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Martina Abrahams Ilunga's avatar

Mm thank you for this. It provokes so much much! When you ask, “Did she fear the return of her demons in this moment of vulnerability?” — lately I’ve noticed how often people in Biblical stories were instructed to not be afraid, including Mary, after meeting Jesus in the tomb and he told her to tell the others about His resurrection. I never thought about what she might have been afraid of until now.

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Lauren Shea Little's avatar

Thank you for reading. Yes, this is a good observation. The complexity of the often flattened biblical characters gives us so much space for our own.

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Thalia Toha's avatar

Martina- Thanks for sharing this. This particular sentence stood out to me: "keeping our eyes open to find the truest living that is always among the dead." How true. Hope your week is off to a great start (and you're still finding the truest living). :)

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