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What Does “Word Made Flesh” Mean Today? John 1:1-14 (Progressive Lectionary, Year C) · Daily Bible Refresh

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  John,
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  chapter
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  1,
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  verses
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  1
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  through
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  14
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  from
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  the
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  Message
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  the
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  Life
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  Light.
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  This
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  was
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  the
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  reading
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  for
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  Christmas
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  Day.
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  Word
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  was
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  first
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  the
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  Word
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  present
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  to
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  God.
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  God
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  present
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  to
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  the
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  Word.
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  The
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  Word
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  was
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  God
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  in
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  readiness
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  for
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  God
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  from
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  day
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  one.
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  Everything
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  was
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  created
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  through
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  Him.
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  Nothing,
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  not
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  one
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  thing
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  came
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  into
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  being
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  without
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  him.
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  What
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  came
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  into
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  existence
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  was
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  life
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  and
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  the
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  life
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  was
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  light
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  to
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  live
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  by.
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  The
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  life
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  light
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  blazed
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  out
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  of
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  the
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  darkness.
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  The
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  darkness
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  couldn't
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  put
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  it
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  out.
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  There
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  once
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  was
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  a
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  man,
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  his
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  name
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  John,
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  sent
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  by
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  God
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  to
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  point
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  out
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  the
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  way
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  to
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  the
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  life
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  light.
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  He
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  came
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  to
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  show
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  everyone
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  where
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  to
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  look,
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  who
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  believe
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  in.
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  John
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  was
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  not
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  himself
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  the
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  light.
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  there
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  to
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  show
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  way
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  the
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  light.
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  The
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  life
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  the
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  entering
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  life
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  he
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  brings
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  into
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  light.
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  was
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  in
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  world.
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  The
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  world
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  through
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  him
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  didn't
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  even
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  notice.
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  He
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  came
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  to
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  his
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  own
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  people,
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  but
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  they
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  didn't
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  want
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  him.
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  But
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  whoever
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  did
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  want
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  him,
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  who
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  believed
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  he
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  was
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  who
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  claimed
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  would
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  do
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  what
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  he
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  said
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  he
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  made
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  to
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  be
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  their
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  true
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  selves,
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  their
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  child
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  of
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  God
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  selves.
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  Those
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  who
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  are
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  the
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  God
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  begotten.
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  Not
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  blood
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  begotten,
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  not
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  flesh
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  begotten,
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  not
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  sex
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  begotten.
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  The
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  Word
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  became
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  flesh
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  and
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  blood
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  and
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  moved
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  into
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  the
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  neighborhood.
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  We
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  saw
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  the
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  glory
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  with
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  our
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  own
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  eyes,
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  the
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  one
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  of
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  a
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  kind
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  glory
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  like
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  father,
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  like
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  son,
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  Generous
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  inside
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  and
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  out.
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  True
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  from
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  start
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  to
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  finish.
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  Well
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  friends,
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  thank
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  joining
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  here
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  on
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  very
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  special
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  reading
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  of
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  the
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  Scriptures
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  for
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  this
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  very
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  day.
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  The
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  text
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  is
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  from
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  the
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  Gospel
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  of
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  John
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  from
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  the
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  Message
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  and
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  it
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  says
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  here
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  the
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  Word
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  became
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  flesh
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  and
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  blood.
• 3:10
  It
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  moved
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  into
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  the
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  neighborhood.
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  I
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  love
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  that
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  line
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  because
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  it
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  just
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  shows
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  about
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  the
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  reality
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  of
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  God's
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  incarnation,
• 3:16
  that
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  is
• 3:16
  God
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  becoming
• 3:17
  a
• 3:17
  human.
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  It's
• 3:19
  Christmas.
• 3:20
  It's
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  the
• 3:20
  Christmas
• 3:21
  story.
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  Yes,
• 3:22
  but
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  it
• 3:22
  also
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  sounds
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  like
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  an
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  ordinary
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  Tuesday
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  afternoon
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  when
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  you're
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  tired
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  and
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  trying
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  to
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  remember
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  why
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  hope
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  matters.
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  Just
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  a
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  little
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  bit
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  about
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  me
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  so
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  you
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  can
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  know
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  where
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  I'm
• 3:32
  coming
• 3:32
  from.
