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How Do We Practice Sanctuary and Lament in a Herod World? (Matthew 2:13–23) · Daily Bible Refresh

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  further
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  notice.
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  in
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  the
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  and
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  he
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  wants
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  kill
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  him.
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  Joseph
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  obeyed.
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  He
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  got
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  up,
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  took
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  the
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  child
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  and
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  his
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  mother
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  under
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  cover
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  of
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  darkness
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  and
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  they
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  were
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  out
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  of
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  town
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  and
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  well
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  on
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  their
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  way
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  by
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  daylight.
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  They
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  lived
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  in
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  Egypt
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  until
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  Herod's
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  death.
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  This
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  Egyptian
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  exile
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  fulfilled
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  what
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  Hosea
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  had
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  preached.
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  I
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  called
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  my
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  son
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  out
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  of
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  Egypt.
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  Herod,
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  realized
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  that
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  the
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  scholars
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  had
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  tricked
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  him,
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  flew
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  into
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  a
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  rage.
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  He
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  got
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  commanded
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  the
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  murder
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  of
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  every
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  little
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  boy
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  2
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  years
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  old
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  and
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  under
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  who
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  lived
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  in
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  Bethlehem
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  and
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  its
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  surrounding
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  hills.
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  He
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  determined
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  that
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  age
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  from
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  information
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  he'd
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  gotten
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  from
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  the
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  scholars.
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  That's
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  when
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  Jeremiah's
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  revelation
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  was
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  fulfilled.
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  A
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  sound
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  was
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  heard
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  in
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  Ramah
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  weeping
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  and
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  much
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  lament.
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  Rachel
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  weeping
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  for
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  her
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  children.
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  Rachel
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  refusing
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  all
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  solace.
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  Her
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  children
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  gone,
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  dead
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  and
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  buried.
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  Later,
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  when
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  Herod
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  died,
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  God's
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  angel
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  appeared
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  in
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  a
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  dream
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  to
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  Joseph
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  in
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  Egypt
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  and
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  he
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  said
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  up.
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  Take
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  the
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  child
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  and
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  his
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  mother
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  and
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  return
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  to
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  Israel.
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  All
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  those
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  out
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  to
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  murder
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  the
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  child
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  are
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  dead.
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  Joseph
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  obeyed.
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  He
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  got
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  up,
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  took
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  the
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  child
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  and
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  his
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  mother
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  and
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  re
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  entered
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  Israel.
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  When
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  he
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  heard
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  though,
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  that
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  Archelaus
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  had
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  succeeded
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  his
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  father
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  Herod
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  as
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  king
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  of
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  Judea,
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  he
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  was
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  afraid
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  to
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  go
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  there.
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  But
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  then
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  Joseph
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  was
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  directed
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  in
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  a
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  dream
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  to
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  go
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  to
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  the
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  hills
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  of
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  Galilee.
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  On
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  arrival,
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  he
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  settled
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  in
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  the
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  village
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  of
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  Nazareth.
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  This
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  move
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  was
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  a
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  fulfillment
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  of
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  the
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  prophetic
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  words.
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  He
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  shall
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  be
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  called
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  a
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  Nazarene.
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  Well,
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  my
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  today.
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  That
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  the
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  reading
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  and
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  let's
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  take
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  a
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  few
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  minutes
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  to
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  explore
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  this
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  passage
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  of
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  scripture
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  here.
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  This
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  is
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  the
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  scene
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  after
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  the
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  birth
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  of
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  Jesus,
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  where
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  the
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  wise
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  men
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  of
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  the
• 3:07
  scholars,
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  as
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  it
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  says
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  here,
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  have
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  been
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  and
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  the
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  scholars
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  have
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  left.
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  And
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  Joseph
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  is
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  warned
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  in
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  a
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  dream
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  to
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  flee
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  with
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  Mary
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  and
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  with
• 3:16
  Jesus
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  to
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  Egypt
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  because
• 3:18
  Herod
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  wants
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  the
• 3:19
  child
• 3:19
  dead.
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  And
• 3:21
  there's
• 3:22
  this
• 3:22
  terrible
• 3:23
  massacre
• 3:23
  there
• 3:24
  in
• 3:24
  the
• 3:24
  Bethlehem
• 3:24
  region.
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  Later,
• 3:26
  after
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  Herod's
• 3:27
  death,
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  another
• 3:29
  dream
• 3:29
  guides
• 3:29
  Joseph
• 3:30
  to
• 3:30
  go
• 3:30
  back.
