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Jesus said, "'You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.' This is the first commandment. And a second is like it: 'You shall love your neighbour as yourself.' On these two hang all the Law and the Prophets.'" (Matt 22:37-40) #ThisIsJesus

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"JOY: Jesus Others Yourself" holds truth. Love enemies, even love yourself (as Jesus does). Accept His love, be God's child, forgiven. True joy. "Jesus said to love my enemies. So I did. I started by loving myself." - Anon Know who you are in Christ, and accept His love despite our lack of merits.

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Goliath gets a stone in the head from David and falls. He was a bad man and suffers the result in this the old way of conflict. In contrast, St Stephen, a righteous man, resists not evil, prays for persecutors. Takes stone after stone from religious. "Forgive them." The new way of non-resistance.

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Young David of OT fame dodged a spear thrown at him by wicked King Saul. In contrast, Jesus, son of David, takes a spear for us on the cross. Blood and water mingled down. In this kingly sacrificial act, He prepares the way for the day when spears become pruning hooks and swords become ploughs.

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Anabaptists historically are radical, peaceful, and free. They try to avoid "pro/anti" traps. Pacifists of all sorts should nonetheless oppose all sides in all war, and if possible, aid victims. Anabaptists loved enemies, faced persecution, and pioneered liberty. This is an example to be followed.

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Devotional thought: Adam and Eve's sin led to banishment. Angelic stop sign: "Sin, no entry." Temple curtain: same message. Jesus' sacrifice: curtain torn. Now: "Come in, reconciled."

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Prayer: God of Love, bring peace. May peace prevail. Help us be your hands and feet, witnesses for peace. For your glory, improve humanity. Amen.

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Flash Fiction: Hilltop, kilted man weeps, "It's over." Shocked, he falls, pleads. Nuclear cloud, city gone. "No!" Scotland doomed. Unthinkable begun. Action needed: Be peacemakers, abolish war like slavery. Faith, hope, love, end war.

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Bonhoeffer film uses "Sound of Silence" with Nazi imagery. "Darkness, my old friend" & "neon god" highlight sin. Light, scientifically indestructible, mirrors Jesus, the eternal light. In darkness, remember Jesus' light prevails. Be a beacon like Bonhoeffer, shining Christ's light.

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1/"Yesterday's text for #lectiodivina is a long one but it was suggested by one of the participants. #Quakers This is the context: "Now after I had received that opening from the Lord that to be bred at Oxford or Cambridge was not sufficient to fit a man to be a minister of Christ" (G Fox Journal)

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"Love can be a radical and subversive form of activism. It has the power to change us like nothing else can. It also challenges our selfish egos while emphasising connection and responsibility. Love is worth risking everything for." Bayard Lay

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God allows himself to be humiliated and crucified in the Son, in order to free the oppressors and the oppressed from oppression and to open up to them the situation of free, sympathetic humanity. Jürgen Moltmann - The Crucified God

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Being born against from a Peace Church perspective. Dying to the self-centered injustice and violence of Adam, and being born again into the self-giving justice and peace of Christ.

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We are called to live ‘in the virtue of that life and power that takes away the occasion of all wars’.

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"Hoy es siempre todavía". Antonio Machado ✍️ #FelizDomingoATodos #Hope #Esperanza

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⁵⁵/365 •⋆𖤓⋆• A picture is a poem without words. — Horace •⋆𖤓⋆• #sunset #australia #sunsetphotography #photography #nature #afterglow #aesthetic #hope #peace #mothernature

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Oh well… it could be a lot better, let’s be real. Enough of politics, I’d like to thank all you lovely people for liking and following my little artistic endeavors. It really means a lot!!! ♥️ Let’s keep bringing art into our world! #urbansketching #watercolour #art #hope #landscapepainting

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"I'm up. How about you?" #photography #nature and #hope

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⁵⁴/365 •⋆𖤓⋆• Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it. —Confucius •⋆𖤓⋆• #sunset #australia #sunsetphotography #photography #nature #afterglow #aesthetic #hope #peace

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Hope. 🌼 #hope #life #calm #peace #nature #flower

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For those looking for some #peace and #tranquility, here's some from #Panglao. Have a wonderful day! #sunrise #ocean #beach #Philippines #cultureofnature #nature #photography

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Divine sunset light illuminating Cappadocia beautiful geology… #bluesky #photography #nature #art #landscape #sunset #geology

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X marks the spot to be for #clouds like this on a #BlueSkyMonday #nature #outdoors #LemaRanch #reflections #waterscapes

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Unknown Photographer #FoxCub #Photography #Nature

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Gold skies #photography #naturephotography #nature #art #sunset #sky #novascotia #bluesky #clouds #eastcoast #canada #sea #landscape

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We need more Bluebirds Joy, Happiness and Harmony #Birds #Birding #Nature #Photography #BlueSkyMonday #ArtYear

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The sky is 🔥 #sunsetvibes #sunset #sky #nature #photography

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One more snowdrop shot. #snowdrops #flowers #flowermacro #photography #photographersofbluesky #flowerphotography #macrophotography #springiscomimg #nature

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It’s Monday! #blueskymonday It’s a blue rock with a great attitude!! #mondaymotivation #eastcoastkin #attitude #kindnessmatters

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Wise man…

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"The people in the Samaritan village did not welcome Jesus. The disciples James and John asked, 'Lord, do you want us to call down fire from heaven to destroy them?' But Jesus turned and rebuked them." (Luke 9:53-54) #ThisIsJesus

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I mean we are people.. you know! 👌🏽 #disabled #disabilty #disabilitysky #actuallyautistic #adhd #audhd #autismacceptance #autismawareness #autisticadult #neurodivergent

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"But Jesus said to the woman who was called a sinner, 'Your faith has saved you. Go in peace.'" (Luke 7:50) #ThisIsJesus

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"Go and learn what this means," Jesus said, "'I desire mercy, not sacrifice.'" (Matt 9:13) #ThisIsJesus

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