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  I've
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  been
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  married
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  to
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  the
• 3:34
  same
• 3:34
  wonderful
• 3:34
  woman
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  for
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  34
• 3:35
  years.
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  We've
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  raised
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  three
• 3:36
  adult
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  children.
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  We've
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  got
• 3:38
  an
• 3:38
  amazing
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  They've
• 3:39
  got
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  their
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  own
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  amazing
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  lives
• 3:40
  going
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  on.
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  In
• 3:41
  fact,
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  they
• 3:42
  have
• 3:42
  blessed
• 3:42
  us
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  with
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  two
• 3:43
  great
• 3:43
  granddaughters.
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  Great
• 3:45
  granddaughters.
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  Not
• 3:47
  great
• 3:47
  granddaughters,
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  but
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  great
• 3:48
  as
• 3:48
  in
• 3:49
  wonderful
• 3:49
  granddaughters.
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  And
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  one
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  of
• 3:51
  the
• 3:51
  things
• 3:51
  I
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  love
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  to
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  do
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  is
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  laugh
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  with
• 3:52
  my
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  granddaughters.
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  And
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  those
• 3:53
  belly
• 3:54
  laughs
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  really
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  are
• 3:55
  holy
• 3:55
  moments
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  because
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  I'm
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  kind
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  of
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  a
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  dad
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  joke
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  type
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  of
• 3:58
  guy.
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  And
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  my
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  wife
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  and
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  I
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  travel
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  as
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  we
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  can,
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  especially
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  to
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  places
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  like
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  national
• 4:04
  parks
• 4:04
  and
• 4:04
  where
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  we
• 4:05
  can
• 4:05
  hike
• 4:05
  the
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  woods
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  and
• 4:06
  the
• 4:06
  parks.
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  I'm
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  a
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  big
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  fan
• 4:08
  of
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  Indianapolis
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  Area
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  teams,
• 4:10
  Colts,
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  Pacers,
• 4:11
  Fever.
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  I
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  also
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  host
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  a
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  weekly
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  podcast
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  for
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  cancer
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  impacted
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  folks
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  to
• 4:16
  help
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  them
• 4:17
  to
• 4:17
  cope
• 4:17
  with
• 4:18
  hope
• 4:18
  and
• 4:18
  humor.
• 4:19
  So
• 4:20
  when
• 4:20
  I
• 4:20
  say
• 4:21
  statements
• 4:22
  like
• 4:22
  light
• 4:23
  into
• 4:23
  the
• 4:23
  darkness,
• 4:25
  I
• 4:25
  mean
• 4:25
  it
• 4:25
  as
• 4:25
  someone
• 4:26
  who's
• 4:26
  had
• 4:28
  some
• 4:28
  of
• 4:28
  these
• 4:29
  experiences
• 4:30
  as
• 4:30
  well.
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  So
• 4:32
  let's
• 4:32
  sit
• 4:32
  down
• 4:32
  for
• 4:33
  a
• 4:33
  moment
• 4:33
  with
• 4:33
  this
• 4:33
  passage
• 4:34
  from
• 4:34
  the
• 4:34
  Gospel
• 4:34
  of
• 4:35
  John,
• 4:35
  first
• 4:35
  chapter,
• 4:36
  the
• 4:36
  a
• 4:36
  life
• 4:37
  light
• 4:38
  blazed
• 4:38
  out
• 4:38
  of
• 4:39
  the
• 4:39
  darkness
• 4:39
  and
• 4:39
  the
• 4:39
  darkness
• 4:40
  couldn't
• 4:41
  put
• 4:41
  it
• 4:41
  out.
• 4:42
  He
• 4:42
  made
• 4:43
  those
• 4:43
  who
• 4:43
  he
• 4:43
  trusted
• 4:44
  to
• 4:44
  be
• 4:44
  their
• 4:44
  true
• 4:44
  selves,
• 4:45
  their
• 4:45
  true
• 4:45
  child
• 4:46
  of
• 4:46
  God
• 4:46
  itself.
