reflections on luke 14

We live in a market driven society, so it is not surprising that we feel the urge to “sell” Christianity in the marketplace of competing ideas and ways of life. Jesus turned and asked the Pharisees and the teachers of the Law of Moses, "Is it right to heal on the Sabbath?" The uplifting Good News Reflections by Terry Modica make the scriptures from daily Catholic Mass meaningful for your everyday life. So the master said to his servant, 'Go out to the roads and to the hedges, and compel them to come in, so that my house may be filled. Julian spoke of those pale-faced, flat-breasted Christians for whom the sun shone and they never saw it. This probably horrified His listeners. Do not ask is more properly “do not habitually ask” (Geldenhuys). Note that blocking some types of cookies may impact your experience on our websites and the services we are able to offer. Christmas familiarity — fragrance, family, and feasts. The Uniform Series text for Sunday, July 29 is Luke 14:15-24, “the parable of the great banquet”; here are some questions we might or might not want to consider in class: When the story begins, all we know is that “someone” is giving a big dinner. Luke 13 Luke 15 Chapter 14. He allowed the claims of business to usurp the claims of God. Reflection on Luke 14:25-33 Am I a “hearer” or am I a “follower?” Do I simply listen to Christ's words, or do I allow them to enter my very being, and allow them to send me into action. i. Jesus here told us to not associate with people only on the basis of what they could do for us. Then there are some folks who can't issue decrees. i. On a sabbath Jesus went to dine at the home of one of the leading Pharisees, and the people there were observing him carefully. But if a man is daunted by the high demands of Christ let him remember that he is not left to fulfil them alone. d. And does not hate: Repeatedly in the Bible we see that Jesus founded a way of love, not hate. Share on Facebook. “It is only in a comparative sense, and not literally, that the term can possibly be used; and to make this very clear, Christ said that we are to hate our own life.” (Spurgeon). Surely this is the final condemnation of the Christian who is afraid to enjoy himself. Sit down first and consider whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand: In the parable of the king Jesus said, “Sit down and see if you can afford to refuse My demands.”. Please have me excused.' And He turned and said to them, “If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he cannot be My disciple.”. All of a sudden a man with swollen legs stood up in front of him. If the salt has lost its flavor: Salt that loses its “saltiness” is of no use. It was a one-way journey. Tragically, Augustine and others used the phrase compel them to come in as a justification to coerce people into Christianity, sometimes using persecution and torture. If it was allowed to help animals on the Sabbath, how much more was it right to heal people who are made in God’s image? If a quite undistinguished guest arrived early at a feast and annexed the top place, and if a more distinguished person then arrived, and the man who had usurped the first place was told to step down, a most embarrassing situation resulted. He then spoke an appropriate word to these great multitudes (He turned and said to them). Short, Simple and Personal reflections on the daily Holy Mass Gospel. … 14 Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and news about him spread through the whole countryside. i. Reflection: Luke 14:1, 7-11 Saturday of the 30th Week in Ordinary Time–Luke 14:1, 7-11 . The seating arrangement at the table indicated one’s standing in the community. Who can truly walk throughout life with Jesus? a. And they had no answer to these things. Jesus uses salt as a symbol of the Christian life. Then there are some folks who can't issue decrees. To report dead links, typos, or html errors or suggestions about making these resources more useful use the convenient, THE KING'S BANQUET AND THE KING'S GUESTS (. b. The Gospel begins with Jesus once again at table. • Luke 11:14-16: The diverse reactions before the expulsion of a devil. Ed Morrissey Posted at 11:31 am on August 28, 2016. Tuesday, November 3, 2020. Click on the different category headings to find out more. Luke says, “they were watching Him closely.” In the kingdom of God there is only one compulsion--the compulsion of love. None of the prophets or apostles asked for such personal commitment and devotion. iii. (i) It is possible to be a follower of Jesus without being a disciple; to be a camp-follower without being a soldier of the king; to be a hanger-on in some great work without pulling one's weight. They would be apt to laugh in the servant’s face.”, vi. (i) It shows us the serenity with which Jesus met life. Share on Twitter. Only if we put first things first will all things take their proper place--and love comes first. When Jesus said this he was on the road to Jerusalem. Eastern language is always as vivid as the human mind can make it. This passage tells us certain things about Jesus and his enemies. With one accord they all began to make excuses. It costs something to be the disciple of Jesus; it costs more to reject Him. Now it happened, as He went into the house of one of the rulers of the Pharisees to eat bread on the Sabbath, that they watched Him closely. What Jesus is saying is this--when a thing loses its essential quality and fails to perform its essential duty, it is fit for nothing but to be thrown away. Then the master of the house, being angry, said to his servant, ‘Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in here the poor and the maimed and the lame and the blind.’ And the servant said, ‘Master, it is done as you commanded, and still there is room.’ Then the master said to the servant, ‘Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled. Click to enable/disable Google reCaptcha. Parables are not fables; Jesus didn’t tell fanciful stories with morals. There are two suggestive truths within this passage. Additionally, since the man’s affliction (dropsy) affected the man’s appearance, it should be understood that the man’s appearance immediately was transformed, indicating health. Saint Faith’s Anglican Church. a. Living like him in every way... Jesus shows us the cost of being a disciple. Jesus shows us clearly the cost of following him. b. “Salt is good; but if the salt has lost its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? The Gospel begins with Jesus once again at table. I facilitate/conduct Spiritual Recollections and talks in person or via Zoom. c. And then you begin with shame to take the lowest place: Jesus reminded them of the shame that often comes with self-exaltation. Then said he also to him that bade him — In the time of dinner, Jesus directed his discourse to the person who had invited him, and showed him what sort of people he should bid to his feasts. In Palestine, when a man made a feast, the day was announced long beforehand and the invitations were sent out and accepted; but the hour was not announced; and when the day came and all things were ready, servants were sent out to summon the already invited guests. a. “You aren’t brutal and cruel men. Swinburne slandered Christ by saying, The world has grown gray from thy breath. He said, "So and so tells me that he was one of year students." Here, the setting shifts outside and goes public. That is the only real way to give. And He took him and healed him, and let him go. 1. ii. This passage can be broken into two parts. ii. He may even with the gift throw in a short and smug lecture. The children rose at 4 a.m. and spent the first hour of the day in prayer and meditation, and on Friday they fasted until three in the afternoon. But when you give a feast, invite the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind. Let’s talk about sin. In the parable the invited guests made their excuses and men's excuses do not differ so very much today. He healed on the Sabbath; therefore he worked on the Sabbath; therefore he broke the law. Men throw it out. It is one of the tragedies of life when good things crowd out the claims of God. Many a preacher has been humbled almost to despair when he has heard a real saint of God speak. iii. And if we set our lives beside the life of the Lord of all good life, if we see our unworthiness in comparison with the radiance of his stainless purity, pride will die and self-satisfaction will be shrivelled up. And--look you-- there was a man before him who had dropsy. He stood aside and let the man after him come first and began himself to applaud. (iv) A man may give because he cannot help it. When thou makest a dinner, &c., call not thy friends — That is, I do not bid thee call thy friends, or thy rich neighbours. He would not refuse even an enemy's invitation. Reflection for November 4, Wednesday Saint Charles Borromeo, bishop (M): Luke 14:25-33 Gospel: Luke 14:25-33. (ii) It is a Christian's first duty to count the cost of following Christ. Long ago Augustine used that text as a justification for religious persecution. ii. The poor people from the streets and lanes stand for the tax-gatherers and sinners who welcomed Jesus in a way in which the orthodox never did. There are fine souls in whose company it is easier to be brave and cheerful and good. Without salt a thing putrefied and went bad; with it its freshness was preserved. The only things they control are somebody else's sheep. In Jesus’ day, the seating arrangement at a dinner showed a definite order of prestige or honor. Reflection for Sunday December 25, Christmas, Solemnity of the Lord’s Birth, Holy Mass during Midnight; Luke 2:1-14 Gospel: Luke 2:1-14. The Rabbis had a saying that the best kind of giving was when the giver did not know to whom he was giving, and when the receiver did not know from whom he was receiving. When that happens to most people they lose their nerve and, even more often, lose their