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Do Not Be Afraid, but Do Be Prudent

Anita Mathias — Wed, 03 Jan 2024 21:58:13 +0000

“Do not be afraid,” a dream-angel tells Joseph, to marry Mary, who’s pregnant, though a virgin, for in our magical, God- invaded world, the Spirit has placed God’s son in her as long foretold by Isaiah. Call the baby Jesus, or The Lord saves, for he will drag people free from the chokehold of their […]

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Do Not Be Afraid–But Be as Wise as a Serpent

Anita Mathias — Mon, 13 Mar 2023 17:58:17 +0000

Today’s meditation is on not being afraid, but rather, acting with wisdom. Do not be afraid, the angel in the dream tells Joseph: Marry your fiancée, Mary, who is showing, despite your chaste restraint, for in our magical world, in which angels speak to humans, a virgin has conceived by the Spirit of God, as […]

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Trust: A Message of Christmas

Anita Mathias — Tue, 24 Dec 2019 10:45:29 +0000

He came to earth in a splash of energy And gentleness and humility. That homeless baby in the barn Would be the lynchpin on which history would ever after turn Who would have thought it? But perhaps those attuned to God’s way of surprises would not be surprised. He was already at […]

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