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John W. Martens is a professor of theology and director of the Centre for Christian Engagement at St. Mark’s College at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C.
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There is a reality to which God has called us that is not dependent upon our goods but on the preparation of our souls.
Vermeer, Christ in the House of Martha and Mary (WikiCommons)
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“Martha, Martha, you are worried and distracted by many things” (Lk 10:41)
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It is in the acting out of God’s love for each creature that we show whom we serve.
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“For freedom Christ has set us free” (Gal 5:1)
A woman holds a cross during the Way of the Cross presided at by Pope Francis outside the ancient Colosseum in Rome March 25. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
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“May I never boast of anything except the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ” (Gal 6:14)
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“I tell you, her sins, which were many, have been forgiven."
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“For in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith.”
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“O Lord my God, I cried to you for help, and you have healed me”
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"Taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven, and blessed and broke them.”
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If you have a teacher you are a student and you have things to learn There are naturally students who believe they know it all or even if they do not are not compelled to learn anything else They are comfortable with what they know Some students too are simply bored and uninterested Wheth