• 4:47
  Then
• 4:48
  the
• 4:48
  Word
• 4:48
  became
• 4:48
  flesh
• 4:49
  and
• 4:49
  blood
• 4:49
  and
• 4:49
  moved
• 4:49
  into
• 4:50
  the
• 4:50
  neighborhood.
• 4:51
  Love
• 4:51
  this.
• 4:52
  This
• 4:53
  is
• 4:53
  the
• 4:53
  gospel
• 4:54
  that
• 4:54
  puts
• 4:55
  on
• 4:55
  running
• 4:55
  shoes
• 4:56
  or
• 4:56
  sneakers
• 4:57
  and
• 4:57
  gets
• 4:58
  involved.
• 5:00
  Let's
• 5:00
  talk
• 5:00
  about
• 5:00
  some
• 5:00
  points
• 5:01
  to
• 5:01
  ponder
• 5:01
  for
• 5:02
  from
• 5:02
  a
• 5:02
  progressive
• 5:02
  point
• 5:02
  of
• 5:03
  view.
• 5:03
  The
• 5:04
  first
• 5:04
  is
• 5:04
  that
• 5:04
  God
• 5:05
  shows
• 5:05
  up
• 5:05
  with
• 5:05
  us
• 5:06
  and
• 5:06
  not
• 5:06
  apart
• 5:06
  from
• 5:07
  us.
• 5:08
  Incarnation,
• 5:09
  which
• 5:09
  means
• 5:09
  God
• 5:10
  is
• 5:10
  with
• 5:10
  us.
• 5:11
  But
• 5:11
  it
• 5:12
  also
• 5:12
  means
• 5:12
  that
• 5:12
  God
• 5:12
  doesn't
• 5:13
  hover
• 5:14
  above
• 5:14
  human
• 5:15
  messiness.
• 5:15
  God
• 5:16
  is
• 5:16
  in
• 5:16
  the
• 5:16
  mess.
• 5:16
  God
• 5:17
  dwells
• 5:17
  in
• 5:17
  it.
• 5:18
  If
• 5:19
  God
• 5:19
  moved
• 5:19
  us
• 5:20
  into
• 5:20
  the
• 5:20
  neighborhood,
• 5:20
  then
• 5:21
  every
• 5:21
  street,
• 5:22
  whether
• 5:22
  they're
• 5:22
  quiet
• 5:23
  cul
• 5:23
  de
• 5:23
  sacs
• 5:24
  or
• 5:24
  some
• 5:25
  loud
• 5:25
  urban
• 5:26
  city
• 5:26
  block,
• 5:26
  is
• 5:27
  sacred
• 5:27
  space.
• 5:29
  Hospitals,
• 5:30
  school
• 5:30
  pickup
• 5:30
  lines,
• 5:31
  food
• 5:31
  pantries,
• 5:33
  youth
• 5:34
  sports,
• 5:36
  oncology,
• 5:36
  waiting
• 5:37
  rooms,
• 5:38
  they're
• 5:38
  all
• 5:39
  sanctuaries.
• 5:39
  And
• 5:40
  this
• 5:40
  pushes
• 5:40
  away
• 5:41
  they're
• 5:41
  all
• 5:41
  the
• 5:41
  real
• 5:42
  life
• 5:42
  stuff
• 5:42
  is
• 5:42
  what
• 5:42
  I'm
• 5:42
  getting
• 5:43
  at,
• 5:43
  including
• 5:44
  the
• 5:44
  poverty
• 5:44
  and
• 5:44
  the
• 5:45
  bad
• 5:45
  things
• 5:45
  too.
• 5:46
  This
• 5:47
  is
• 5:47
  all
• 5:48
  places
• 5:49
  where
• 5:49
  God
• 5:49
  shows
• 5:49
  up
• 5:51
  and
• 5:51
  this
• 5:51
  pushes
• 5:52
  us
• 5:52
  away
• 5:53
  from
• 5:53
  escapist
• 5:54
  religion
• 5:55
  and
• 5:56
  moves
• 5:57
  us
• 5:57
  towards
• 5:57
  compassion
• 5:58
  to
• 5:58
  whatever
• 5:58
  situation
• 5:59
  we
• 5:59
  find
• 5:59
  ourselves
• 6:00
  in.
