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35. Unveiling the Treasure in Genesis 1 and 2: A Beautiful Love Story · Treasured Momma | Time Management Tips, Motherhood, Family Life, Daily Routines, Christianity

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  I would love to know, how do you actually read your Bible?
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  I'm not talking about chronological or by subject, but what perspective do you
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  primarily read to find you or Jesus in the text?
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  In today's episode, we unpack transformation, restoration, and beauty as we
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  look into just two chapters of Genesis. This episode is for all people and all ages.
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  Just like this lovely five-star review I received entitled, I'm a Grandma from Christine 2016.
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  And it says, I'm a grandma, but Corey's tips were even helpful for me.
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  I sent the link to my girls who are young mamas. So good.
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  Thank you so much, Christine. I appreciate you showing up and I appreciate you sharing.
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  I just love how this exemplifies you are already having multi-generational impact.
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  These reviews help encourage me, they testify to future listeners,
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  and they position you to be featured in our weekly newsletter and a future episode.
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  Head over to iTunes and leave your very own review because I would love for
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  you to be the next feature.
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  For today, let's dive into the greatest love story of all times.
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  Hey, hey, mama. Welcome back to the Treasured Mama podcast.
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  I'm Kori Messer, a Kingdom Life coach and messy mompreneur. And I want to know if you're like me.
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  Have you ever felt like you've lost yourself in all the things?
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  Or perhaps you just need some encouragement on this messy journey of authentic motherhood?
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  In this space, we love sharing routines, rhythms, and real stories of real moms
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  as we declutter our heads, our hearts, and our homes to discover clarity and confidence.
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  If you're ready to gain clarity on who God designed you to be,
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  create simple systems for a more peaceful household, and connect with other
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  mamas doing the same, this podcast is right up your alley.
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  My prayer is this episode will encourage you. So grab a drink,
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  take a mommy moment, and listen in to today's goodness.
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  Welcome back, Treasured Mama. It's Coach Kori here. and today we are talking about love.
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  We are continuing this conversation about love and what it means.
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  And today we are talking specifically about the story of the Bible.
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  We're just going to dip our toes in the water and talk about creation and what
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  this looks like in the first two chapters of Genesis in the Bible.
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  And in the upcoming weeks, we're going to unpack this through the entire story of the Bible.
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  But for today, I want you to grab your Bible if you have it handy,
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  bring it up online if you'd like, or simply listen.
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  We will be in Genesis chapters 1 and chapter 2.
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  The story of the Bible is truly a love story.
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  It is a story all about love. We see how Jesus exemplifies love.
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  We get to experience through the art of storytelling how Jesus was love and
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  how he loved us so deeply with that agape love.
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  And it's fascinating because you can read the Bible in a couple of different ways.
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  Generally speaking, you can read it through the lens or the perspective of,
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  how do I see me in the Bible?
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  Or what can I get out of the Bible?
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  Or another way to think of this is, I'm going in the Bible to find some direction
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  to get an answer for something that I need direction on. on.
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  And although that's not all awful, it's even better to read it through the perspective
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  of what can I learn about Jesus?
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  Because when we look at it through that lens, and because we are created in
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  his image, we naturally will get all the answers we're looking for with Jesus
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  being the first fruit of our experience.
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  And I encourage you, if you have never read the Bible, period,
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  or if you've never read it through that lens of discovering Jesus and seeing Jesus in it all first,
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  I encourage you to do it because it is so fruitful.
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  It is so beautiful. And really, truly, the Bible is designed to share with us all about Jesus.
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  So it is important that we read it from that perspective.
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  Going back to love and the story of the Bible, having love all throughout it,
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  it is just an exquisite, exquisite story.
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  And it's interesting because when we look at it through that perspective,
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  we are drawn closer to God as we learn about His love for people.
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  We were created in His image. And this changes us when we learn how much God
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  loves us and He placed His imprint on us because we are created in His image.
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  We really, truly, deeply, and completely experience an inside-out transformation.
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  I mean, think of this. We are imperfect sinners. Imperfect, absolute sinners.
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  And God extends an invitation to partner with him in perfect relationship.
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  That in itself teaches us so much about who Jesus is.
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  Because if we looked at that statement of us being imperfect sinners invited
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  into perfect relationship, we may think I'm worthy and it stops right there.
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  However, when we look at the same statement of us being imperfect sinners invited
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  into perfect relationship,
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  and we look at that through the lens of learning who Jesus is,
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  we realize how generous He is.
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  And because we want to be like him we
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  then know that we are called to be generous we are called to be forgiving we
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  are called to see people for who they were designed to be not the behaviors
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  they're exhibiting and that is incredible that is so powerful.
