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Saturday 07/23/2005
Freedom is the ability to choose thoughts, speech and actions that do not bring suffering
Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian
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Sunday 07/24/2005
Freedom is supported by self-restraint.
Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian
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Monday 07/25/2005
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 God, frees us from that through the illumination of our mind.
Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian
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Tuesday 07/26/2005
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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Wednesday 07/27/2005
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 to rule our life.
Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian
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Thursday 07/28/2005
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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Friday 07/29/2005
Remember what you are here for.
Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian
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