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This is the benediction that is celebrated, a fresh language and a fresh people, and this is the frightening duty owed.
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The words present renewal as both a blessing and a responsibility. A “fresh language” and “fresh people” suggest a newly formed way of speaking and a newly formed community. Yet this celebration comes with a “frightening duty owed”: receiving such a blessing also creates a serious obligation that must be faced.
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