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How Does Jesus Redefine Greatness? Matthew 18:1–7 · Daily Bible Refresh

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  he
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  you
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  once
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  for
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  all
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  that
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  square
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  one
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  over
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  children,
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  not
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  even
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  going
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  to
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  get
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  a
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  the
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  get
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  in.
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  elemental
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  again
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  this
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  child,
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  will
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  rank
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  high
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  in
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  God's
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  kingdom.
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  What's
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  more,
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  when
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  you
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  receive
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  the
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  on
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  me.
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  them
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  bullying
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  their
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  you'll
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  these
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  God
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  believing
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  children
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  a
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  Hard
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  times
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  are
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  inevitable,
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  if
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  do.
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  my
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  friends,
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  this
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  really
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  a
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  power
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  very
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  passage
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  of
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  scripture
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  that
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  has
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  this
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  in
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  children
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  also
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  warning
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  to
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  those
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  really
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  besperts
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  children.
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  today's
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  passage
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  from
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  Matthew
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  18,
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  the
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  disciples
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  ask
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  who
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  gets
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  the
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  highest
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  ranks?
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  Are
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  for
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  who's
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  to
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  get
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  one
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  up
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  on
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  somebody
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  else?
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  And
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  a
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  you
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  to
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  start
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  over
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  children
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  you
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  won't
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  get
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  into
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  the
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  kingdom.
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  That
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  heavy
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  harsh
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  stuff.
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  then
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  adds
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  the
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  warning
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  if
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  harder
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  people
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  childlike
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  those
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  who
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  people
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  a
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  it.
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  love
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  this
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  scripture
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  because
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  I
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  love
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  children.
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  Got
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  a
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  couple
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  small
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  grandchildren
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  myself
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  and
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  just
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  delighted
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  through
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  their
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  childlike
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  eyes.
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  And
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  I
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  think
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  that's
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  what
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  Jesus
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  is
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  saying
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  here.
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  Take
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  delight
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  in
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  their
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  childlike
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  eyes
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  and
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  don't
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  mess
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  with
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  it.
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  Jesus
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  said,
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  you
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  mess
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  with
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  them,
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  you
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  mess
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  with
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  me.
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  Let's
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  look
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  at
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  some
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  points
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  to
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  ponder
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  about
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  this.
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  The
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  first
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  one
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  is
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  Jesus
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  redefines
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  greatness
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  as
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  becoming
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  simple
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  and
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  elemental.
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  The
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  disciples
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  want
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  rank,
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  they
• 3:34
  are
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  aspirational.
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  Jesus
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  wants
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  humility.
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  Simple
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  and
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  elemental
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  does
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  not
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  mean
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  naive.
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  It
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  means
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  grounded,
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  curious,
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  teachable,
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  willing
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  to
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  depend
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  on
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  others,
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  free
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  of
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  status,
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  obsession.
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  A
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  progressive
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  lens
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  resists
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  hierarchies
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  that
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  reward
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  power
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  over
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  people,
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  things
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  like
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  patriarchy,
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  white
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  supremacy,
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  performative
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  religiosity.
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  Jesus
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  locates
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  greatness
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  and
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  childlike
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  openness.
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  And
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  so
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  I
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  would
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  encourage
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  you
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  to
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  do
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  that.
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  Like
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  I
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  said,
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  I've
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  learned
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  lots
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  of
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  lessons
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  from
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  my
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  two
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  grandchildren
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  who
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  are
• 4:14
  8
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  and
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  5,
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  about
• 4:16
  childlike
• 4:17
  openness.
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  And
• 4:19
  adults
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  who
• 4:20
  want
• 4:20
  to
• 4:20
  flourish
• 4:21
  need
• 4:22
  to
• 4:22
  be
• 4:22
  more
• 4:22
  like
• 4:23
  that.
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  Small,
• 4:25
  honest,
• 4:25
  real.
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  The
• 4:26
  kingdom
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  looks
• 4:27
  like
• 4:27
  a
• 4:27
  platform
• 4:28
  and
• 4:28
  more
• 4:28
  like
• 4:28
  a.
