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How Does The Shepherds Joy Shape Everyday Faith? · Daily Bible Refresh

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  as
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  what
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  us.
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  running
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  and
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  found
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  Mary
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  and
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  Joseph
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  and
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  the
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  baby
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  lying
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  in
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  the
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  manger.
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  Seeing
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  was
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  believing.
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  told
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  everyone
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  they
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  met
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  what
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  the
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  angels
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  had
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  said
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  about
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  this
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  child.
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  All
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  who
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  heard
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  the
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  shepherds
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  were
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  impressed.
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  Mary
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  kept
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  all
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  these
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  things
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  to
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  herself,
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  holding
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  them
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  dear
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  deep
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  within
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  herself.
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  The
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  shepherds
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  returned
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  and
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  let
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  loose,
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  glorifying
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  and
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  praising
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  God
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  for
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  everything
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  they
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  had
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  heard
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  and
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  seen.
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  It
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  turned
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  out
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  exactly
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  the
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  way
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  they'd
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  been
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  told.
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  Blessings.
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  When
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  the
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  eighth
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  day
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  arrived,
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  the
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  day
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  of
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  circumcision,
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  the
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  child
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  was
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  named
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  Jesus,
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  the
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  name
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  given
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  by
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  the
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  angel
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  before
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  he
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  was
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  conceived.
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  Well
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  my
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  friends,
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  that
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  concludes
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  the
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  reading.
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  Let's
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  a
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  today
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  as
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  we
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  think
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  about
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  the
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  role
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  of
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  the
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  shepherds
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  here
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  in
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  this
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  passage
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  of
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  the
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  Nativity
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  scene
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  of
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  the
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  birth
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  of
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  Jesus.
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  They
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  are
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  sprinting
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  to
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  Bethlehem
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  to
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  see
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  this
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  holy
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  amazing
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  thing
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  that
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  has
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  happened
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  that's
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  kind
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  of
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  interrupted
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  their
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  normal
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  routine
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  of
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  caring
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  for
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  the
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  sheep.
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  And
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  it
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  just
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  reminds
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  me
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  that
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  there's
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  oftentimes
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  that
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  kind
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  of
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  interrupt
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  our
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  lives
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  and
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  burst
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  into
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  our
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  lives
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  when
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  we
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  least
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  expect
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  it.
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  I
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  know
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  one
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  of
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  the
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  things
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  that
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  happened
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  in
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  my
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  life
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  is
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  my
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  grandchildren
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  will
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  come
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  bursting
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  into
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  a
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  room.
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  They're
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  8
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  and
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  5
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  years
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  old
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  version
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  of
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  the
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  room
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  laughing
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  and
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  giggling
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  and
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  jumping
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  on
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  you.
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  And
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  they
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  love
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  to
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  laugh
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  and
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  giggle,
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  but
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  it's
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  sometimes
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  a
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  big
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  surprise
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  as
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  well.
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  They
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  are
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  wonderful
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  and
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  give
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  me
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  great
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  joy.
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  Their
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  joy
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  feels
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  like
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  God
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  tapping
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  me
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  on
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  the
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  shoulder
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  in
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  the
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  ordinary
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  moments
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  in
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  this
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  scene.
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  Here
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  in
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  this
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  biblical
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  passage,
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  we
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  have
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  the
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  angels
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  who
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  are
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  singing,
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  the
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  shepherds
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  who
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  are
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  running,
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  and
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  Mary
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  is
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  treasuring
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  things
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  in
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  her
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  heart
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  quietly.
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  Then
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  it
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  Sundays,
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  on
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  the
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  eighth
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  day,
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  the
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  baby
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  named
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  Jesus
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  is,
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  Has,
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  says
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  circumcision,
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  which
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  is
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  a
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  ritual
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  in
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  the
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  Jewish
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  tradition
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  which
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  was
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  marking
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  him
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  as
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  a
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  part
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  of
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  a
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  people
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  and
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  of
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  a
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  story.
