Helping the Kingdom Flourish

Nov 7, 2021
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Updated: Jun 28, 2023

It is an ambitious goal to strive to make something mysterious and divine flourish on the earth. But the many metaphors in today’s Scripture lessons make our task more doable, both by reminding us of what is at stake, and by showing us how we each can play a part.

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