• 4:29
  Less
• 4:29
  like
• 4:30
  a
• 4:30
  platform
• 4:30
  and
• 4:30
  more
• 4:30
  like
• 4:31
  a
• 4:31
  playroom
• 4:32
  where
• 4:32
  dignity
• 4:32
  and
• 4:33
  delight
• 4:33
  are
• 4:33
  shared.
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  Point
• 4:35
  number
• 4:35
  two,
• 4:35
  receiving
• 4:36
  the
• 4:36
  vulnerable
• 4:36
  is
• 4:37
  receiving
• 4:37
  Jesus.
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  It
• 4:38
  says
• 4:39
  here
• 4:39
  when.
• 4:39
  When
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  you
• 4:40
  receive
• 4:40
  the
• 4:40
  child,
• 4:40
  like
• 4:41
  on
• 4:41
  my
• 4:41
  account,
• 4:41
  it's
• 4:41
  the
• 4:42
  same
• 4:42
  as
• 4:42
  receiving
• 4:43
  me.
• 4:44
  That's
• 4:45
  a
• 4:45
  radical
• 4:45
  claim.
• 4:46
  So
• 4:47
  hospitality
• 4:47
  and
• 4:47
  safeguarding
• 4:48
  are
• 4:48
  not
• 4:49
  optional.
• 4:50
  They're
• 4:50
  sacramental
• 4:51
  and
• 4:51
  progressive
• 4:52
  faith
• 4:53
  centers,
• 4:53
  those
• 4:53
  at
• 4:54
  risk,
• 4:54
  children,
• 4:55
  patients,
• 4:56
  the
• 4:57
  vulnerable,
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  families
• 4:58
  under
• 4:58
  financial
• 4:59
  strain.
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  People
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  push
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  to
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  the
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  margins
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  by
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  race,
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  gender,
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  sexuality,
• 5:04
  disability,
• 5:05
  immigration,
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  status
• 5:07
  and
• 5:08
  welcome
• 5:08
  them
• 5:09
  means
• 5:09
  more
• 5:09
  than
• 5:09
  smiles.
• 5:10
  It's
• 5:11
  about
• 5:11
  policies,
• 5:12
  it's
• 5:12
  about
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  practices,
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  it's
• 5:14
  about
• 5:14
  culture,
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  it's
• 5:16
  about
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  a
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  trauma,
• 5:18
  informed
• 5:19
  care.
• 5:20
  It's
• 5:20
  about
• 5:20
  transparent
• 5:21
  accountability
• 5:21
  and
• 5:22
  inclusive
• 5:22
  leadership,
• 5:23
  equitable
• 5:24
  access
• 5:25
  to
• 5:25
  health
• 5:26
  care,
• 5:26
  for
• 5:26
  instance.
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  All
• 5:28
  that,
• 5:29
  when
• 5:29
  we
• 5:29
  do
• 5:29
  those
• 5:30
  things,
• 5:31
  we're
• 5:31
  receiving
• 5:32
  Christ
• 5:32
  himself.
• 5:33
  Make
• 5:34
  it
• 5:34
  easier
• 5:35
  for
• 5:35
  people
• 5:35
  who
• 5:36
  already
• 5:36
  have
• 5:36
  it
• 5:36
  hard.
• 5:38
  Third
• 5:38
  point
• 5:38
  to
• 5:38
  ponder.
• 5:39
  Jesus
• 5:39
  warning
• 5:40
  demands
• 5:40
  accountability.
• 5:42
  They'll
• 5:42
  make
• 5:42
  hard
• 5:42
  times
• 5:43
  worse.
• 5:44
  Doomed
• 5:45
  to
• 5:45
  the
• 5:45
  world,
• 5:45
  forgiving.
• 5:45
  Is
• 5:46
  God
• 5:46
  believing
• 5:46
  children
• 5:46
  a
• 5:47
  hard
• 5:47
  time?
• 5:47
  You
• 5:47
  don't
• 5:48
  have
• 5:48
  to
• 5:48
  make
• 5:48
  it
• 5:48
  worse.
• 5:50
  That's
• 5:50
  what
• 5:50
  it
• 5:50
  says.