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  But
• 3:32
  fear
• 3:32
  and
• 3:32
  prudence
• 3:33
  led
• 3:33
  him
• 3:33
  to
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  lead
• 3:34
  the
• 3:34
  family
• 3:34
  to
• 3:35
  Nazareth
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  instead
• 3:37
  of
• 3:37
  Judea,
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  a
• 3:38
  different
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  area.
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  So
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  this
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  is
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  a
• 3:40
  story
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  of
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  flight,
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  of
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  grief,
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  of
• 3:42
  protective
• 3:43
  courage.
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  And
• 3:44
  God
• 3:45
  with
• 3:45
  us
• 3:45
  becomes
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  God
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  on
• 3:46
  the
• 3:46
  run.
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  So
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  let's
• 3:48
  go
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  a
• 3:49
  little
• 3:49
  deeper
• 3:49
  with
• 3:49
  this,
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  with
• 3:50
  some
• 3:50
  teaching
• 3:50
  points.
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  So
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  I
• 3:51
  like
• 3:51
  to
• 3:51
  call
• 3:51
  them
• 3:52
  points
• 3:52
  to
• 3:52
  ponder
• 3:53
  from
• 3:53
  a
• 3:54
  progressive
• 3:54
  perspective.
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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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  sanctuary
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  is
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  holy
• 3:58
  work.
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  The
• 4:00
  first
• 4:00
  act
• 4:00
  of
• 4:01
  discipleship
• 4:02
  for
• 4:02
  Joseph
• 4:02
  is
• 4:03
  relocation
• 4:03
  for
• 4:04
  safety.
• 4:05
  A
• 4:05
  progressive
• 4:06
  reading
• 4:06
  honors
• 4:07
  sanctuary,
• 4:08
  protecting
• 4:09
  the
• 4:09
  vulnerable
• 4:10
  from
• 4:10
  violent
• 4:11
  power
• 4:11
  as
• 4:12
  integral
• 4:12
  to
• 4:13
  faith.
• 4:14
  Jesus
• 4:14
  began
• 4:15
  his
• 4:15
  life
• 4:15
  as
• 4:16
  a
• 4:16
  refugee
• 4:18
  that
• 4:18
  compels
• 4:18
  us
• 4:19
  to
• 4:19
  create
• 4:19
  practical
• 4:20
  refuge,
• 4:21
  safe
• 4:21
  church
• 4:22
  policies
• 4:23
  that
• 4:23
  shield
• 4:24
  children
• 4:24
  and
• 4:25
  families,
• 4:26
  accompaniment
• 4:27
  for
• 4:27
  immigrants
• 4:27
  and
• 4:28
  survivors,
• 4:29
  and
• 4:29
  communities
• 4:29
  that
• 4:30
  prioritize
• 4:31
  protection
• 4:32
  over
• 4:33
  reputation.
• 4:35
  Another
• 4:36
  point
• 4:36
  to
• 4:36
  ponder
• 4:36
  is
• 4:37
  lament
• 4:38
  is
• 4:38
  faithful,
• 4:39
  not
• 4:39
  fatalistic.
• 4:41
  Matthew
• 4:41
  quotes
• 4:42
  Jeremiah,
• 4:43
  Rachel
• 4:44
  weeping
• 4:44
  and
• 4:44
  refusing
• 4:45
  solace.
• 4:46
  Scripture
• 4:47
  doesn't
• 4:47
  rush
• 4:48
  past
• 4:48
  grief.
• 4:50
  The
• 4:50
  progressive
• 4:50
  faith
• 4:51
  lets
• 4:51
  communities
• 4:52
  tell
• 4:52
  the
• 4:52
  truth
• 4:52
  about
• 4:52
  harmony,
• 4:54
  mass
• 4:54
  violence,
• 4:55
  systematic
• 4:56
  injustice,
• 4:57
  private
• 4:58
  sorrow
• 4:58
  without
• 4:59
  spiritualizing
• 5:00
  it
• 5:00
  away.
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  We
• 5:01
  mourn
• 5:02
  with
• 5:02
  those
• 5:02
  who
• 5:02
  mourn
• 5:03
  and
• 5:03
  refuse
• 5:03
  to
• 5:04
  numb
• 5:04
  out.
• 5:05
  Lament
• 5:06
  clears
• 5:06
  space
• 5:07
  for
• 5:07
  honest
• 5:08
  repair
• 5:08
  and
• 5:09
  sustained
• 5:09
  courage.