• 6:01
  Faith
• 6:02
  isn't
• 6:02
  about
• 6:02
  getting
• 6:02
  out,
• 6:02
  it's
• 6:03
  about
• 6:03
  showing
• 6:04
  up.
• 6:05
  The
• 6:05
  second
• 6:05
  Point
• 6:06
  to
• 6:06
  ponder
• 6:06
  is
• 6:07
  light
• 6:07
  for
• 6:07
  everyone
• 6:08
  means
• 6:08
  belonging
• 6:10
  for
• 6:10
  everyone.
• 6:12
  John
• 6:12
  says
• 6:12
  the
• 6:13
  life
• 6:13
  light
• 6:13
  is
• 6:14
  the
• 6:14
  real
• 6:14
  thing.
• 6:15
  Who
• 6:15
  brings
• 6:15
  every
• 6:16
  person
• 6:16
  into
• 6:16
  light.
• 6:17
  Not
• 6:17
  someone,
• 6:18
  not
• 6:18
  the
• 6:19
  approved.
• 6:22
  Progressive
• 6:22
  Christianity
• 6:23
  hears
• 6:24
  this
• 6:24
  as
• 6:24
  a
• 6:24
  call
• 6:25
  to
• 6:25
  radical
• 6:25
  inclusion
• 6:27
  of
• 6:27
  all
• 6:27
  people.
• 6:28
  Immigrants,
• 6:29
  people
• 6:29
  of
• 6:30
  different
• 6:30
  faiths,
• 6:31
  LGBTQ
• 6:33
  folks,
• 6:34
  all
• 6:34
  of
• 6:34
  our
• 6:34
  neighbors,
• 6:35
  those
• 6:35
  living
• 6:36
  with
• 6:36
  illness,
• 6:36
  those
• 6:36
  carrying
• 6:37
  grief.
• 6:38
  If
• 6:39
  the
• 6:39
  light
• 6:39
  is
• 6:39
  for
• 6:40
  all,
• 6:40
  then
• 6:40
  our
• 6:40
  communities,
• 6:41
  liturgies
• 6:41
  and
• 6:41
  policies
• 6:42
  should
• 6:42
  be
• 6:42
  too.
• 6:44
  Child
• 6:44
  of
• 6:44
  God
• 6:44
  Selves
• 6:45
  are
• 6:45
  not
• 6:45
  defined
• 6:45
  by
• 6:46
  bloodline
• 6:47
  status,
• 6:48
  gender,
• 6:48
  gender
• 6:48
  or
• 6:48
  credentials.
• 6:49
  Your
• 6:50
  worth
• 6:50
  isn't
• 6:50
  achieved,
• 6:52
  it's
• 6:52
  received.
• 6:54
  Another
• 6:54
  point
• 6:55
  to
• 6:55
  ponder
• 6:55
  is
• 6:55
  this
• 6:57
  becoming
• 6:57
  our
• 6:57
  true
• 6:58
  selves
• 6:59
  is
• 6:59
  a
• 7:00
  justice
• 7:00
  shaped
• 7:01
  journey.
• 7:02
  He
• 7:02
  made
• 7:02
  them
• 7:03
  to
• 7:03
  be
• 7:03
  their
• 7:03
  true
• 7:03
  selves
• 7:04
  is
• 7:04
  what
• 7:04
  it
• 7:04
  says
• 7:04
  here.
• 7:04
  That's
• 7:05
  the
• 7:05
  spiritual
• 7:05
  formation.
• 7:06
  It's
• 7:06
  also
• 7:06
  liberation
• 7:08
  systems
• 7:08
  that
• 7:08
  dim
• 7:09
  people's
• 7:09
  lives.
• 7:10
  Light
• 7:11
  like
• 7:12
  racism,
• 7:12
  misogyny,
• 7:13
  transphobia,
• 7:14
  poverty,
• 7:15
  they
• 7:15
  contradict
• 7:16
  incarnation.
• 7:18
  Progressive
• 7:18
  faith
• 7:18
  doesn't
• 7:19
  stop
• 7:19
  at
• 7:19
  personal
• 7:20
  piety.
• 7:21
  It
• 7:21
  insists
• 7:21
  that
• 7:22
  public
• 7:22
  life
• 7:23
  reflect
• 7:23
  God's
• 7:24
  generosity
• 7:24
  inside
• 7:25
  and
• 7:25
  out.
