in us”23 without our beginning to show qualities such as his own joyful freedom in service of the Father? How can I tell when the fire of the Holy Spirit continues to burn within me or when I have managed to half-extinguish it, perhaps, ironically, by a certain kind of religious routine? How can I expect to be embraced by God as I am if I will not embrace my sister and brother unless they conform to the image of them I have myself created? Christian discipline should create a space of freedom within
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