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Jesus, the blessed and the gentle Son! Even though He speaks with great boldness against all forms of hypocrisy, injustice, manipulation, and deception, His heart is a gentle heart. He won\u2019t break the crushed reed or snuff the faltering wick. Jesus came to bring \u201cGood News\u201d to the poor of heart, and freedom to all captives. As his followers, we are called to that same gentleness.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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