• 7:26
  When
• 7:26
  I'm
• 7:27
  out
• 7:27
  with
• 7:27
  my
• 7:27
  wife
• 7:27
  hiking
• 7:27
  on
• 7:28
  a
• 7:28
  trail
• 7:28
  in
• 7:28
  a
• 7:29
  park,
• 7:29
  I'm
• 7:29
  reminded
• 7:29
  that
• 7:30
  creation
• 7:30
  itself
• 7:30
  is
• 7:31
  a
• 7:31
  part
• 7:31
  of
• 7:31
  the
• 7:31
  story.
• 7:32
  The
• 7:33
  Word
• 7:33
  is
• 7:33
  made
• 7:34
  up
• 7:34
  of
• 7:34
  all
• 7:34
  things
• 7:35
  and
• 7:35
  the
• 7:35
  caring
• 7:36
  of
• 7:36
  our
• 7:36
  creation.
• 7:37
  Forest
• 7:37
  Neighborhoods
• 7:39
  is
• 7:39
  faithful
• 7:40
  worship.
• 7:41
  Light
• 7:41
  isn't
• 7:42
  abstract.
• 7:43
  It
• 7:44
  looks
• 7:44
  like
• 7:44
  equity,
• 7:44
  accessibility
• 7:46
  and
• 7:46
  repair.
• 7:48
  Let's
• 7:48
  talk
• 7:48
  about
• 7:49
  an
• 7:49
  action
• 7:49
  step
• 7:49
  that
• 7:49
  you
• 7:50
  can
• 7:50
  take.
• 7:50
  Practice
• 7:51
  incarnational
• 7:52
  proximity
• 7:54
  with
• 7:54
  one
• 7:54
  neighbor,
• 7:54
  somebody
• 7:55
  in
• 7:55
  your
• 7:56
  community
• 7:56
  or
• 7:56
  neighborhood
• 7:57
  or
• 7:58
  your
• 7:58
  church
• 7:58
  or
• 7:59
  your
• 7:59
  workplace.
• 7:59
  And
• 7:59
  choose
• 8:00
  one
• 8:00
  person
• 8:00
  or
• 8:00
  group
• 8:00
  on
• 8:01
  the
• 8:01
  edges
• 8:01
  of
• 8:02
  your
• 8:02
  normal
• 8:02
  routine.
• 8:03
  Someone
• 8:04
  grieving,
• 8:04
  someone
• 8:05
  new
• 8:05
  to
• 8:05
  town.
• 8:05
  A
• 8:06
  caregiver,
• 8:09
  a
• 8:09
  LGBTQ
• 8:11
  teenager,
• 8:12
  a
• 8:13
  cancer
• 8:13
  patient,
• 8:14
  a
• 8:14
  single
• 8:14
  parent.
• 8:16
  Move
• 8:16
  a
• 8:16
  little
• 8:16
  closer.
• 8:18
  Talk
• 8:19
  to
• 8:19
  them,
• 8:19
  text
• 8:20
  them
• 8:20
  Facebook
• 8:21
  message,
• 8:22
  Drop
• 8:22
  off
• 8:22
  a
• 8:22
  meal,
• 8:23
  invite
• 8:23
  them
• 8:23
  on
• 8:23
  a
• 8:24
  walk.
• 8:25
  Sit
• 8:25
  in
• 8:25
  a
• 8:25
  waiting
• 8:26
  room
• 8:26
  with
• 8:26
  them.
• 8:27
  Ask
• 8:28
  how
• 8:28
  can
• 8:28
  I
• 8:28
  be
• 8:28
  with
• 8:28
  you
• 8:29
  this
• 8:29
  week?
• 8:30
  The
• 8:30
  neighborhood
• 8:30
  is
• 8:31
  liturgy.
• 8:32
  Your
• 8:32
  presence
• 8:33
  is
• 8:33
  the
• 8:34
  prayer.
• 8:36
  We
• 8:37
  will
• 8:37
  come
• 8:37
  back
• 8:37
  and
• 8:37
  have
• 8:37
  a
• 8:38
  prayer
• 8:38
  here
• 8:38
  in
• 8:38
  just
• 8:38
  a
• 8:38
  moment.
