{"title":"abideTees","description":"\u003cp\u003eAbide exists to create meaningful, minimalistic Catholic apparel. Rooted in prayer and the interior life - these  are reminders to remain close to Christ in ordinary daily living.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"saint-philomena","title":"Saint Philomena","description":"\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"1flwmx4\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"31\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ePeace Be With You, Philomena\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"33\" data-end=\"163\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003ePrinted on 100% heavyweight cotton Comfort Colors Tees\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"33\" data-end=\"163\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eThe words found upon Saint Philomena’s tomb form the heart of this design: \u003cstrong data-start=\"108\" data-end=\"163\"\u003e“Pax Tecum Filumena.” Peace be with you, Philomena.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"165\" data-end=\"446\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eSurrounding them are the ancient symbols associated with her: the anchor, the arrows, the lily, and the palm. Together, they tell the story of a young Christian whose earthly life disappeared almost completely from history, but whose hidden faithfulness was never forgotten by God.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"448\" data-end=\"920\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eIn 1802, workers in the Catacombs of Priscilla discovered the remains of a young girl behind three terracotta tiles. When arranged together, the inscription read, \u003cstrong data-start=\"611\" data-end=\"646\"\u003e“Peace be with you, Philomena.”\u003c\/strong\u003e The tiles also carried symbols that were understood as signs of virginity and martyrdom. Her relics were later taken to Mugnano del Cardinale, where devotion to her spread rapidly amid reports of extraordinary healings and conversions. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"922\" data-end=\"1421\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eWe know very little of Philomena’s earthly life with historical certainty. The familiar account of the young princess who refused an emperor and endured torture rather than abandon Christ comes from later private revelation and devotional tradition. Yet beneath the mystery remains the witness that has drawn generations to her: a young soul who belonged entirely to Jesus and whose faithfulness could not be erased by suffering, death, or centuries of silence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"1hdqpo2\" data-start=\"1431\" data-end=\"1466\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eA Peace the World Could Not Take\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1468\" data-end=\"1566\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1468\" data-end=\"1491\"\u003e“Peace be with you”\u003c\/strong\u003e may seem like a strange message to find written over the tomb of a martyr, but Christian peace is not the promise that suffering will never reach us. It is the peace of belonging so completely to Christ that suffering cannot separate us from Him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1741\" data-end=\"2048\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ePhilomena’s symbols reveal that kind of peace. The arrows speak of faith tested by suffering. The lily speaks of a heart consecrated entirely to Christ. The palm proclaims that death does not have the final word. The anchor represents hope that remains fixed when every earthly security has been taken away.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2050\" data-end=\"2145\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eHer peace was not found in escaping the trial. It was found in remaining with Christ within it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2155\" data-end=\"2306\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e“Who then shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation? or distress? or famine? or nakedness? or danger? or persecution? or the sword?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2308\" data-end=\"2321\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e— Romans 8:35\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2331\" data-end=\"2440\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eThe world could threaten her body, but it could not possess the deepest part of her. That belonged to Christ.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"qt1eel\" data-start=\"2694\" data-end=\"2722\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eHidden, But Not Forgotten\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2724\" data-end=\"2855\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ePhilomena left behind no writings, public ministry, or recorded accomplishments. Even the details of her life were buried with her.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2857\" data-end=\"2971\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eAnd yet, more than fifteen centuries later, her tomb was opened and her name began traveling throughout the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2973\" data-end=\"3333\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eWhen her relics arrived in Mugnano, reports of miracles began to spread. Blessed Pauline Jaricot attributed a remarkable healing to Philomena’s intercession, and Saint John Vianney became one of her most devoted advocates, encouraging others to seek the help of the young martyr he lovingly called his “dear little saint.” \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3335\" data-end=\"3416\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ePhilomena’s life reminds us that God does not measure fruitfulness by visibility.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3418\" data-end=\"3628\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eA person can be unknown to the world and fully known by Heaven. A sacrifice can remain hidden for centuries and still bear fruit. A prayer whispered in darkness can become part of a story that only God can see.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3630\" data-end=\"3739\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ePhilomena remained hidden in Christ, and what appeared forgotten became a source of hope for countless souls.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4299\" data-end=\"4360\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e“Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, sure and firm.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4362\" data-end=\"4376\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e— Hebrews 6:19\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4386\" data-end=\"4459\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eThe anchor does not remove the storm. It holds the soul steady within it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4461\" data-end=\"4676\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eTo abide in Christ is to remain anchored when we cannot see the shore. It is to believe that He is still present, still working, and still able to bring fruit from a life that appears small, powerless, or forgotten.