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February 21, 2006

Volume 123, Issue #4

Lectionary

Starting over: Genesis 9:8-17; 1 Peter 3:18-22; Mark 1:9-15

Sometimes I’m watching TV news and reach the point where I cannot take in all the violence and destruction. So I turn off the television and try to get involved in something that will take my mind off the news. God, however, does not have that option. God does not have a remote control to change the channels. God cannot move to the suburbs or close a door to hide from the violence. God’s eyes are not averted. God’s heart is not numbed.

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