I still remember receiving a voicemail from one of my classmates on my family landline when I was in elementary school, announcing that I was not invited to her birthday party. This, of course, left me feeling left out and isolated. Being excluded always wounds us, ...
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Jesus replied with this story: “A man prepared a great feast and sent out many invitations. When the banquet was ready, he sent his servant to tell the guests, ‘Come, the banquet is ready.’ But they all began making excuses. Luke 14:16-18a
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Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross, and follow me.” Matthew 16:24
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So he got up from the table, took off his robe, wrapped a towel around his waist, and poured water into a basin. Then he began to wash the disciples’ feet, drying them with the towel he had around him. John 13:4-5
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