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"sgygrz\" data-start=\"4686\" data-end=\"4705\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eWelcome to abide\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4707\" data-end=\"4744\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eWe created this shirt with a purpose:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4746\" data-end=\"4801\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eTo remember that a life hidden in Christ is never lost.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4803\" data-end=\"4969\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eThe world may not know our name. We may not understand what God is doing with our prayers, sacrifices, or suffering. 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Jesus did not fully reveal this teaching until the night of the Last Supper, when He gave Himself to His apostles and invited them to abide in Him.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eabide is Eucharistic.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTo abide in Christ means to remain with Him, receive Him, surrender to Him, and allow Him to become the center of everything. It is not just following rules or saying the right words. It is being in union with Him, and letting Him guide you out of the bondages of sin you are attached to.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn John 15, Jesus tells His disciples, “Abide in me, and I in you.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis was His invitation into the whole meaning of Catholic life: to live in communion with Him, and with one another.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEternal Life begins now.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"And this is eternal life: That they may know thee, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e  John 17:3\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Eternal life does not wait to begin after death. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt begins after we follow the call to \"die\" to our sinful desires and take up a new Life in Christ.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen you give up sin and abide in Christ, Eternal Life begins as Christ is revealed to you, and you truly know Him and know the Father, and this happens as a real lived experience. Through true confession, through the Eucharist, through prayer, through surrender, and through daily giving up our sinful desires, we are invited to live in Him, and He in us. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Wherein you shall greatly rejoice, if now you must be for a little time made sorrowful in divers temptations:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThat the trial of your faith (much more precious than gold which is tried by the fire) may be found unto praise and glory and honour at the appearing of Jesus Christ.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e— 1 Peter 1:6-7\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"If we endure with Him, we will reign with Him.\" -2 Timothy 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They describe the posture of a child before the Father: empty-handed, dependent, unafraid to ask, and certain that His grace can accomplish what human weakness cannot.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"434\" data-end=\"877\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eSaint Thérèse had enormous desires. She wanted to be a missionary, a martyr, an apostle, and finally discovered that her true vocation was to be love in the heart of the Church. Yet her life remained almost entirely hidden within the walls of Carmel. She did not respond by making her desires smaller. She stopped measuring what God could accomplish by the smallness of the person offering herself to Him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"1qdsvqm\" data-start=\"887\" data-end=\"913\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eLittleness Is the Truth\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1279\" data-end=\"1680\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eShe understood that holiness was not something she could manufacture through willpower. She compared perfection to a staircase she was too small to climb and searched instead for an elevator that could carry her to God. That elevator, she discovered, was the arms of Jesus. She did not need to make herself taller. 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She offered God the smallest moments of her ordinary life, trusting Him to give those moments a fruitfulness she could never produce on her own. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2065\" data-end=\"2097\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e“Without me you can do nothing.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2099\" data-end=\"2110\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e— John 15:5\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2120\" data-end=\"2300\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eHer Little Way is deeply connected to the invitation to abide. A branch does not strain to create life within itself. 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Her littleness made room for Him to live and act within her.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"hrau8x\" data-start=\"2537\" data-end=\"2566\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eExpect Everything From God\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2568\" data-end=\"2678\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eTo expect everything from God does not mean expecting a comfortable life or receiving every outcome we desire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2680\" data-end=\"3137\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eThérèse experienced sickness, disappointment, misunderstanding, physical agony, and a profound trial of faith near the end of her life. Her confidence was not built on pleasant feelings or easy circumstances. It rested on the merciful love of God, even when she could no longer feel the consolation of that love. During this darkness, she continued to practice the greatest love through the smallest acts of daily life. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3139\" data-end=\"3339\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eTo expect everything from God is to expect mercy when we fall, strength for the work He gives us, grace for the weakness we cannot overcome alone, and holiness from the One who alone can make us holy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" data-end=\"233\" data-start=\"135\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"ztf19j\" data-start=\"3585\" data-end=\"3617\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eA Hidden Life That Bore Fruit\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3619\" data-end=\"3825\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eThérèse lived behind the walls of a convent and died at only twenty-four. 