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Barbara Brown Taylor on Communal Peace - Progressive (Philippians 4:6-7)

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"Peace that passes understanding is not private tranquility while the world burns. Paul wrote from prison, amid injustice. His peace was communal—'the Lord is near' to suffering people together. We pray, and peace comes through solidarity, not escape." — Barbara Brown Taylor. Progressive: peace in solidarity.

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Philippians 4:5-7

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