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\"\"
\nRoad worker on night shift  (Photo: Irene Bom)<\/span>
\n <\/p>\n

Jesus said,<\/p>\n

I tell you this:
\nif you had even a faint spark of faith,
\neven faith as tiny as a mustard seed,
\nyou could say to this mountain,
\n\u201cMove from here to there,\u201d
\nand because of your faith,
\nthe mountain would move.
\nIf you had just a sliver of faith,
\nyou would find nothing impossible.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Matthew 17:20, The Voice<\/a><\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n\n

A prayer<\/h3>\n

Hope of the World,
\nYou rise like a shoot from a stump.
\nYou are the Resurrection and the Life,
\nspringing forth from what was dead and forgotten.
\nYou are making all things new.
\nMay Your new life spring inside us
\nwhen we are numb from the world\u2019s despair.
\nMay Your new life shine a path for us
\nwhen we cannot perceive taking the next step.
\nMay Your hope spark in us like a match struck
\nthat cannot be put out,
\nand may we shine bright,
\nfor the world desperately needs it.
\nWe pray in the name of Christ,
\nwho is coming.
\nAmen.<\/p>\n

 
\n\u2014 by Rev Mindi<\/strong> and posted on rev-o-lution.org<\/a>.
\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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