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Saturday 04/24/2004
Freedom is supported by self-restraint.
Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian
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Sunday 04/25/2004
When we cannot discern between what brings pain and suffering and what will bring lasting happiness, we become enslaved to our own desires and attachments. The wisdom and compassion of our Higher Power, or God, frees us from that through the illumination of our mind.
Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian
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Monday 04/26/2004
To walk with God on the path of life is to put God first, to do what we do and remember God. When we have faith in God, we remember that God is our Life, the Source of all good, happiness, and security.
Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian
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Tuesday 04/27/2004
When we allow something other than God to fully occupy our minds, when we put it first in our thoughts and our concerns, we bring in another "god" before God. We give it power and it starts to rule our life.
Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian
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Wednesday 04/28/2004
We are free. God's grace has already freed us to live in joy and in love. But without consciously embracing this truth, we begin to work to accomplish what is already given, and take ourselves into slavery. Sabbath exists to ensure our freedom from slavery.
Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian
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Thursday 04/29/2004
Remember what you are here for.
Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian
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Friday 04/30/2004
If we are always focused on getting somewhere, we never arrive. Be here now and notice the wonder, the miracle, the beauty, the grace, and the love that is present.
Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian
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