• 5:11
  A
• 5:12
  third
• 5:12
  point
• 5:12
  to
• 5:12
  ponder
• 5:13
  is
• 5:13
  discernment
• 5:14
  chooses
• 5:15
  both
• 5:15
  courage
• 5:16
  and
• 5:16
  caution.
• 5:17
  Joseph
• 5:18
  obeys
• 5:18
  the
• 5:19
  angel,
• 5:19
  but
• 5:19
  he
• 5:19
  also
• 5:20
  pays
• 5:20
  attention
• 5:20
  to
• 5:20
  the
• 5:21
  real
• 5:21
  risk,
• 5:22
  avoiding
• 5:22
  Archelaus
• 5:23
  by
• 5:24
  setting
• 5:24
  out
• 5:24
  to
• 5:24
  Galilee.
• 5:25
  And
• 5:25
  progressive
• 5:26
  discipleship
• 5:27
  blends
• 5:27
  trust
• 5:28
  in
• 5:28
  God
• 5:29
  with
• 5:29
  trauma,
• 5:30
  informed
• 5:30
  wisdom,
• 5:32
  listening
• 5:32
  to
• 5:32
  warning
• 5:33
  signs,
• 5:34
  protect
• 5:34
  consent,
• 5:36
  pick
• 5:36
  a
• 5:36
  safer
• 5:37
  route
• 5:37
  and
• 5:38
  refuse
• 5:38
  to
• 5:38
  put
• 5:39
  people
• 5:39
  back
• 5:39
  in
• 5:39
  harm's
• 5:40
  way
• 5:40
  for
• 5:41
  the
• 5:41
  sake
• 5:41
  of
• 5:41
  optics.
• 5:42
  Courage
• 5:43
  isn't
• 5:43
  recklessness.
• 5:44
  It's
• 5:45
  steady
• 5:45
  care
• 5:46
  under
• 5:47
  pressure.
• 5:49
  This
• 5:49
  is
• 5:49
  about
• 5:49
  courage
• 5:50
  that
• 5:50
  can
• 5:50
  be
• 5:51
  gentle
• 5:51
  and
• 5:52
  protection,
• 5:53
  which
• 5:53
  is
• 5:53
  love
• 5:54
  in
• 5:54
  action.
• 5:55
  Teaching
• 5:55
  us
• 5:56
  this
• 5:57
  way
• 5:57
  of
• 5:57
  wisdom.
• 5:59
  Let's
• 6:00
  talk
• 6:00
  about
• 6:00
  a
• 6:01
  action
• 6:01
  step
• 6:01
  for
• 6:02
  this
• 6:02
  week.
• 6:03
  Practice
• 6:04
  local
• 6:05
  sanctuary.
• 6:06
  That
• 6:06
  is,
• 6:07
  identify
• 6:08
  a
• 6:08
  neighbor
• 6:09
  or
• 6:09
  person
• 6:09
  or
• 6:10
  community
• 6:10
  facing
• 6:11
  danger
• 6:11
  or
• 6:11
  instability.
• 6:13
  It
• 6:13
  might
• 6:13
  be
• 6:13
  an
• 6:14
  immigrant
• 6:14
  family
• 6:14
  or
• 6:15
  a
• 6:15
  poor
• 6:15
  person
• 6:16
  who's
• 6:16
  really
• 6:17
  struggling
• 6:18
  with
• 6:18
  some
• 6:18
  oppressive
• 6:19
  system
• 6:19
  or
• 6:20
  survivors
• 6:20
  of
• 6:21
  some
• 6:21
  trauma.
• 6:23
  Or
• 6:23
  maybe
• 6:23
  it's
• 6:23
  even
• 6:23
  patients
• 6:24
  or
• 6:24
  caregivers
• 6:25
  going
• 6:25
  through
• 6:26
  cancer
• 6:26
  or
• 6:26
  something
• 6:26
  like
• 6:26
  that
• 6:27
  who
• 6:27
  are
• 6:27
  overwhelmed
• 6:28
  by
• 6:28
  the
• 6:28
  system.
• 6:29
  With
• 6:29
  so
• 6:30
  many
• 6:30
  hoops
• 6:30
  to
• 6:30
  jump
• 6:31
  through
• 6:32
  and
• 6:32
  offer
• 6:33
  concrete
• 6:33
  refuge
• 6:35
  in
• 6:36
  whatever
• 6:36
  form
• 6:36
  it
• 6:37
  can
• 6:37
  take.
