Okay, so I just spent three hours playing Fortnite with another priest. And yes, we got some dubs. But afterward, I felt horrible after three hours of living in unreality that weighed on me. Whenever we are living away from the truth, that is further away from Jesus. And in the gospel for this Sunday, Pilate is also living in unreality. He knows that Jesus is innocent, yet he decides to live and act not in reality. And now we mention him in every creed. Jesus promised that he is the way, the truth, and the life. So whenever we are close to him, we live in the truth. Whenever we live truly in the present moment with Jesus, that brings freedom. Nothing is more accurate than the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. That is true freedom and peace. This is Spirit Juice. Peace.
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