• 5:51
  And
• 5:52
  the
• 5:52
  millstone
• 5:52
  image
• 5:53
  is
• 5:53
  very
• 5:53
  blunt
• 5:54
  and
• 5:54
  to
• 5:54
  the
• 5:54
  point.
• 5:55
  Basically,
• 5:55
  if
• 5:56
  you
• 5:56
  cause
• 5:56
  harm
• 5:56
  to
• 5:57
  the
• 5:57
  vulnerable,
• 5:57
  that's
• 5:58
  a
• 5:58
  serious
• 5:59
  deal.
• 6:00
  Progressive
• 6:01
  faith
• 6:01
  names
• 6:02
  abuse
• 6:02
  and
• 6:02
  exploitation,
• 6:04
  especially
• 6:04
  of
• 6:05
  children,
• 6:05
  and
• 6:05
  works
• 6:05
  to
• 6:06
  prevent
• 6:06
  it.
• 6:08
  That
• 6:08
  includes
• 6:09
  church
• 6:12
  safeguarding,
• 6:13
  listening
• 6:14
  to
• 6:14
  survivors
• 6:15
  and
• 6:15
  confronting
• 6:16
  systems
• 6:16
  that
• 6:16
  burden
• 6:17
  the
• 6:17
  young
• 6:17
  and
• 6:17
  the
• 6:17
  poor.
• 6:18
  Look
• 6:19
  out
• 6:19
  for
• 6:19
  predatory
• 6:20
  lending,
• 6:21
  environmental
• 6:21
  hazards,
• 6:22
  near
• 6:22
  schools,
• 6:23
  food
• 6:23
  insecurity,
• 6:24
  insurance
• 6:25
  denials
• 6:26
  that
• 6:26
  block
• 6:26
  treatment.
• 6:27
  The
• 6:27
  gospel
• 6:28
  calls
• 6:28
  for
• 6:29
  deep
• 6:29
  loyalty,
• 6:30
  sticking
• 6:31
  with
• 6:31
  the
• 6:31
  vulnerable
• 6:32
  in
• 6:32
  even
• 6:33
  when
• 6:33
  it
• 6:33
  costs,
• 6:33
  until
• 6:33
  harm
• 6:34
  is
• 6:34
  stopped
• 6:34
  and
• 6:35
  healing
• 6:35
  begins.
• 6:37
  So
• 6:37
  let's
• 6:37
  talk
• 6:37
  about
• 6:38
  some
• 6:38
  action
• 6:38
  here.
• 6:39
  Adopt
• 6:40
  a
• 6:40
  child
• 6:40
  first
• 6:41
  lens
• 6:42
  in
• 6:42
  some
• 6:43
  concrete
• 6:43
  way
• 6:43
  and
• 6:44
  maybe
• 6:45
  make
• 6:45
  it
• 6:45
  a
• 6:45
  practice
• 6:46
  of
• 6:46
  simplifying
• 6:46
  your
• 6:47
  life.
• 6:47
  What's
• 6:48
  a
• 6:48
  child
• 6:48
  first
• 6:48
  lens?
• 6:51
  Choose
• 6:51
  a
• 6:51
  space
• 6:51
  that
• 6:52
  you
• 6:52
  have
• 6:52
  some
• 6:53
  relationship
• 6:54
  to
• 6:54
  or
• 6:54
  influence
• 6:55
  upon
• 6:56
  your
• 6:56
  home
• 6:56
  life,
• 6:56
  your
• 6:57
  church,
• 6:57
  your
• 6:57
  workplace,
• 6:59
  some
• 7:00
  group
• 7:00
  that
• 7:00
  you're
• 7:00
  part
• 7:00
  of
• 7:00
  and
• 7:01
  ask
• 7:01
  would
• 7:02
  this
• 7:02
  be
• 7:02
  a
• 7:03
  safe,
• 7:03
  welcoming
• 7:04
  and
• 7:04
  accessible
• 7:04
  for
• 7:05
  a
• 7:05
  child
• 7:06
  or
• 7:06
  a
• 7:06
  vulnerable
• 7:07
  person
• 7:07
  to
• 7:07
  be
• 7:07
  in?
• 7:08
  Then
• 7:09
  act.
• 7:09
  Add
• 7:09
  a
• 7:09
  clear
• 7:09
  safeguarding
• 7:10
  note.