temper. The expulsion produced two different reactions. “Back of an excuse is a lack of desire.” (Morgan) There is no rational reason why someone would not want to be part of this feast; they just didn’t want to. A professed believer who through corruption or assimilation loses distinctiveness, flavor, or preservative value is of no use as a follower of Jesus. And behold, there was a certain man before Him who had dropsy: Because this was in the home of one of the rulers of the Pharisees (Luke 14:1) this man was an invited guest. You shall be repaid reminds us that we will never be the loser when we give after the pattern of God’s generosity. i. But even in things which would have broken most men's spirit, Jesus remained serene. Vineyards were often equipped with towers from which watch was kept against thieves who might steal the harvest. One of these was the picture of the Messianic banquet. The Christian, then, must be the man who brings flavour into life. It is when we see or hear the expert that we realize how poor our own performance is. If a man had only one prayer to pray he might well ask to be given a sense of proportion. Luke 14:1-6 Healing on the Sabbath Luke 14:7-11 Seeking place of honor Luke 14:12-14 The invitation list Luke 14:15-24 The great banquet Luke 14:25-33 Cost of discipleship Luke 14:34-35 The discarded salt Luke 15:1-10 Parable of lost & found The servant said, 'Sir, your orders have been carried out and there is still room.' I remember someone saying as she began her path toward ordination, "If they want humble, I can be the most humble." People respond to a challenging gospel if the truth is spoken in love. On that day God would give a great feast to his own people at which Leviathan, the sea monster, would be part of the food. He always said, "You first, I follow." W. M. Macgregor, in his Warrack Lectures, speaks with the scorn of which he was such a master, about one of John Wesley's few mistakes. They kept silent. Please be aware that this might heavily reduce the functionality and appearance of our site. (i) We can retain it by realizing the facts. He who has an ear to hear, let him hear.". So, therefore, everyone of you who does not bid farewell to all his possessions cannot be my disciple.". Which of you, if he wishes to build a tower, does not first sit down and reckon up the expense, to see whether he has enough to finish it? Now when one of those who sat at the table with Him heard these things, he said to Him, “Blessed is he who shall eat bread in the kingdom of God!”. He never dreamed that the applause could possibly be for him; he thought it must be for the other man. b. b. Many a man has decided to burn his clubs after a day at golf s Open Championship. b. Watched Him closely: “The word used for watching is the word used for ‘interested and sinister espionage.’ Jesus was under scrutiny.” (Barclay) As John Trapp wrote, “They watched as intently as a dog doth for a bone.”. A certain man gave a great supper and invited many: Jesus told a parable about a man who gave a great feast, a large banquet, inviting many people to come. January (14) 2017 (127) December (9) Being a Witness, a Reflection on John 1:19-34; Ascribe to the Lord, a Reflection on Psalm 96; Basis for Hope, a Reflection on Psalm 130; Who gets the news first, a Reflection on Luke 2:1-14; Seek the Lord, a Reflection on Isaiah 55:6-11; Abundance, a Reflection on Isaiah 55:1-5 We fully respect if you want to refuse cookies but to avoid asking you again and again kindly allow us to store a cookie for that. But though this parable spoke with a threat to the Jews who had refused God's invitation, and with an undreamed of glory to the sinners and the outcasts and the gentiles who had never dreamed of receiving it, there are in it truths which are forever permanent and as new as today. It would be better not to give at all than to give merely to gratify one's own vanity and one's own desire for power. Once someone was talking to a great scholar about a younger man. Such giving, so far from being generosity, is rationalized selfishness. This is a subtle form of spiritual pride that is very dangerous. iii. i. But this will always prompt you to accept/refuse cookies when revisiting our site. When a man gives like that he stands on his little eminence and looks down. Lest they also invite you back, and you be repaid: It is wrong to only associate with people who can advance us or give something to us. The Greeks used to say that salt could put a new soul into dead things. The greatest threat to the best often comes from second best. i. The tower which the man was going to build was probably a vineyard tower. It was taken as a command to coerce people into the Christian faith. God gave because he so loved the world--and so must we. Short, Simple and Personal reflections on the daily Holy Mass Gospel. He took real-life situations familiar to all, and used them to bring forth God’s truth, especially for those open to hear His truth. It was strange and