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In Times Like These...

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During a bubonic plague outbreak in 1527, the Protestant Reformer Martin Luther gave this pastoral advice: “I shall ask God mercifully to protect us. Then I shall fumigate, help purify the air, administer medicine and take it. I shall avoid places and persons where my presence is not needed in…

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Blessed are the overlooked

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“Blessed are the agnostics. Blessed are they who doubt. Blessed are those who have nothing to offer. Blessed are the preschoolers, who cut in line at communion. Blessed are the poor in spirit. You are of heaven and Jesus blesses you.   Blessed are those whom no else notices. The…
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Jessica's definition of comfort

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A few weeks ago at Grace, Jessica shared a quote on the definition and nature of comfort. The words were powerful and worth repeating here. “Contrary to what a lot of people believe, or hope, comfort doesn’t take the pain away. Comfort slides in beside the pain, pulling up a…