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therefore asked us to do the same. Christ said that the grain must fall and die for it to bear much fruit (cf John 12:24) we are also asked to share ourselves with one another especially with the poor and the needy. Both Kanyaw and the parable challenges us to be inclusive, for both of them (Kanyaw and the parable) were summoned and prepared for all without race, class or distinction. It gives us the foretaste of the Kingdom of God that is already but not yet. A kingdom where all are summoned to be as one community like the first Christian community who shares everything in common (cf Act 2: 42-47). In a nutshell, both Kanyaw and the parable are life-giving stories that breathe life to the people experiencing and living it. It is a great
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