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Get Behind Me and Take Up Your Cross

August 28, 2020 by Gary Neal Hansen Leave a Comment

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A Monday Meditation on Matthew 16:21-28 — Year A, Proper 17(22) On the 13th Sunday after Pentecost, the Gospel reading in the Revised Common Lectionary is Matthew 16:21-28, where Jesus meekly says to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan!” That is, we pick up where we left off last week.  The pause between last week’s part […]

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