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  • Fourth Sunday of Lent (Lent 4A)

    Fourth Sunday of Lent (Lent 4A)

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    Readings: Isaiah 42:14-21 | Ephesians 5:8-14 | John 9:1-41 Text: John 9:1-41 Baptism of Clint, son, and Confirmation of Seth, father There are times we do not understand God’s ways. Nevertheless, we can be certain that He desires the blind to see, the enslaved to be freed, the deaf to hear. Today’s Gospel offers spiritual…

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    Times of disaster often bring out the theologian in people. We want to know why bad things happen. This is called “theodicy.” It comes from the Greek words for God and justify, and it cuts two ways. First, it serves to justify God’s right to send suffering, and this is what happens when we try…