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  It's
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  a
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  small
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  part
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  of
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  the
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  story
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  in
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  a
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  way,
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  but
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  it
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  is
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  so
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  really
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  major
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  to
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  know
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  that
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  he
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  is
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  marked
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  with
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  this
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  incredible
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  story,
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  this
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  incredible
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  meaningfulness
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  of
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  great
• 3:35
  joy.
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  So
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  let's
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  talk
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  about
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  three
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  points
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  to
• 3:37
  ponder.
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  The
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  first
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  one
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  is
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  that
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  God
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  shows
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  up
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  in
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  the
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  margins
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  and
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  the
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  margins
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  matter.
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  The
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  first
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  people
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  to
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  hear
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  the
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  good
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  news
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  aren't
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  kings
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  or
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  clergy.
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  They're
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  the
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  night
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  shift
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  workers
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  out
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  of
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  the.
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  In
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  the.
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  Taking
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  care
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  of
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  the
• 3:52
  sheep,
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  where
• 3:53
  they
• 3:53
  were
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  the
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  men
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  and
• 3:55
  I
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  suppose
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  women
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  too,
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  who
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  were
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  just
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  dirty
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  and
• 3:58
  grimy
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  and
• 3:59
  they
• 3:59
  were
• 3:59
  dealing
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  with,
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  you
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  know,
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  the
• 4:01
  sheep
• 4:01
  and
• 4:01
  the
• 4:01
  animals
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  and
• 4:02
  everything
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  goes
• 4:03
  with
• 4:03
  that.
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  And
• 4:05
  that's
• 4:05
  a
• 4:05
  progressive
• 4:06
  hint
• 4:06
  about
• 4:06
  how
• 4:06
  God
• 4:06
  chooses
• 4:07
  his
• 4:07
  priorities.
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  If
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  God
• 4:09
  chooses
• 4:10
  shepherds,
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  what
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  does
• 4:11
  it
• 4:11
  say
• 4:11
  about
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  who
• 4:12
  gets
• 4:13
  included,
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  who
• 4:14
  is
• 4:15
  listened
• 4:15
  to,
• 4:16
  who
• 4:16
  is
• 4:16
  dignified
• 4:17
  in
• 4:18
  our
• 4:18
  world?
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  Hope
• 4:21
  grows
• 4:21
  when
• 4:21
  we
• 4:22
  see
• 4:22
  people
• 4:22
  who
• 4:22
  are
• 4:23
  usually
• 4:24
  sidelined,
• 4:26
  offered
• 4:26
  center
• 4:27
  stage,
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  and
• 4:28
  faith
• 4:28
  that
• 4:29
  follows.
• 4:29
  Jesus
• 4:29
  will
• 4:30
  keep
• 4:30
  bending
• 4:30
  towards
• 4:31
  people
• 4:32
  who
• 4:32
  are
• 4:32
  overlooked.
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  Another
• 4:34
  point
• 4:34
  to
• 4:35
  ponder
• 4:35
  is
• 4:35
  ponder
• 4:36
  and
• 4:36
  praise
• 4:37
  are
• 4:37
  both
• 4:37
  faithful
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  and
• 4:38
  both
• 4:39
  needed.
• 4:39
  The
• 4:40
  shepherds
• 4:40
  let
• 4:40
  loose
• 4:41
  praising
• 4:41
  God,
• 4:41
  and
• 4:42
  Mary
• 4:43
  kept
• 4:43
  all
• 4:43
  these
• 4:43
  things
• 4:45
  into
• 4:45
  her
• 4:45
  heart
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  and
• 4:46
  pondered
• 4:46
  them.
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  Some
• 4:48
  of
• 4:48
  us
• 4:48
  were
• 4:48
  wired
• 4:49
  for
• 4:49
  loud
• 4:50
  gratitude
• 4:50
  and
• 4:50
  celebration
• 4:51
  and
• 4:51
  singing
• 4:52
  and
• 4:52
  other
• 4:52
  things
• 4:53
  like
• 4:53
  that.