• 7:10
  Make
• 7:11
  a
• 7:11
  donation
• 7:11
  to
• 7:12
  some
• 7:12
  local
• 7:13
  children's
• 7:13
  group
• 7:14
  or
• 7:14
  patient
• 7:15
  aid
• 7:15
  fund.
• 7:17
  Deliver
• 7:17
  a
• 7:17
  meal
• 7:17
  to
• 7:18
  a
• 7:18
  family.
• 7:20
  Email
• 7:20
  your
• 7:20
  representative
• 7:21
  about
• 7:21
  equitable
• 7:22
  pediatric
• 7:23
  and
• 7:23
  family
• 7:23
  health
• 7:24
  care
• 7:24
  systems.
• 7:26
  There's
• 7:26
  lots
• 7:26
  that
• 7:26
  you
• 7:27
  can
• 7:27
  do.
• 7:28
  Here's
• 7:29
  a
• 7:29
  practice.
• 7:29
  Maybe
• 7:29
  find
• 7:30
  a
• 7:30
  quiet
• 7:30
  spot,
• 7:31
  a
• 7:32
  chair
• 7:32
  in
• 7:32
  your
• 7:32
  home
• 7:32
  by
• 7:33
  a
• 7:33
  window
• 7:33
  or
• 7:33
  maybe
• 7:34
  a
• 7:34
  park
• 7:34
  bench
• 7:35
  or
• 7:36
  someplace
• 7:37
  quiet,
• 7:37
  maybe
• 7:37
  your
• 7:38
  car.
• 7:39
  And
• 7:39
  just
• 7:39
  breathe
• 7:40
  a
• 7:40
  breath.
• 7:40
  Prayer
• 7:41
  Pray
• 7:41
  simply
• 7:41
  Jesus,
• 7:42
  make
• 7:42
  me
• 7:42
  simple
• 7:43
  and
• 7:43
  elemental
• 7:44
  again.
• 7:45
  Then
• 7:46
  ask
• 7:46
  three
• 7:46
  childlike
• 7:47
  questions.
• 7:47
  What
• 7:47
  am
• 7:47
  I
• 7:47
  curious
• 7:48
  about?
• 7:49
  Who
• 7:49
  needs
• 7:50
  gentleness?
• 7:51
  And
• 7:52
  who
• 7:52
  can
• 7:52
  I
• 7:52
  make
• 7:52
  life
• 7:53
  easier
• 7:53
  for
• 7:53
  than
• 7:53
  harder?
• 7:55
  Take
• 7:55
  some
• 7:55
  action
• 7:56
  about
• 7:56
  it.
• 7:57
  We're
• 7:58
  gonna
• 7:58
  come
• 7:58
  back
• 7:58
  in
• 7:58
  a
• 7:58
  minute
• 7:59
  and
• 7:59
  pray
• 7:59
  about
• 7:59
  all
• 7:59
  this.
• 8:00
  But
• 8:00
  before
• 8:01
  we
• 8:01
  do,
• 8:01
  I
• 8:01
  just
• 8:01
  want
• 8:01
  you
• 8:02
  to
• 8:02
  know
• 8:02
  that
• 8:02
  we
• 8:02
  have
• 8:02
  a
• 8:02
  great
• 8:03
  resource
• 8:03
  for
• 8:03
  you.
• 8:03
  It's
• 8:03
  called
• 8:04
  the
• 8:04
  ABC
• 8:05
  1,
• 8:05
  2,
• 8:06
  3
• 8:06
  Bible
• 8:06
  Study
• 8:07
  Method.
• 8:07
  You
• 8:07
  could
• 8:07
  pick
• 8:08
  it
• 8:08
  up
• 8:08
  at
• 8:09
  our
• 8:09
  website,
• 8:09
  voiceofgoddaily.com
• 8:14
  let's
• 8:14
  pray
• 8:16
  Jesus,
• 8:16
  you
• 8:17
  put
• 8:17
  your
• 8:17
  child
• 8:19
  at
• 8:19
  the
• 8:19
  center
• 8:19
  and
• 8:19
  called
• 8:19
  us
• 8:20
  back
• 8:20
  to
• 8:20
  simple,
• 8:20
  elemental
• 8:21
  trust.
