Darkened Glass Reflections
Living today with an eye on eternity
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The Words of Christ—Matthew 9:2-8
“Why are you thinking evil in your hearts? For which is easier, to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up and walk’? But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins…Get up, pick up your stretcher and go home.”
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Jesus’ Teaching about Divorce
“Now it was said, ‘Whoever sends his wife away is to give her a certificate of divorce’; but I say to you that everyone who divorces his wife, except for the reason of sexual immorality, makes her commit adultery; and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery” (Matthew 5:31-32). A divorced-and-remarried Christian looks at Jesus’…
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The Words of Christ—Matthew 8:18-22
“The foxes have holes and the birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head” (Matthew 8:20)
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The Words of Christ—Matthew 8:5-13
“Truly I say to you, I have not found such great faith with anyone in Israel” (Matthew 8:10).
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St. Francis of Assisi and Humility
On the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, we consider his ideas about humility and the call of God on one’s life.
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The Words of Christ—Matthew 6:34
“So do not worry about tomorrow; for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own” (Matthew 6:34).
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The Words of Christ—Matthew 6:16-18
“But as for you, when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face,so that your fasting will not be noticed by people but by your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you” (Matthew 6:17-18)
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The Words of Christ—Matthew 5:48
“Therefore you shall be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect” (Matthew 5:48).
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The Words of Christ—Matthew 5:25
“Come to good terms with your accuser quickly, while you are with him on the way to court, so that your accuser will not hand you over to the judge, and the judge to the officer, and you will not be thrown into prison” (Matthew 5:25).
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Jesus’ Teaching About Lust (Matthew 5:27-30)
Jesus warns us that lust is equal to adultery in the heart.
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