Freedom

Christ has set us free to live a free life. So take your stand! Never again let anyone put a harness of slavery on you. Galatians 5:1 (The Message)

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"Among the apostles, the one absolutely stunning success was Judas, and the one thoroughly groveling failure was Peter. Judas was a success in the ways that most impress us; he was successful both financially and politically. ... And Peter was a failure in ways that we most dread: he was impotent in a crisis and socially inept. ...

Time, of course, has reversed our judgements on the two men. Judas is now a byword for betrayal, and Peter is one of the most honored names in church and world. ... Yet the world continues to chase after the success of Judas, financial wealth and political power, and to defend itself against the failure of Peter, impotent and ineptness. But anyone who has learned the first thing about freedom prefers to fail with Peter than to succeed with Judas."

Traveling Light

"Freedom", God's Message for Everyday by Eugene H. Peterson (Countryman Press).