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Love all means loving your enemies

Jesus said, “But I say to you, love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your heavenly Father, for he makes his sun rise on the bad and the good, and causes rain to fall on the just and the unjust. For if you love those who […]

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Good news of great joy for ALL

The angel said to them, “Do not be afraid; for behold, I proclaim to you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. For today in the city of David a savior has been born for you who is Messiah and Lord. And this will be a sign for you: you […]

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Bring Christ

When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the infant leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth, filled with the holy Spirit, cried out in a loud voice and said, “Most blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb. And how does this happen to me, that the mother of my Lord should come […]

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Light

We want to extend Christmas greetings to all of you who honor us by visiting this blog, a growing number, for which we are grateful.   We know that many of you will be joining us for our Christmas Eve celebration at the Maryland State Fair, our fifth year there. It is an inspiration and […]

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Mary’s obedience brings love to all

And the angel said to her in reply, “The holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore the child to be born will be called holy, the Son of God. And behold, Elizabeth, your relative, has also conceived a son in her old age, and this […]

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Reward

Then the righteous will answer him and say, “Lord when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? When did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? When did we see you ill or in prison, and visit you?” And the king will […]

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Glad tidings to the poor

Jesus unrolled the the scroll and found the passage where it was written: “The Spirit of the Lord us upon me, because he has anointed me to bring glad tidings to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to let the oppressed go free, […]

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I will be with you

But Moses said to God, “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and lead the Israelites out of Egypt?” God answered, “I will be with you; and this shall be your proof that it is I who have sent you: when you bring my people out of Egypt, you will worship God on […]

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God with us

“All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: ‘Behold, the virgin shall be with child and bear a son, and they shall name him Emmanuel.’ which means ‘God is with us.’” – Matthew 1:22-23 We spend less this Christmas so that we give less presents which help fuel greed […]

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Possessions don’t equal life

“Someone in the the crowd said to Jesus, “Teacher, tell my brother to share the inheritance with me.” Jesus replied o him, “Friend, who appointed me as your judge and arbitrator?” Then he said to the crowd, “Take care to guard against all greed, for though one may be rich, one’s life does not consist […]

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