In Wicked, there is a difference between being changed for the “better” and changed for “good.” “Better” is the standards of the world, the expectations of the Wizard in this case. “Good” is change that happens in relationship, with God and with others. The Pharisees represent the standards of the world, and Jesus presents a different way, articulated in the words of “The Beatitudes.”
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Truth
“Confession is just spiritual language for truth-telling” (from the Arthur Riley devo). When we confess, sharing the truth about ourselves with God and with one another, it sets us free. We release those parts of us that are not authentic to who we are so that we are free to