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  Praise God for seeing us in that way and modeling that behavior so we can then
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  model that to those we interact with and specifically our children so they are
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  brought up in the ways of the Lord.
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  This, beloved, is how we truly impact the next generation and create that ripple effect fact.
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  Because when you begin to realize the Bible is a love story and Jesus has such
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  a desire for us to love in the way that he does,
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  we are drawn closer to God's heart.
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  And that is where we experience that inside out transformation.
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  Because here's the deal. He loves you and me and us. He loves us so much,
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  so deeply, so perfectly.
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  He will stop at absolutely nothing to rescue us and restore us because He wants
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  to restore our relationship with Him.
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  He wants to have that pure relationship that was His initial intention.
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  When we dive into Genesis 1 and 2 and we are reflecting on the story of creation,
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  we are exposed to this concept of our triune God.
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  And this can throw a lot of people off because they think the Father,
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  the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
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  And when they're exploring this, they think, okay, the Father is God,
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  the Son is Jesus, the Holy Spirit, how does that fit in there?
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  And I want to invite you to think of it as God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.
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  Just like I am Corrie the mother, Corrie the daughter, and Corrie the community member.
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  They're all part of who I am.
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  Corey, they're separate attributes for one person.
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  So that would be a triune representation of who I am, just like our triune God
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  is Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
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  You know, it is so important when we are looking at the Trinity,
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  when we say our triune God, the Holy Trinity is another terminology that that I will use for that.
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  And it's incredible because the Trinity was unified.
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  The Trinity is a representation of loving unity.
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  And God is so generous. He wanted to share that perfect, unified,
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  beautiful, exquisite love.
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  And that's why he created the world.
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  He created the world so he could put this most exceptional love on display.
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  The exquisite beauty that we see in the earth is representative of that.
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  Look out right now or tomorrow and witness the beauty and the splendor of the sparkle in the stars.
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  If you're by water, specifically an ocean, look at the expansive nature of the
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  ocean or the open prairies or how everything works together synergistically
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  when it is in its pure form.
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  Each component has a unique way to contribute to the collective good.
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  And that's how God has designed us.
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  In fact, we are his most exquisite creation. We are his best creation.
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  All the beauty that's on the earth. Mankind is his most phenomenal creation.
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  I just had this conversation with one of my children.
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  Actually, two of them were in on the conversation and one brought it up around,
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  mom, when we're looking in the Bible, why does it say man?
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  And they were were wondering where women fit into that equation.
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  And I explained to them that man is mankind.
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  And when we think of mankind, there are males and there are females.
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  And that is where boys and men and girls and women come into play.
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  So for you, when I say mankind, know that that is male and and female.
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  That is man and woman, right?
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  Woman is a man with a womb, so a woman can carry a child.
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  And I love how when we look at what God has created and established,
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  it all works together in the most beautiful, unified, loving way that only God
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  could create because He is pure love.
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  We look at the Bible now as a story of love, and we are drawn closer to God's
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  heart for his people, which gives us that inside-out transformation.
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  We know that God loves us so much, he will literally stop at nothing to rescue
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  us and restore our relationship with him.
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  And the triune God is such a perfect representation of loving unity,
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  and because the character of our God is generous.
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  He wanted to share that with us.
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  First fruit capacity, which is all the beauty on the earth.
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  And yet his most prized creation was mankind, male and female.
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  In love, God created man in his image.
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  Let's just pause there for a moment because I think that is absolutely fascinating.
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  No matter how many times I hear it, the very creator of it all with his breath,
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  creating you and I in his image, because he designed us in a way that would
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  represent him in excellence.
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  As kingdom ambassadors, we are called to represent him, to re-present him,
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  to re-present his image so that somebody can be exposed to his goodness that
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  may or may not have ever even heard of his name.
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  You may be the only representation of Jesus Christ that somebody experiences.
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  So it is important that we show up with excellence.
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  In the Garden of Eden, back when God first created Adam and then Eve,
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  he gave them the Garden of Eden and all of its beautiful expanse.
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  He provided everything that they would ever need.
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  And And furthermore, he delighted in their presence.
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  And that was God's initial vision for us.
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  And yet, the fall came.
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  Sin entered the picture. And we're going to talk about that in the next episode.
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  But today, I want you to really marinate on this.
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  God loves you so deeply. He created you in his image as his most beloved creation.
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  To represent him, bring heaven to earth.
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  What a powerful invitation to receive.
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  Will you accept it? Have you accepted his invitation?
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  And are you representing him well? Heavenly Father, I thank you so, so much.
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  You are such a good, loving God, and we are so grateful to be entrusted with representing you well.
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  We thank you, God, for all that you are.
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  We delight in your presence and we honor your name and give you glory.
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  In your mighty name, Jesus, we pray. Amen.
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  Music.