offensive that so many made excuses when given such a wonderful invitation. It is so with the Christian way. e. I have married a wife: The third excuse had to do with a man who put his family before everything. It is perilously easy for a new game, a new hobby, even a new friendship, to take up even the time that should be kept for God. To accept the invitation beforehand and then to refuse it when the day came was a grave insult. We can never give people the impression that they have to clean up their lives before they come to Jesus; that is like washing up before you take a bath. Anyone would think that a record like that would have made a man beloved of all; but it is the tragic fact that every miracle of healing that Jesus wrought on the Sabbath day only made the scribes and Pharisees more certain that he was dangerous and irreligious and must at all costs be stopped. Vancouver BC Click here to listen to the Sermon as preached at the 10.00 a.m. Eucharist on Sunday the 4th. The emperor decrees that all persons be registered; that is, the emperor is going to make sure that he gets taxes from everybody under his control. This morning’s Gospel reading is Luke 14:1, 7–14: On a sabbath Jesus went to dine at the home of one of the leading Pharisees, and … (Luke 14:15) by asking, “You admire the Messianic Banquet; yet are you ready to receive the invitation to come? To these John adds the story of the healing of the paralytic at the pool of Bethesda (John 5:9); and of the man born blind (John 9:14). He carried a cross, so His followers carry one. Humiliation vs. Humility. Reflection: Luke 14:15-24 Tuesday of the 31st Week of Ordinary Time: Luke 14:15-24 . If you do not want that we track your visit to our site you can disable tracking in your browser here: We also use different external services like Google Webfonts, Google Maps, and external Video providers. b. The man was afflicted with dropsy, which is an “abnormal accumulation of serous fluid in the tissues of the body” (Liefeld), “A disease that swells up the body due to fluids forming in the cavities and tissue.” (Barclay) The word for dropsy here comes from the Greek words for “water” and “face” or “countenance” because the disease often made a person look bloated in their face. However important we may believe ourselves to be, when death removes us or when we retire from our position, life and work will go on just the same. i. Jesus never broke the commandments of God, but He often offended man’s traditions that surrounded and extended the commandments of God. Because these cookies are strictly necessary to deliver the website, refuseing them will have impact how our site functions. We provide you with a list of stored cookies on your computer in our domain so you can check what we stored. It can hurt the recipient much more than a blunt refusal. i. Luke 4:12-25. With this question, Jesus reminded them that there was no command against healing on the Sabbath. These men were probably devout Jews looking for the Messiah, given the way they respond to the angel's words. Jesus’ logic was simple and impossible to dispute. Perhaps this one of those thought to break the tension with these words. b. ii. “The general idea that these words of Jesus about bearing the cross refer to passive submission to all kinds of afflictions, like disappointments, pain, sickness and grief that come upon man in life, is totally wrong… only a person who for the sake of His service surrenders all self-seeking and abandons all striving after his own interests can be His disciple.” (Geldenhuys). We don’t have the same cultural situation for wedding feasts today; but we certainly do have the desire to grasp for a certain position or status. Then all the tax collectors and the sinners: Among the great multitude described in Luke 14:25, the most notoriously sinful drew near to Jesus in response to His strong words about discipleship. We do a great disservice when we appear to soften the demands of the gospel, either for others or for ourselves. Gospels / Jesus / Lectionary / New Testament / Year C. The following is a reflection on Luke 14:25-33, the Gospel lesson appointed for Proper 18C according to the Revised Common Lectionary. (ii) We can retain it by comparison with the perfect. Jesus once again was on the road with his disciples and great crowds were following him. We should do our work hard and unto the Lord, and let God raise us up. He did not parley; he did not talk; but he just said, off-hand, ‘I want no more persuading; I cannot come, and that settles it.’” (Spurgeon), “So that servant came and reported these things to his master. i. There is no healthy pleasure which is forbidden to a Christian man, for a Christian is like a man who is forever at a wedding feast. Sit down first and count the cost: In the parable of the tower Jesus said, “Sit down and see if you can afford to follow Me.”, b. a. Share on Twitter. Humility not being a strength of mine then, I typically went straight to the host expecting I was to sit next to that person. All of a sudden a man with swollen legs stood up in front of him. It is neither fit for the land nor for the dunghill: Salt is only useful when it has the nature of salt. A Christian is only useful when he or she has the nature of Christ. 