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  And
• 4:53
  others
• 4:54
  are
• 4:55
  wired
• 4:55
  up
• 4:55
  or
• 4:56
  more
• 4:56
  situated
• 4:57
  for
• 4:57
  quiet
• 4:57
  reflection
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  and
• 4:58
  meditation.
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  Progressive
• 5:01
  faith
• 5:01
  doesn't
• 5:01
  prescribe
• 5:02
  a
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  one
• 5:03
  right
• 5:04
  way.
• 5:05
  It
• 5:05
  honors
• 5:06
  diverse
• 5:07
  temperaments
• 5:08
  and
• 5:08
  practices.
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  My
• 5:10
  wife
• 5:10
  and
• 5:10
  I
• 5:11
  love
• 5:11
  to
• 5:11
  take
• 5:11
  hikes
• 5:12
  in
• 5:12
  wooded
• 5:12
  parks
• 5:12
  and
• 5:13
  on
• 5:13
  those
• 5:14
  trails
• 5:14
  you
• 5:14
  can
• 5:15
  move
• 5:15
  between
• 5:16
  loud
• 5:16
  gratitude,
• 5:17
  you
• 5:18
  know,
• 5:18
  dogs
• 5:18
  barking,
• 5:20
  birds
• 5:20
  chirping,
• 5:21
  squirrels
• 5:22
  jumping
• 5:22
  from
• 5:23
  down
• 5:23
  the
• 5:23
  trees,
• 5:24
  and
• 5:25
  quiet
• 5:25
  pondering,
• 5:26
  just
• 5:26
  kind
• 5:26
  of
• 5:27
  hearing
• 5:28
  the
• 5:28
  wind
• 5:28
  go
• 5:28
  through
• 5:29
  the
• 5:29
  trees.
• 5:30
  My
• 5:31
  question
• 5:31
  to
• 5:31
  you
• 5:31
  is,
• 5:31
  what
• 5:31
  is
• 5:32
  stirring
• 5:32
  in
• 5:32
  you
• 5:32
  and
• 5:32
  what
• 5:33
  causes
• 5:33
  you
• 5:33
  to
• 5:34
  stir?
• 5:35
  Where
• 5:35
  is
• 5:36
  God
• 5:37
  in
• 5:37
  your
• 5:38
  week?
• 5:39
  Both
• 5:39
  ways
• 5:40
  are
• 5:40
  worshiping
• 5:41
  make
• 5:42
  space
• 5:43
  for
• 5:43
  hearing.
• 5:45
  A
• 5:45
  third
• 5:45
  point
• 5:45
  to
• 5:46
  ponder
• 5:46
  is
• 5:46
  about
• 5:47
  bodies
• 5:47
  and
• 5:47
  belonging.
• 5:49
  Jesus
• 5:49
  is
• 5:49
  named
• 5:50
  into
• 5:50
  a
• 5:50
  real
• 5:51
  community.
• 5:51
  That's
• 5:52
  where
• 5:52
  this
• 5:53
  ritual
• 5:53
  of
• 5:53
  circumcision
• 5:54
  comes
• 5:54
  into
• 5:54
  play.
• 5:55
  Jesus
• 5:56
  is
• 5:56
  circumcised
• 5:57
  and
• 5:57
  named,
• 5:57
  given
• 5:58
  the
• 5:58
  name
• 5:58
  Jesus,
• 5:59
  which
• 5:59
  means
• 6:00
  he's
• 6:00
  part
• 6:00
  of
• 6:00
  a
• 6:00
  group,
• 6:01
  part
• 6:01
  of
• 6:01
  a
• 6:01
  culture,
• 6:02
  part
• 6:02
  of
• 6:02
  a
• 6:03
  sign
• 6:03
  of
• 6:03
  group
• 6:03
  that
• 6:04
  he
• 6:04
  belonged
• 6:04
  to.
