Episode Transcript
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My dear friends,
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we all carry burdens.
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For me it might be the time
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I’m missing my family,
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particularly my late father.
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My culture,
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loneliness.
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And for you
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it might be a grudge against a loved one,
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or the fear of being judged for your faith.
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So even things that I think are essential
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sometimes turn out to be a burden.
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And we have to pay attention to the things
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that we pick up along the way.
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Otherwise our bags fill up with too much.
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It becomes very heavy.
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It slows us down.
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And our life comes to a standstill.
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And if we keep pushing,
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that’s when we trip and fall.
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And here’s the hard truth,
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we can’t really leave the wilderness
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until we unburden ourselves.
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Until we let these things go.
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During Lent,
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we are told to fast,
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give alms and to pray.
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We give up our comforts
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so that we can focus on the path ahead.
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We give up our possessions
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because they’re worthless where we are going.
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We lift up our words in prayer
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because that is what we’re made for.
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My dear friends, by letting go,
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we are aligning ourselves
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to follow the footsteps of Jesus Christ.
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Jesus tells us in the Gospels,
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to leave everything behind
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and to follow Him.
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This seems impossible.
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And it is by ourselves.
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But on this journey home,
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my dear friends,
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we are not alone.
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Jesus is by our side
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to pick us up when we fall.
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He helps us to
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put our burdens down gently
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and by doing so,
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they might become a path
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for others to follow.
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By letting go,
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we free ourselves to follow Christ.
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We embrace the true freedom
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of our identity as children of God.
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And we make room to receive
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something new.
