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SUMMARY:6th October\, Morning Service for nineteenth Sunday after Trinity
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DESCRIPTION:In this morning´s gospel Jesus has some very harsh things to 
 say about divorce. He had very high standards. But he was not putting toge
 ther a code of ethics or a pattern of behaviour. He was simply painting a 
 picture\, a picture of what the Kingdom of God was like - not how you get 
 in\, but what it was like.  And in that picture\, the stakes are very high
 . \n\nBut we know the realities of the lives we lead\, we know there are o
 ther considerations and feelings to be borne in mind\, we know we all fail
  to live up to that brilliant picture - in fact the greatest saints of all
  have always been those most aware of their failure. \n\nAnd Christ knew t
 hat too! It was afterall from him that we have that lovely saying\, “let
  he that is without sin cast the first stone”. Clearly that is none of u
 s. \n\nHuman beings are neither good nor bad: they're both. We both genuin
 ely aspire to that which is good and are at the same time genuinely entran
 ced by that which is bad. Soviet Dissident\, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn\, who 
 spent so many years in prison in Siberia\, said\, 'The line between good a
 nd evil does not run between nations or between individuals\, but through 
 every human heart'.\n\nAnd that is what we see when Jesus meets people\, h
 ow he understands their frailty\, and responds with words of gentleness\, 
 warmth and humanity - to extend the arms of the Kingdom to each human bein
 g\, that the Kingdom may grow and become a place of home for all humanity.
  \n\nAnd our response to that warmth\, despite all that goes wrong\, has t
 o be our own expression and sincere seeking to live out our very best of l
 ives.
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LOCATION:St George's Church\, Málaga
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