• 6:05
  So
• 6:06
  this
• 6:06
  is
• 6:06
  not
• 6:06
  we're
• 6:06
  talking
• 6:07
  about
• 6:07
  here
• 6:07
  is
• 6:07
  not
• 6:07
  some
• 6:08
  abstract
• 6:08
  spirituality.
• 6:10
  It
• 6:10
  is
• 6:10
  the
• 6:10
  God
• 6:11
  with
• 6:11
  us
• 6:11
  story
• 6:11
  lived
• 6:12
  in
• 6:12
  real
• 6:12
  flesh,
• 6:13
  real
• 6:14
  tradition,
• 6:15
  in
• 6:15
  real
• 6:15
  time
• 6:16
  and
• 6:16
  with
• 6:17
  real
• 6:17
  humanity.
• 6:18
  In
• 6:19
  a
• 6:19
  progressive
• 6:19
  way
• 6:19
  of
• 6:20
  thinking,
• 6:20
  we
• 6:20
  can
• 6:21
  affirm
• 6:21
  covenant
• 6:22
  and
• 6:22
  community
• 6:22
  while
• 6:22
  also
• 6:23
  practicing
• 6:24
  compassion,
• 6:24
  consent
• 6:25
  and
• 6:25
  justice
• 6:26
  around
• 6:27
  bodies
• 6:27
  and
• 6:27
  other
• 6:27
  traditions
• 6:28
  that
• 6:28
  we
• 6:28
  are
• 6:28
  part
• 6:29
  of.
• 6:30
  Your
• 6:30
  name
• 6:30
  matters,
• 6:31
  naming
• 6:32
  matters,
• 6:33
  blessing
• 6:33
  matters.
• 6:35
  All
• 6:36
  this
• 6:36
  matters.
• 6:37
  We're
• 6:37
  called
• 6:37
  to
• 6:37
  a
• 6:37
  faith
• 6:38
  that
• 6:38
  doesn't
• 6:39
  float
• 6:39
  above
• 6:39
  real
• 6:40
  life
• 6:41
  but
• 6:41
  actually
• 6:42
  is
• 6:43
  interceding
• 6:44
  into
• 6:44
  the
• 6:44
  life
• 6:44
  of
• 6:44
  real
• 6:45
  people
• 6:46
  with
• 6:46
  dignity.
• 6:48
  Let's
• 6:48
  talk
• 6:48
  about
• 6:49
  an
• 6:49
  action
• 6:49
  step
• 6:49
  you
• 6:49
  can
• 6:49
  take
• 6:50
  this
• 6:50
  week.
• 6:51
  Practice,
• 6:51
  ponder
• 6:52
  and
• 6:52
  tell.
• 6:52
  That
• 6:53
  is
• 6:53
  choose
• 6:53
  some
• 6:53
  ordinary
• 6:54
  thing
• 6:54
  that
• 6:55
  you
• 6:55
  do.
• 6:56
  Having
• 6:56
  a
• 6:56
  cup
• 6:57
  of
• 6:57
  coffee,
• 6:57
  your
• 6:57
  commute
• 6:58
  to
• 6:58
  work
• 6:58
  in
• 6:58
  the
• 6:58
  car
• 6:58
  perhaps,
• 6:59
  or
• 6:59
  a
• 6:59
  walk
• 6:59
  or
• 7:00
  maybe
• 7:01
  some
• 7:02
  ball
• 7:02
  game
• 7:02
  on
• 7:02
  tv
• 7:03
  and
• 7:05
  first
• 7:05
  thing
• 7:05
  to
• 7:05
  do
• 7:06
  is
• 7:06
  ponder
• 7:06
  it.
