preaching about love is that we either treat it as an emotion we like or as cover for doing things we want to excuse.
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In commanding his disciples love one another, Jesus is setting as normal what we want to believe is optional—and really, occasional.