Someone needs to have a vision to see the old become new. If not, then the drab discouragement of a gray and dreary environment can easily take over. We then forget the original shine of how things once were to the point where we cannot even imagine that it’s worth salvaging. 

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Now, we have the privilege and opportunity of living into the new reality graciously provided for us. It is an era of great peace, joy, and goodwill.  It is so good that it would be absolutely ridiculous to go back to the old way.

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There were times when Jesus got no respect during his earthly ministry.

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The New Testament book of Acts ends abruptly, with no resolution, no tidy conclusion – because the work is still being done and will carry on until Christ returns.

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Isaiah envisions a deep, radical, limitless transformation in which there will be no more desire to injure another; no need to dominate another; and no motive for selfish power over others.

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Grace is love that seeks you out when you have nothing to give in return. 

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"I do not at all understand the mystery of grace - only that it meets us where we are but does not leave us where it found us." Anne Lamott

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Justice is the responsibility of everyone, and not just a few.

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“Unfortunately, there can be no doubt that man is, on the whole, less good than he imagines himself or wants to be. Everyone carries a shadow, and the less it is embodied in the individual’s conscious life, the blacker and denser it is. If an inferiority is conscious, one always has a chance to correct it.” Carl Jung

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As we paint the portrait of our lives, let's be sure to use the right colors.

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