• 7:06
  That
• 7:06
  is
• 7:07
  think
• 7:07
  about
• 7:07
  it
• 7:08
  and
• 7:08
  take
• 7:08
  a
• 7:08
  couple
• 7:08
  minutes
• 7:09
  to
• 7:09
  kind
• 7:09
  of
• 7:09
  notice
• 7:10
  what
• 7:10
  is
• 7:10
  stirring
• 7:10
  in
• 7:11
  your
• 7:11
  heart
• 7:12
  about
• 7:13
  curiosity
• 7:13
  or
• 7:14
  grief
• 7:14
  or
• 7:14
  gratitude
• 7:15
  or
• 7:15
  just
• 7:15
  noticing
• 7:16
  what
• 7:16
  is
• 7:17
  happening
• 7:18
  in
• 7:18
  some
• 7:18
  circumstances
• 7:19
  you
• 7:19
  may
• 7:19
  have
• 7:19
  just
• 7:19
  overlooked
• 7:20
  prior.
• 7:22
  The
• 7:22
  second
• 7:22
  part
• 7:22
  is
• 7:23
  to
• 7:23
  tell
• 7:24
  share
• 7:24
  a
• 7:24
  brief
• 7:24
  word
• 7:25
  of
• 7:25
  hope
• 7:25
  or
• 7:25
  blessing
• 7:25
  with
• 7:26
  somebody.
• 7:27
  Text
• 7:27
  them,
• 7:28
  call
• 7:28
  them,
• 7:28
  Facebook
• 7:29
  post
• 7:29
  face
• 7:29
  to
• 7:30
  face.
• 7:30
  Keep
• 7:30
  it
• 7:30
  simple.
• 7:31
  Just
• 7:32
  say
• 7:32
  something.
• 7:32
  I'm
• 7:33
  really
• 7:33
  grateful
• 7:33
  for
• 7:33
  you
• 7:33
  today.
• 7:34
  Or
• 7:35
  maybe
• 7:35
  it's
• 7:35
  this
• 7:36
  small
• 7:36
  event
• 7:36
  gave
• 7:37
  me
• 7:37
  hope.
• 7:39
  You
• 7:39
  know,
• 7:39
  I
• 7:40
  am
• 7:40
  really
• 7:40
  grateful
• 7:41
  for
• 7:41
  my
• 7:42
  wife
• 7:42
  and
• 7:42
  my
• 7:43
  three
• 7:43
  adult
• 7:44
  children,
• 7:44
  my
• 7:44
  two
• 7:44
  grandchildren
• 7:45
  and
• 7:45
  all
• 7:45
  the
• 7:46
  other
• 7:46
  people
• 7:46
  in
• 7:46
  my
• 7:46
  community,
• 7:47
  including
• 7:47
  my
• 7:47
  church
• 7:47
  community.
• 7:49
  And
• 7:49
  they
• 7:49
  each
• 7:49
  are
• 7:50
  carving
• 7:50
  out
• 7:50
  beautiful
• 7:51
  lives
• 7:51
  together.
• 7:53
  This
• 7:53
  is
• 7:54
  a
• 7:54
  part
• 7:54
  of
• 7:54
  my
• 7:54
  life.
• 7:55
  What
• 7:55
  are
• 7:56
  you
• 7:56
  grateful
• 7:56
  for
• 7:56
  in
• 7:56
  your
• 7:57
  life
• 7:57
  as
• 7:57
  you
• 7:57
  embark
• 7:58
  in
• 7:58
  any
• 7:58
  new
• 7:58
  chapter
• 7:59
  that
• 7:59
  you're
• 7:59
  facing?
• 8:00
  I'm
• 8:01
  convinced
• 8:01
  that
• 8:01
  God
• 8:01
  loves
• 8:02
  to
• 8:02
  meet
• 8:02
  us
• 8:02
  in
• 8:02
  the
• 8:03
  ordinary
• 8:03
  and
• 8:03
  move
• 8:03
  us
• 8:04
  like
• 8:05
  those
• 8:05
  shepherds
• 8:07
  towards
• 8:08
  joyful
• 8:08
  witness.
• 8:10
  We're
• 8:10
  going
• 8:10
  to
• 8:10
  pray
• 8:11
  here
• 8:11
  in
• 8:11
  just
• 8:11
  a
• 8:11
  moment.