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It is measured by how completely they belong to Christ.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4245\" data-end=\"4303\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eShe remained little, and God made her hidden life immense.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"sgygrz\" data-start=\"4313\" data-end=\"4332\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eWelcome to abide\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4334\" data-end=\"4371\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eWe created this shirt with a purpose:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4373\" data-end=\"4490\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eTo remember that holiness does not begin when we finally become strong enough, accomplished enough, or worthy enough.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4492\" data-end=\"4595\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eIt begins when we stop trying to climb to God by ourselves, remain in Christ, and allow Him to lift us.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4597\" data-end=\"4615\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4597\" data-end=\"4615\"\u003eRemain little.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4617\" data-end=\"4648\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4617\" data-end=\"4648\" data-is-last-node=\"\"\u003eExpect everything from God.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Catholic T-Shirt Club","offers":[{"title":"Small \/ Berry","offer_id":48309507719390,"sku":"remain little Berry S","price":33.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Small \/ Blue Spruce","offer_id":48411588559070,"sku":"remain little Blue Spruce S","price":33.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Medium \/ Berry","offer_id":48309507817694,"sku":"remain little Berry M","price":33.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Medium \/ Blue Spruce","offer_id":48411588591838,"sku":"remain little Blue Spruce M","price":33.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Large \/ Berry","offer_id":48309507915998,"sku":"remain little Berry L","price":33.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Large \/ Blue Spruce","offer_id":48411588624606,"sku":"remain little Blue Spruce L","price":33.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"X-Large \/ Berry","offer_id":48309508014302,"sku":"remain little Berry XL","price":33.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"X-Large \/ Blue Spruce","offer_id":48411588657374,"sku":"remain little Blue Spruce XL","price":33.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"2XL (+$2) \/ Berry","offer_id":48309508112606,"sku":"remain little Berry 2XL","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"2XL (+$2) \/ Blue Spruce","offer_id":48411588690142,"sku":"remain little Blue Spruce 2XL","price":33.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"3XL (+$3) \/ Berry","offer_id":48309508210910,"sku":"remain little Berry 3XL","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"3XL (+$3) \/ Blue Spruce","offer_id":48411588722910,"sku":"remain little Blue Spruce 3XL","price":33.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0240\/9847\/2013\/files\/Saint_Therese.png?v=1784566369"},{"product_id":"holy-cross-100-cotton","title":"Holy Cross Be My Light","description":"\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"1gqs5u0\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"33\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eMay the Holy Cross Be My Light\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ePrinted on 100% heavyweight cotton Comfort Colors Tees\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"35\" data-end=\"220\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eThe minimal front carries the prayer at the heart of Saint Benedict’s medal: \u003cstrong data-start=\"112\" data-end=\"149\"\u003e“May the Holy Cross be my light.”\u003c\/strong\u003e The prominent back completes it: \u003cstrong data-start=\"183\" data-end=\"220\"\u003e“Let not the dragon be my guide.”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"222\" data-end=\"444\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eTogether, these words describe the choice that shaped Benedict’s entire life. He chose the Cross as his light, Christ as his center, and a life ordered toward God rather than one ruled by the shifting desires of the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"446\" data-end=\"813\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eSaint Benedict lived during a time of disorder, corruption, and spiritual confusion. He withdrew into solitude not because he hated the world, but because he wanted to hear God clearly within it. In silence and prayer, he learned to recognize the difference between the voice of Christ and every voice that promised freedom while leading the soul into deeper bondage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"815\" data-end=\"1083\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eBenedict remained with Christ until his hidden life began to bear fruit. Others came seeking the peace and spiritual order they saw in him, and communities began to form around a simple way of life: prayer, work, humility, obedience, hospitality, and daily conversion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"8illo3\" data-start=\"1093\" data-end=\"1127\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eThe Cross Becomes a Way of Life\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1129\" data-end=\"1242\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eFor Benedict, the Cross was not merely something to admire. It was the pattern by which life had to be reordered.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1244\" data-end=\"1507\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eTo pray, \u003cstrong data-start=\"1253\" data-end=\"1290\"\u003e“May the Holy Cross be my light,”\u003c\/strong\u003e is to ask Christ to illuminate everything within us. The Cross reveals where pride has disguised itself as strength, where attachment has disguised itself as love, and where self-will has disguised itself as freedom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1509\" data-end=\"1669\" class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eThe light of the Cross does not always lead us along the easiest path. 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It offers the easier road, the quicker satisfaction, the hidden compromise, and the promise that peace can be found without surrender. Benedict understood that every soul must choose which voice it will follow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2160\" data-end=\"2424\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eWe cannot remain in Christ while allowing fear, pride, resentment, distraction, or appetite to quietly direct our lives. 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