08.25.24 - Mark XIX - Tradition!

It’s practically impossible to live life without establishing traditions. They add richness, connection, and meaning to our lives. When, however, they become more important to us than the deep ways of God, or more important to us than the welfare of our fellow humans, we’ve crossed a line. In today's passage in Mark 7, Jesus addresses some of His harshest words at those who value tradition more than anything else, and ini doing so, He reminds us of the need for a new heart that only He can give us.

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