The Now Word
What the Spirit is saying to the Church at this hour...
The Now Word
Hope and Holy Abandonment
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Mark Mallett
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Season 6
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Episode 120
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SAINT Paul taught that hope is the fruit of enduring one's afflictions, which shape one's character. However, one can put up with trials, so to speak, in a state of bitter resignation, anger, and resentment, which actually leads to despair.
Rather, Paul showed us that this endurance of suffering is only fruitful in holy abandonment...