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Lent with WTC: From Seed to Tree (the forest path)
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Apr 13, 2025
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Palm Sunday: The Forest Path
Reflection Point:
“All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost.”
—J.R.R. Tolkien
Scripture:
“They took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, shouting, ‘Hosanna! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord!’” (John 12:13)...
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