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Jesus can change our hearts, if we let Him, and He wants them with Him through the Cross to Resurrection.

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Jesus is confronted with a test regarding a woman caught in adultery. He gives her forgiveness, and sets a model for us.

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Jesus invites us to reflect on our relationship with the Father in the parable of the "Prodigal Son", rather the "Lost Sons and Prodigal Father". Do we accept the reckless love of the Father, and rejoice when others turn back to Him?

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Using the news of the day, Jesus tells his hearers to produce fruits of repentance. His image of figs reminds us not to get comfortable.

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As the Lord is transfigured in the presence of Peter, James, and John, He reminds them of who He is and prepares them for the discomfort of the Cross, but the glory of the Kingdom.

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Jesus Christ endures temptation, and provides the model for us. Do we see how our temptations are to selfishness?

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As we enter the sacred season of Lent, are we able to let the Lord melt us?

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Jesus teaches that the blind cannot lead the blind, and that those blinded by their own faults cannot heal others of theirs. Where are we blind?

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David is a man after God's own heart, but not because of what he did in sin, but how he treated others with mercy. Christ calls us to mercy and forgiveness, too. Do we see it as strength?

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Jesus teaches the Beatitudes, which invite us to discern what and who we trust.

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