• 6:37
  It
• 6:37
  might
• 6:37
  mean
• 6:38
  a
• 6:38
  ride
• 6:38
  to
• 6:38
  an
• 6:38
  appointment,
• 6:39
  it
• 6:39
  might
• 6:39
  mean
• 6:40
  helping
• 6:40
  people
• 6:40
  deal
• 6:41
  with
• 6:41
  paperwork
• 6:42
  and
• 6:42
  all
• 6:42
  the
• 6:43
  stuff
• 6:43
  that
• 6:44
  people
• 6:44
  have
• 6:44
  to
• 6:44
  go
• 6:44
  through,
• 6:45
  offering
• 6:45
  a
• 6:46
  meal,
• 6:47
  being
• 6:47
  an
• 6:47
  emergency
• 6:47
  contact
• 6:48
  for
• 6:48
  somebody,
• 6:49
  offering
• 6:50
  childcare
• 6:51
  or
• 6:51
  connecting
• 6:52
  them
• 6:52
  with
• 6:52
  some
• 6:53
  other
• 6:53
  system
• 6:53
  that
• 6:53
  need
• 6:53
  that
• 6:54
  they
• 6:54
  can
• 6:54
  be
• 6:54
  helpful
• 6:55
  to
• 6:55
  them
• 6:55
  like
• 6:55
  legal
• 6:56
  aid,
• 6:56
  something
• 6:56
  like
• 6:56
  that,
• 6:57
  or
• 6:57
  medical
• 6:57
  support.
• 6:59
  Ask
• 6:59
  the
• 7:00
  question
• 7:01
  how
• 7:01
  can
• 7:01
  I
• 7:02
  help
• 7:02
  you
• 7:02
  feel
• 7:03
  safer
• 7:04
  this
• 7:04
  week?
• 7:05
  And
• 7:05
  if
• 7:06
  you're
• 7:06
  in
• 7:06
  a
• 7:06
  position
• 7:06
  of
• 7:06
  influence
• 7:07
  in
• 7:07
  government
• 7:08
  or
• 7:08
  church
• 7:08
  or
• 7:08
  workplace,
• 7:09
  a
• 7:09
  business,
• 7:10
  a
• 7:11
  backup
• 7:11
  policy
• 7:11
  that
• 7:12
  protects
• 7:12
  the
• 7:12
  vulnerable,
• 7:14
  give
• 7:14
  or
• 7:14
  be
• 7:15
  a
• 7:15
  part
• 7:15
  of
• 7:15
  benevolence
• 7:16
  and
• 7:16
  mutual
• 7:16
  aid
• 7:16
  groups
• 7:17
  and
• 7:18
  support
• 7:19
  confidential
• 7:19
  pathways
• 7:20
  or
• 7:20
  for
• 7:20
  people
• 7:21
  to
• 7:21
  get
• 7:21
  support
• 7:22
  or
• 7:23
  partner
• 7:23
  with
• 7:23
  some
• 7:23
  local
• 7:24
  immigrant
• 7:24
  support
• 7:25
  or
• 7:25
  anti
• 7:26
  violence
• 7:26
  organization.
• 7:28
  Let
• 7:28
  sanctuary
• 7:29
  be
• 7:29
  small,
• 7:31
  steady
• 7:32
  and
• 7:32
  real.
• 7:34
  We'll
• 7:34
  come
• 7:34
  back
• 7:34
  and
• 7:34
  have
• 7:35
  a
• 7:35
  prayer.
• 7:35
  Here
• 7:35
  in
• 7:35
  just
• 7:35
  a
• 7:36
  minute,
• 7:36
  but
• 7:36
  I
• 7:36
  want
• 7:36
  you
• 7:37
  to
• 7:37
  know
• 7:37
  we've
• 7:37
  got
• 7:37
  a
• 7:37
  resource
• 7:38
  for
• 7:38
  you
• 7:38
  called
• 7:38
  the
• 7:38
  ABC
• 7:39
  123
• 7:40
  Bible
• 7:41
  study
• 7:41
  method.
• 7:42
  We'd
• 7:42
  love
• 7:42
  for
• 7:42
  you
• 7:42
  to
• 7:42
  go
• 7:42
  over
• 7:43
  to
• 7:43
  our
• 7:43
  website,
• 7:43
  voiceofgoddaily.com
• 7:45
  that's
• 7:45
  where
• 7:46
  you
• 7:46
  can
• 7:46
  pick
• 7:46
  that
• 7:46
  up.
• 7:47
  Let's
• 7:47
  pray.
• 7:49
  Emmanuel
• 7:50
  who
• 7:51
  knows
• 7:51
  the
• 7:51
  road
• 7:51
  at
• 7:52
  night.