• 8:23
  Unhook
• 8:24
  us
• 8:25
  from
• 8:25
  rank,
• 8:25
  status
• 8:26
  and
• 8:26
  performance.
• 8:27
  Teach
• 8:27
  us
• 8:28
  courage
• 8:28
  of
• 8:28
  smallness,
• 8:29
  curiosity,
• 8:30
  honesty
• 8:31
  and
• 8:31
  gentle
• 8:31
  presence.
• 8:33
  Receive
• 8:33
  our
• 8:33
  ordinary
• 8:34
  lives,
• 8:36
  things
• 8:36
  like
• 8:37
  our
• 8:37
  spouses,
• 8:38
  our
• 8:38
  children,
• 8:38
  our
• 8:39
  grandchildren,
• 8:40
  and
• 8:41
  for
• 8:42
  people
• 8:42
  impacted
• 8:42
  by
• 8:42
  cancer,
• 8:43
  for
• 8:43
  instance,
• 8:43
  give
• 8:44
  them
• 8:44
  steady
• 8:44
  companions,
• 8:45
  access
• 8:46
  to
• 8:46
  care,
• 8:47
  relief
• 8:47
  from
• 8:47
  pain
• 8:48
  and
• 8:49
  laughter
• 8:49
  that
• 8:49
  breaks
• 8:49
  the
• 8:49
  tension
• 8:51
  for
• 8:51
  our
• 8:51
  communities.
• 8:52
  Safeguard
• 8:52
  what
• 8:53
  is
• 8:53
  real,
• 8:53
  policies
• 8:54
  that
• 8:54
  protect
• 8:54
  and
• 8:55
  leaders
• 8:55
  who
• 8:55
  refuse
• 8:56
  to
• 8:56
  make
• 8:56
  hard
• 8:56
  times
• 8:57
  harder
• 8:58
  show
• 8:58
  us
• 8:58
  where
• 8:58
  we
• 8:59
  can
• 8:59
  make
• 8:59
  life
• 8:59
  easier.
• 9:00
  One
• 9:00
  meal,
• 9:00
  one
• 9:00
  ride,
• 9:01
  one
• 9:01
  letter,
• 9:01
  one
• 9:02
  listening
• 9:02
  ear
• 9:02
  at
• 9:02
  a
• 9:02
  time
• 9:04
  when
• 9:04
  we
• 9:05
  feel
• 9:05
  small
• 9:05
  or
• 9:05
  unsure,
• 9:07
  remind
• 9:07
  us
• 9:07
  small
• 9:08
  is
• 9:08
  not
• 9:08
  lesser
• 9:09
  in
• 9:09
  your
• 9:09
  kingdom.
• 9:10
  Small
• 9:10
  is
• 9:10
  how
• 9:11
  love
• 9:11
  moves.
• 9:12
  Amen.
• 9:17
  My
• 9:17
  friend,
• 9:18
  I
• 9:18
  am
• 9:18
  delighted
• 9:19
  you
• 9:19
  chose
• 9:20
  to
• 9:20
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• 9:20
  me
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  for
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• 9:22
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• 9:24
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• 9:27
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• 9:28
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• 9:28
  goes
• 9:29
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• 9:29
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• 9:29
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• 9:29
  to
• 9:30
  getting
• 9:30
  the
• 9:30
  audible
• 9:30
  word
• 9:31
  of
• 9:31
  God
• 9:32
  from
• 9:32
  a
• 9:32
  progressive
• 9:33
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• 9:34
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• 9:34
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• 9:34
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• 9:35
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• 9:36
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• 9:37
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• 9:38
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• 9:38
  be
• 9:39
  so
• 9:39
  grateful.
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• 9:40
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• 9:48
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• 9:48
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• 9:49
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• 9:58
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• 9:59
  love
• 9:59
  doesn't
• 9:59
  run
• 9:59
  out.
• 10:00
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• 10:00
  merciful
• 10:01
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• 10:02
  hasn't
• 10:02
  dried
• 10:02
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• 10:03
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• 10:03
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• 10:04
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• 10:05
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• 10:06
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