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Psalm 137 — Progressive/Social Justice (classic)

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In Psalm 137, love becomes public: the kingdom confronts systems that crush the vulnerable—today, not someday.

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Psalm 137

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Ezekiel 37: From the underside of history, it doesn’t flatter us—names oppression as sin and calls the Church to liberating praxis.

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Psalm 137 — Progressive/Social Justice (classic)

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