'This man began to build and was unable to finish the job.' Some believe that he was invited simply to provoke Jesus into doing something that they could accuse Him regarding. a. The Christian must be such that in his presence no doubtful language will be used, no questionable stories told, no dishonourable action suggested. d. Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted: Jesus was the perfect One to teach on this subject, because He fulfilled it perfectly. Jesus was under scrutiny. He simply did it, and the man was completely well. What possible good can come from opposing God? Sunday of week 23 of Ordinary Time (Cycle C) Wednesday of week 31 of Ordinary Time; Luke 15:1-10. It isn’t wrong to ever invite your friends, your brothers, and so on; but it is wrong to only invite such people. To the end he never abandoned hope of men. Now great multitudes went with Him: As Jesus continued toward Jerusalem, many went with Him. Ed Morrissey Posted at 11:31 am on August 28, 2016. But when someone whose accent is the accent of love suddenly speaks with a threat we are bound to listen. Jesus, with searing contempt, demands how, if it be right to help an animal on the Sabbath, it can be wrong to help a man. We need 2 cookies to store this setting. When Thomas Hardy was so famous that any newspaper would gladly have paid enormous sums for his work, he used sometimes to submit a poem, and always with it a stamped and addressed envelope for the return of his manuscript should it be rejected. Commentary on Luke 14:15-24 (Read Luke 14:15-24) In this parable observe the free grace and mercy of God shining in the gospel of Christ, which will be food and a feast for the soul of a man that knows its own wants and miseries. Good News Reflections are available by website, email, and text. No one carried a cross for fun. I ask you to have me excused.’ Still another said, ‘I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.’”. It may be, however, put into clothes, amidst fruits, pigeons' feathers and flax tow." Between him and every other person in the world there is no possible term of comparison. They live best together who live with God; they serve each other best who also serve their fellow-men; the atmosphere of a home is most lovely when those who dwell within it remember that they are also members of the great family and household of God. Sunday reflection: Luke 18:9–14. Click to enable/disable Google Analytics tracking. 14:7-11 Jesus spoke a parable to the invited guests, for he noticed how they chose the first places at the table. So, I imagine, I pine, I concoct plans to remedy my reality. This was an audacious demand. Reflections On The Intersect Of Faith And Life. If those originally invited made excuses, the master commanded his servants to use all persuasion (compel them to come) to fill the feast. "Go out," said the master, "and compel them to come in." Or else, while the other is still a great way off, he sends a delegation and asks conditions of peace. Questions for Reflection and Discussion – Luke 14 15-24. Jesus is now on the road, and traveling with large crowds. Yet those who choose to reject and resist God should count that cost as well. A reflection by Rev. | 1,596 views. c. If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he cannot be My disciple: Jesus boldly said that the true disciple comes to Him without reservation, setting Jesus first. An unfinished building is always a humiliating thing. Luke 2:8-20 is an account of the shepherds who first heard the good news of Jesus’ birth.The second section can be broken into two smaller parts as follows: 2:8-14 (the angels’ announcement) and 2:15-20 (the shepherds’ response). W. M. Macgregor characterizes the whole set up as "nature-defying foolishness.". (iii) The third man said, with even more finality than the others, "I have married a wife, and I cannot come." Napoleon understood this principle when he said, “I know men; and I tell you that Jesus Christ is no mere man. Luke 14: 25-33. (ii) Salt was used as a flavouring. “Thus, while our Lord rebuked the wrong attitude and temper of these men, He did so by appealing to the best within them and calling them to be true to it. Normally, this was just the sort of occasion that people would be thrilled to attend, and be quite happy to be invited. Do not sit down in the best place: If one takes the most honored place for himself, he may be asked to be removed if the host would rather have someone else sit there. Click to enable/disable _gat_* - Google Analytics Cookie. d. I have bought a piece of ground… I have bought five yoke of oxen: The first two excuses had to do with material things, and were foolish excuses. Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit (Luke 4:1, Luke 4:14-18, Acts 1:8) God thinks it is important, because God records it three times. It is of this banquet that the man who spoke to Jesus was thinking. 31st Tuesday of Ordinary Time – Gospel Luke 14:15-24 Go out quickly into highways and hedgerows and make people come in that my home may be … The strong call to discipleship was consistent with the love of Jesus; it was the result of His love. ii. i. Luke 4:14-22 New International Version (NIV) Jesus Rejected at Nazareth. b. Photo by Rick Morley. b. Just sometimes Jesus speaks with a threat in his voice. Jesus had expelled a devil which was mute. Many a man has decided never to appear in public again after hearing a master musician perform. It is by no means impossible that the Pharisees "planted" the man with the dropsy in this house to see what Jesus would do. In the introduction to the marriage ceremony according to the forms of the Church of Scotland, the minister says, "Marriage is not to be entered upon lightly or unadvisedly, but thoughtfully, reverently, and in the fear of God." Reflection: Luke 14:15-24 Tuesday of the 31st Week of Ordinary Time: Luke 14:15-24 . He wished to be understood as having made up his mind, and he was no longer open to argument. Here is a searching passage, because it demands that we should examine the motives behind all our generosity. Dr. Sally Douglas at Richmond Unting Church, Sunday 1 September 2019. i. Commentary on Luke 2:1-14 [15-20] View Bible Text . We must preach in the street, or at the market-place, or on the village green.” (Spurgeon), iii. There is something wonderful in being content in whatever place God allows you to have. Bear his cross and come after Me: Here Jesus said to the great multitudes something very similar to what He said privately to all His disciples in Luke 9:23 – that being a follower of Jesus is something like bearing a cross. a. The Bible reminds us that we should not play the self-promotion game. He knew perfectly well what they were thinking; and he quoted their own law and practice to them. Who gets the news first, a Reflection on Luke 2:1-14 Augustus is emperor; Quirinius is governor. We therefore practice it every day, so that we may develop a deep and genuine love for it, and so that we may grow in the surpassing knowledge of Christ. We may give to God and to man much in the same way as we pay our income tax--as the satisfaction of a grim duty which we cannot escape. Upon force. b. B. Bruce said that you could not conceive of the child Jesus playing games when he was a boy, or smiling when he was a man. He knew that he was on his way to the cross; the crowds who were with him thought that he was on his way to an empire. One of the wonderful merciful laws of the Old Testament laid it down, "when a man is newly married, he shall not go out with the army or be charged with any business; he shall be free at home one year, to be happy with his wife whom he has taken" (Deuteronomy 24:5). The first said to him, ‘I have bought a piece of ground, and I must go and see it. Share on Facebook. If we are to understand what happened to Jesus it is essential to remember that the orthodox Jews of his day regarded him as a law-breaker. It was perfectly allowable to rescue a beast which had fallen in. a. In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that the whole world should be enrolled. UNDER THE SCRUTINY OF HOSTILE MEN (Luke 14:1-6). Luke 4:14 And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee. We will briefly discuss the hypocrisy of the religious leaders in verses 1-6 before spending most of our time in verses 7-11. Here lightning refers to the great … For exaltation comes neither from the east nor from the west nor from the south, but God is the Judge: He puts down one, and exalts another. Which of you, having a donkey or an ox that has fallen into a pit, will not immediately pull him out on the Sabbath day? Date: July 27, 2018 Author: HAT 0 Comments. i. But there is nothing to substantiate this charge. ii. ii. The master of the house was enraged, and said to his servant, 'Go out quickly to the streets and lanes of the town and bring here the poor, and the maimed, and the blind and the lame.' The Christian is the man who, by his courage, his hope, his cheerfulness and his kindness brings a new flavour into life. The law of the kingdom is this--that if a man gives to gain reward he will receive no reward; but if a man gives with no thought of reward his reward is certain. It was used as a defence of the inquisition, the thumb-screw, the rack, the threat of death and imprisonment, the campaigns against the heretics, all those things which are the shame of Christianity. Reflection on Luke 14:25-33 Am I a “hearer” or am I a “follower?” Do I simply listen to Christ's words, or do I allow them to enter my very being, and allow them to send me into action. Become irritable ; and I am on October 23, 2016 Terry Modica make the scriptures from Catholic! 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