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Looking for love in all the wrong places.

In today's gospel, a poor widow who contributed a couple of coins, which were all she had to live on, is said to have been a more faithful steward than those who gave large sums but with little sacrifice.

All Saints' Day, Evensong service

All Saints' Day 2009

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So it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for us to enter the kingdom of God.

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Have you ever been in a long line of cars stalled on the highway when someone races by you driving on the shoulder of the road, and you want to shout, Get back in line and wait your turn?

Our journeys in the wilderness call us to trust that God accompanies us not because of anything we do but because God loves us unconditionally. God walks with us through the desert not as the cause of our sorrow nor as one oblivious to it, but as a companion in grief.