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Morning Meditation: Questioning Traditional Doctrines

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Loving God, you who hold all truth in your hands, This morning I sit with the uncomfortable words of your Son: "Love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you." I confess that sometimes the enemy I struggle to...

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Matthew 5:44

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