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Holy Week

Read more about the article Hope on Holy Saturday

Hope on Holy Saturday

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:April 8, 2023
  • Post category:Faith
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There is a space that stretches between despair and joy. A painful moment. Of waiting. Of uncertainty. Of fear and grief and doubt tinged with the smallest glimmer of light.…

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Read more about the article Sitting in the Dark on Good Friday
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Sitting in the Dark on Good Friday

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:April 7, 2023
  • Post category:Faith
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I would like to skip Good Friday. I would like the cross to not be a part of the story. I would like to ignore darkness and suffering.  I would…

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Read more about the article Holy Week Is About Unmet Expectations
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Holy Week Is About Unmet Expectations

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:April 14, 2022
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When I have unmet expectations for God, I begin to spiral into shame and fear. I don’t doubt God in general. I doubt myself. I doubt that God’s love is…

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