• 8:12
  I
• 8:12
  did
• 8:12
  want
• 8:13
  you
• 8:13
  to
• 8:13
  know
• 8:13
  we
• 8:13
  have
• 8:13
  a
• 8:13
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• 8:14
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• 8:15
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• 8:15
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• 8:15
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• 8:17
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• 8:17
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• 8:17
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• 8:18
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• 8:18
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• 8:19
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• 8:19
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• 8:19
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• 8:19
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• 8:19
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• 8:19
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• 8:20
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• 8:21
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• 8:21
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• 8:21
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• 8:22
  can
• 8:22
  pick
• 8:22
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• 8:22
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• 8:22
  for
• 8:22
  free.
• 8:23
  Let's
• 8:24
  pray.
• 8:25
  God
• 8:25
  of
• 8:25
  ordinary
• 8:26
  nights
• 8:26
  and
• 8:26
  unexpected
• 8:27
  songs.
• 8:27
  Meet
• 8:28
  us
• 8:28
  in
• 8:28
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• 8:28
  real
• 8:28
  lives,
• 8:29
  our
• 8:29
  work,
• 8:30
  our
• 8:30
  homes,
• 8:31
  hospital
• 8:31
  rooms,
• 8:32
  a
• 8:33
  trail,
• 8:33
  a
• 8:34
  living
• 8:34
  room.
• 8:35
  Teach
• 8:35
  us
• 8:35
  to
• 8:35
  notice
• 8:36
  joy
• 8:36
  and
• 8:37
  honor
• 8:37
  sorrow.
• 8:38
  Give
• 8:38
  us
• 8:39
  Mary's
• 8:39
  courage
• 8:39
  to
• 8:40
  ponder
• 8:40
  and
• 8:40
  the
• 8:40
  shepherd's
• 8:41
  energy
• 8:41
  to
• 8:41
  praise.
• 8:43
  Bless
• 8:43
  our
• 8:43
  bodies,
• 8:43
  our
• 8:44
  names,
• 8:44
  our
• 8:44
  communities,
• 8:45
  especially
• 8:46
  those
• 8:46
  in
• 8:46
  the
• 8:47
  margins.
• 8:48
  Help
• 8:48
  us
• 8:48
  share
• 8:48
  the
• 8:49
  small
• 8:49
  word
• 8:49
  of
• 8:49
  hope
• 8:49
  today
• 8:50
  with
• 8:50
  someone
• 8:50
  who
• 8:50
  needs
• 8:50
  it.
• 8:51
  And
• 8:52
  when
• 8:52
  that
• 8:52
  laughter
• 8:52
  comes,
• 8:54
  let
• 8:54
  it
• 8:54
  remind
• 8:54
  us
• 8:55
  that
• 8:56
  remind
• 8:56
  us
• 8:56
  that
• 8:56
  you
• 8:57
  are
• 8:58
  near.
• 9:02
  Amen.
• 9:08
  My
• 9:08
  friend.
• 9:08
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• 9:09
  am
• 9:09
  delighted
• 9:10
  you
• 9:10
  chose
• 9:10
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• 9:11
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• 9:11
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• 9:11
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• 9:11
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• 9:12
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• 9:13
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• 9:19
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• 9:19
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• 9:20
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• 9:20
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• 9:21
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• 9:21
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• 9:22
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• 9:22
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• 9:22
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• 9:23
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• 9:23
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• 9:24
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• 9:24
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• 9:25
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• 9:25
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• 9:25
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• 9:26
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• 9:27
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• 9:27
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• 9:29
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• 9:30
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• 9:30
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• 9:38
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• 9:39
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• 9:39
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• 9:49
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• 9:49
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• 9:50
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• 9:50
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• 9:50
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• 9:51
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• 9:52
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• 9:52
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• 9:53
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• 9:53
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• 9:54
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• 9:54
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• 9:55
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