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Excite, don’t get emotional

To “excite”, that sounds like increased heart beat, head raised, ready to go, and could not hold back and be silent and passive. There will be other ways of explaining “excite”. Not “exciting” or “excitement”, but to excite. And that sounds like to add energy and dynamic to something. As…

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Who does the church challenge?

Why challenge, on what basis? Truth Distinguished from “facts”, truth is universal. Do we know, have and speak of the truth? What about the “good” of life and humanity? Perhaps best summed up in preservation of life in all its scope, and the strive for ethical principles. These should derive…

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Where are you?

How often do we ask ourselves “Where are you?” Many, many times. A very regular question. On the phone, on web messaging, social media apps. The “where are you?” also asks about the imaginery “where”, for example, on which page and on which paragraph / line in the book you…

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How am I?

How often do we ask ourselves “How am I?” or “How are we?” For individuals, we probably ask this, in private, to ourselves, very regularly throughout the day.  It’s an important question as we need to take care of ourselves. Not doing that, we might lost touch of our own…

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Catch you out: the past of now

Accept anyone whatever their: background past pain A nation bombarded out of their infrastructure This is practically all nations around the world. Ceylon / Sri Lanka Bolivia Great Britain France Ukraine Korea Iraq Israel Columbia Singapore America Japan Relax, this is not an exhaustive list. Let’s not discuss / argue…

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Accepted

Why so important to be accepted? The church is where all are accepted. Here are some pointers for thinking and discussion – To be accepted is like saying not to be rejected. It’s more than “not rejected”. Not to be rejected is a good start. To be accepted includes addressing…

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Forgiveness and (good)bye

All are forgiven so we can start again. Forgiveness is not an easy word to say. There is cost to forgiveness. Forgiveness without addressing cause of problems might lead to further problems. Forgiveness is an awesome concept. It will never be an option when both parties are locked in their…

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Do we love

The Church is wherever God’s people are loving. Love, a topic probably most discussed, preached in churches. Fundamental to God’s relation to us, it’s how he created, formed and established relationship with us. And on that too he saved us, to repair the relationship so that we can be near…

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Wanted and loved

The Church is wherever God’s people are wanted and loved. Reflect the following questions as we think about whether the church is where God’s people feel wanted and loved. If you are in a group, why not consider discussing some of these questions to learn from each other and pray…

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Praising

The Church is wherever God’s people are praising. When we attend mass / church services, we often sing. Singing is part of our act of worship, to praise God. To praise God is to say God is so good that he deserves our praise. There will always be things and…