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Following in the Footsteps of Jesus: Meditations on the Gospels for Year A is unavailable, but you can change that!

This personal meditation on the words of Jesus transforms us—more than all the explanations, sermons, and exhortations we read elsewhere, which reach us from the outside. People change from within. Jesus’s words reach within us to transform us unlike any other force. Perhaps this is one of the most serious problems of our religion: too frequently it is not the vital sap of Jesus that passes...

he finds a hidden treasure. It is not difficult to imagine his surprise and joy. He doesn’t think twice. Full of joy he sells all he has and goes off with the treasure. The same thing happens to a wealthy merchant dealing in precious pearls. Suddenly he finds one of incalculable value. His instinct as an expert does not fail him. He makes a quick decision. He sells all he has and goes off with the pearl. The kingdom of God is hidden. Many have not yet discovered the grand project God has for a new
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