CRAFTING SELF-IMAGE

Published: Jan. 28, 2024, 10 a.m.

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Matthew 14:26-33\\xa0When the disciples saw him walking on the lake, they were\\xa0terrified. \\u201cIt\\u2019s a ghost,\\u201d they said, and cried out in fear. But Jesus immediately said to them: \\u201cTake\\xa0courage! It is I. Don\\u2019t be afraid.\\u201d \\u201cLord, if it\\u2019s you,\\u201d Peter replied, \\u201ctell me to come to you\\xa0on\\xa0the\\xa0water.\\u201d \\u201cCome,\\u201d he said. Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water and came\\xa0toward\\xa0Jesus. But\\xa0when\\xa0he\\xa0saw\\xa0the\\xa0wind, he was\\xa0afraid\\xa0and,\\xa0beginning\\xa0to sink, cried out, \\u201cLord, save me!\\u201d Immediately\\xa0Jesus\\xa0reached\\xa0out\\xa0his\\xa0hand and\\xa0caught\\xa0him. \\u201cYou of little faith,\\u201d he said, \\u201cwhy did you doubt?\\u201d And when they climbed into the boat, the wind died down. Then those who were in the boat worshiped him, saying, \\u201cTruly you are the Son of God.\\u201d



Philippians 4:11-13\\xa0\\u2026for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances.\\xa0I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. I can do all this\\xa0through\\xa0him\\xa0who\\xa0gives\\xa0me\\xa0strength.


Mark 2:1-5\\xa0A few days later, when Jesus again entered Capernaum, the people heard that he had come home. They gathered in such large numbers that there was no room left, not even outside the door, and he preached the word to them.\\xa0Some\\xa0men\\xa0came,\\xa0bringing\\xa0to\\xa0him\\xa0a paralyzed man, carried by four of them. Since they could not get him to Jesus because of the crowd, they\\xa0made\\xa0an\\xa0opening\\xa0in the roof above Jesus by digging through it and then lowered the mat the man was lying on. When\\xa0Jesus\\xa0saw\\xa0their\\xa0faith, he said to the paralyzed man, \\u201cSon, your sins are forgiven.\\u201d

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