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  • The Gospel reading from Matthew 18 emphasizes reconciliation and community accountability.
  • Humans are inherently creative beings made in God’s image, called to create beautiful things in many forms.
  • Humans are spiritually thirsty and drawn to beauty because it satisfies a deep longing.
  • Pharaoh’s oppressive system symbolizes endless consumption without creation, demanding more work for the same output.
  • The biblical portrayal of idols as created objects that captivate and enslave people to false worship.
  • God’s plagues in Egypt systematically dismantle the Egyptians’ idols, asserting His ultimate authority.
  • God’s creation is a perpetual cycle of life creating life, and humans are called to participate in this life-giving process.