# Character Starts Here

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Podcast: [Vessel Houston](https://stenobird.com/podcast/vessel-houston-6612286)
Published: 2025-10-12T19:38:40+00:00
Episode link: https://vesselhouston.org/liturgy/gathering-liturgy-251012-character-starts-here
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## Resource

Even in Babylonian exile, even behind prison walls, God the “Director” has cast each of us in this ever-unfolding human drama. Looking to the prophetic word of Jeremiah, and in Luke 17, a grievously afflicted group encountering Jesus on the road, we see how transformation happens when we draw near to God by fully inhabiting the space and moment in which we live, especially those we did not choose. (sermon begins at 01:00) Scripture & Quotations Jeremiah 29: 4-7 Luke 17: 11-19

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