• 7:53
  Thank
• 7:54
  you
• 7:54
  for
• 7:54
  meeting
• 7:54
  us
• 7:55
  in
• 7:56
  flights
• 7:56
  we
• 7:56
  didn't
• 7:57
  plan,
• 7:57
  in
• 7:57
  grief
• 7:58
  we
• 7:59
  can't
• 7:59
  tidy
• 7:59
  up.
• 7:59
  Teach
• 8:00
  us
• 8:00
  Joseph's
• 8:01
  protective
• 8:01
  courage,
• 8:02
  listening,
• 8:03
  moving
• 8:03
  and
• 8:03
  guarding
• 8:04
  life.
• 8:04
  Hold
• 8:05
  those
• 8:05
  who
• 8:05
  mourn
• 8:06
  without
• 8:06
  easy
• 8:07
  answers.
• 8:07
  Give
• 8:08
  wisdom
• 8:08
  to
• 8:08
  caregivers,
• 8:10
  advocates,
• 8:11
  caseworkers
• 8:11
  and
• 8:12
  pastors
• 8:12
  who
• 8:13
  choose
• 8:13
  safer
• 8:13
  routes
• 8:14
  for
• 8:14
  those
• 8:15
  they
• 8:15
  love.
• 8:16
  Meet
• 8:17
  us
• 8:17
  in
• 8:17
  hospitals
• 8:18
  and
• 8:18
  other
• 8:18
  places
• 8:19
  and
• 8:19
  in
• 8:19
  the
• 8:19
  environment
• 8:20
  in
• 8:20
  wooded
• 8:20
  trails.
• 8:21
  Meet
• 8:21
  us
• 8:22
  in
• 8:22
  our
• 8:22
  families,
• 8:23
  meet
• 8:23
  us
• 8:23
  in
• 8:23
  laughter,
• 8:24
  our
• 8:24
  children
• 8:25
  and
• 8:25
  make
• 8:25
  our
• 8:25
  homes
• 8:25
  and
• 8:26
  churches
• 8:26
  sanctuaries
• 8:28
  for
• 8:28
  those
• 8:29
  and
• 8:29
  for
• 8:29
  those
• 8:30
  who
• 8:30
  are
• 8:30
  in
• 8:30
  distress.
• 8:31
  In
• 8:32
  places
• 8:32
  of
• 8:32
  consent,
• 8:33
  safety
• 8:34
  and
• 8:34
  welcome,
• 8:35
  where
• 8:35
  lament
• 8:35
  is
• 8:36
  heard
• 8:36
  and
• 8:37
  hope
• 8:37
  grows
• 8:38
  sturdy
• 8:38
  and
• 8:39
  where
• 8:39
  power
• 8:39
  and
• 8:40
  when
• 8:40
  power
• 8:40
  turns
• 8:41
  violent.
• 8:42
  Help
• 8:42
  us
• 8:43
  close.
• 8:44
  Keep
• 8:44
  us
• 8:44
  close
• 8:45
  to
• 8:45
  the
• 8:45
  child
• 8:46
  and
• 8:46
  to
• 8:46
  each
• 8:46
  other
• 8:47
  until
• 8:47
  joy
• 8:48
  returns
• 8:48
  in
• 8:48
  the
• 8:48
  neighborhoods
• 8:49
  we
• 8:49
  share.
• 8:50
  Amen.
• 8:55
  My
• 8:56
  friend,
• 8:56
  I
• 8:56
  am
• 8:56
  delighted
• 8:57
  you
• 8:58
  chose
• 8:58
  to
• 8:58
  join
• 8:59
  me
• 8:59
  for
• 8:59
  today's
• 8:59
  reading.
• 9:00
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• 9:01
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• 9:02
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• 9:03
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• 9:06
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• 9:06
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• 9:07
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• 9:07
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• 9:07
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• 9:07
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• 9:08
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• 9:08
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• 9:08
  the
• 9:08
  audible
• 9:09
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• 9:09
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• 9:09
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• 9:10
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• 9:10
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• 9:10
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• 9:11
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• 9:12
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• 9:17
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• 9:18
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• 9:27
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• 9:27
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• 9:36
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• 9:37
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• 9:37
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• 9:37
  doesn't
• 9:38
  run
• 9:38
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• 9:38
  His
• 9:39
  merciful
• 9:39
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• 9:40
  hasn't
• 9:40
  dried
• 9:41
  up,
• 9:41
  it's
• 9:42
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• 9:42
  new
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• 9:44
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