• 8:38
  But
• 8:39
  I
• 8:39
  want
• 8:39
  you
• 8:39
  to
• 8:39
  know
• 8:39
  that
• 8:39
  we
• 8:39
  do
• 8:39
  have
• 8:40
  a
• 8:40
  gift
• 8:40
  for
• 8:40
  you.
• 8:41
  A
• 8:41
  Christmas
• 8:41
  gift,
• 8:41
  if
• 8:41
  you
• 8:42
  will.
• 8:42
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• 8:43
  our
• 8:43
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• 8:44
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• 8:44
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• 8:45
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• 8:45
  it
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• 8:49
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• 8:50
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• 8:50
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• 8:51
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• 8:51
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• 8:51
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• 8:51
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• 8:51
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• 8:51
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• 8:52
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• 8:52
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• 8:54
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• 8:54
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• 8:56
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• 8:57
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• 8:58
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• 8:58
  pray.
• 8:59
  God
• 9:00
  who
• 9:00
  moved
• 9:00
  into
• 9:00
  our
• 9:00
  neighborhood,
• 9:01
  move
• 9:01
  into
• 9:02
  our
• 9:02
  day,
• 9:02
  into
• 9:03
  our
• 9:03
  emails,
• 9:03
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• 9:04
  our
• 9:04
  commutes,
• 9:05
  the
• 9:05
  appointments,
• 9:06
  the
• 9:06
  quiet
• 9:06
  longings
• 9:07
  and
• 9:07
  the
• 9:07
  loud
• 9:07
  fears.
• 9:08
  Shine
• 9:08
  where
• 9:09
  worry
• 9:09
  gathers,
• 9:10
  especially
• 9:10
  people
• 9:11
  facing
• 9:11
  difficulties
• 9:12
  like
• 9:12
  cancer,
• 9:13
  caregiving
• 9:14
  or
• 9:14
  grief.
• 9:15
  Help
• 9:15
  us
• 9:15
  become
• 9:15
  our
• 9:16
  true
• 9:16
  child
• 9:17
  of
• 9:17
  God
• 9:17
  selves.
• 9:17
  Brave,
• 9:18
  kind
• 9:18
  and
• 9:18
  honest.
• 9:19
  Stretch
• 9:20
  our
• 9:20
  welcome
• 9:20
  so
• 9:20
  it
• 9:21
  reaches
• 9:21
  everyone
• 9:22
  who's
• 9:22
  been
• 9:22
  told
• 9:22
  they
• 9:22
  don't
• 9:23
  belong.
• 9:23
  Give
• 9:24
  us
• 9:24
  feet
• 9:24
  to
• 9:25
  go
• 9:25
  the
• 9:25
  extra
• 9:25
  block,
• 9:26
  hands
• 9:26
  that
• 9:26
  share
• 9:27
  and
• 9:27
  voices
• 9:28
  that
• 9:28
  speak
• 9:28
  for
• 9:29
  justice.
• 9:30
  And
• 9:30
  when
• 9:30
  the
• 9:30
  night
• 9:30
  feels
• 9:31
  long
• 9:31
  remind
• 9:31
  us
• 9:32
  the
• 9:32
  life
• 9:33
  light
• 9:34
  blazes
• 9:34
  and
• 9:35
  the
• 9:35
  darkness
• 9:36
  cannot
• 9:37
  put
• 9:37
  it
• 9:38
  out.
• 9:39
  Amen.
• 9:44
  My
• 9:44
  friend,
• 9:45
  I
• 9:45
  am
• 9:45
  delighted
• 9:46
  you
• 9:46
  chose
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• 9:53
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• 9:54
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• 9:55
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• 9:55
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• 9:56
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• 9:56
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• 9:56
  way
• 9:56
  to
• 9:57
  getting
• 9:57
  the
• 9:57
  audible
• 9:58
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• 9:58
  of
• 9:58
  God
• 9:59
  from
• 9:59
  a
• 9:59
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• 10:00
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• 10:01
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• 10:01
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• 10:01
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• 10:02
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• 10:25
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• 10:26
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• 10:27
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• 10:27
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• 10:29
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