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Obedience in Unanticipated Circumstances
Eastern Christian Insights
English - December 28, 2021 19:21 - ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsChristianity Religion & Spirituality homilies sermons texas orthodox church christian priest ethics theology mcmurry Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Our fundamental vocation remains the same: to undergo a change of mind such that we offer ourselves without reservation in obedience to God. As with the Theotokos, Joseph the Betrothed, and James, there is no telling what that will mean for the course of our lives, but saying “yes” in free obedience as we take the steps we have the strength to take today remains the only way to participate personally in the healing of the human person made possible by the birth of Jesus Christ. Let us look to those we commemorate today as brilliant examples of how to do precisely that.