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Today’s reading comes from the recitation of the law in Deuteronomy.

How do you describe God’s nature? Down through the ages, people have used expanded language — poetry, metaphor, and simile.

In our reading for today we have Luke’s version of Jesus calling his first disciples — the calling of Simon Peter, James, and John.

Our names are personal. They are extensions of ourselves. They not only identify us to others, but they take on our own identity and we wrap ourselves in them.

Bad things happen to good people. Everyone knows that. Good, faithful, honest, hard-working, loving, committed — you can plug in any adjective here you want — people get sick, get hurt, and experience suffering.