A long quote today...
Apr. 7th, 2009 02:02 pmIn fact it's the transcript from the blessed Father Brian D'Arcy's Pause for Thought on Radio 2 this morning. This man is such a star...
The tragic earthquake in Italy focuses our minds on suffering and death. For many believers this is a very special week. As Julia said yesterday Jewish people re-live Passover with eating, stories and a celebration of freedom. For Christians it’s what we call Holy Week remembering the suffering, death and rising from the dead of Jesus Christ. It’s a week when congregations are often made to feel guilty when they’re told their sins caused the Passion. That’s not how God wants it to be.
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The tragic earthquake in Italy focuses our minds on suffering and death. For many believers this is a very special week. As Julia said yesterday Jewish people re-live Passover with eating, stories and a celebration of freedom. For Christians it’s what we call Holy Week remembering the suffering, death and rising from the dead of Jesus Christ. It’s a week when congregations are often made to feel guilty when they’re told their sins caused the Passion. That’s not how God wants it to be.
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