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36. Gods Astounding Truth: Unyielding Faithfulness in the Face of Rejected Love · Treasured Momma | Time Management Tips, Motherhood, Family Life, Daily Routines, Christianity

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  Have you ever rejected God's love? If I had to simplify today's episode in one
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  sentence, it would be, God is faithful even when we are not.
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  Speaking of simplicity, I was delighted to receive this five-star review entitled,
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  It says, Corrie's words speak to my heart. As a mommy of two,
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  I feel inspired by her message to simplify.
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  Thank you so much lovely mama simplicity promotes
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  podcast these five-star reviews help encourage me they testify to future listeners
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  So head on over to Apple Podcasts, go to iTunes and leave your very own review
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  because I would love for you to be the next feature.
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  For now, let's dive into how God accepts us, even when we reject Him.
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  Music.
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  Hey, hey, mama. Welcome back to the Treasured Mama Podcast.
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  I'm Kori Messer, a Kingdom Life Coach and Messy Mompreneur, and I want to know if you're like me.
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  Have you ever felt like you've lost yourself in all the things,
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  or perhaps you just need some encouragement on this messy journey of authentic motherhood?
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  create simple systems for a more peaceful household, and connect with other
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  mamas doing the same, this podcast is right up your alley.
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  My prayer is this episode will encourage you, so grab a drink,
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  take a mommy moment, and listen in to today's goodness.
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  Hey beautiful Treasured Mama, Coach Kori here. It is an exciting time on the
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  podcast as we are unpacking love and the most beautiful love story of all,
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  which is found in the Bible.
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  Our last episode, we looked into Genesis chapters 1 and 2 and really uncovered
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  the love story and and how it starts in creation.
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  Today, we're going to further that discussion and unpack Genesis chapter 3,
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  where we talk about the fall.
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  Another way of thinking about that is the rejection of God's perfect love.
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  And although that is sad, it is also a necessary part of the story.
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  And the latter part of this episode, we will dive into the book of Hosea,
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  specifically chapter 11 verses 1 through 4 where we are talking about the Father's
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  love and how He is faithful even when we are not.
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  I'm going to be reading some excerpts from a handbook called The Bible Themes Handbook.
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  It's a phenomenal resource and it helps us look at different themes that are
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  in the Bible, love being one of those themes.
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  So let's dive into Genesis chapter chapter three, talking about the fall.
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  For context, if you are new to the Bible story, I first want to welcome you
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  in and give you a little bit of context.
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  The fall is referred to when sin enters the equation.
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  Some people say this is when things begin to get a little bit dicey.
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  So the main characters are Adam and Eve, which are the two people.
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  Then you have, of course, God.
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  And then you have the serpent, the devil. You have the enemy to God.
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  It's very interesting because Adam and Eve lived in harmony with God.
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  He gave them everything that they needed in the Garden of Eden.
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  And then there was Satan and he came in and his desire was to deceive Adam and Eve.
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  He didn't like that they were drawing near to God who is perfect love.
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  And so his angle was to tempt them with the thought that God was withholding
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  from them, that God was keeping something from them.
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  Even with all God had given them, Adam and Eve still fell for the devil's evil temptation.
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  His desire was to tempt them and say, if you eat from the specific tree that
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  God forbid you from eating from, then you will have what God is withholding from you.
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  The reason he is withholding it from you is because he doesn't want you to be like him.
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  He doesn't want you to have all that he has.
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  And that is an absolute lie. The enemy manipulates what is already established.
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  He doesn't create anything new. He's not creative. He's not an original creator.
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  He is perverse in nature.
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  He simply perverts what is already established.
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  When you think of somebody twisting your words, this is exactly what the enemy was doing.
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  Unfortunately, what happened is Adam and Eve gave in to the temptation.
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  They partnered with the deceptive lie of the serpent and ultimately they disobeyed
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  God and they ate from the tree.
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  Think about that. How often do we do that?
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  We partner with someone who is deceptive and we separate ourselves from someone
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  who is trustworthy trustworthy because our sinful nature desires to have something.
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  We realize through the pursuit of the unholy thing, it comes at the expense of the greatest thing.
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  And we can look at this story and we can both acknowledge the tragedy that is
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  them making this decision to reject God's perfect perfect love,
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  but it is part of the story.
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  And as a result of that, their eyes were opened to sin.
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  And this is where fear enters the equation because they were now afraid.
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  They disregarded God, they broke their relation with Him, and God cast them out of His presence.
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  They were no longer allowed to live in total and complete harmony with God in
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  the beautiful garden that He had provided for them.
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  Even then though, God never stopped loving them.
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  This is the Father's perfect love, which we're going to talk about in a minute.
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  He had a plan to restore the harmony that He allowed them to experience in the beginning.
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  He had a plan to restore their loving relationship with Him.
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  And He did this by sending His Son, Jesus Christ, to take our place on the cross
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  so we could be forever restored with Him.
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  That is such a powerful thing. There is no other experience like it. Think about this.
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  A father gives his only begotten Son so that you and I can be restored in our relationship with Him.
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  Praise God. The story doesn't stop here with the fall and the rejection of his perfect love,
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  but we get to continue the story and specifically in Hosea chapter 11 verses
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  1 through 4 where we unpack the father's love and we are reminded that God is
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  faithful even when we are not.
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  Adam and Eve had children and they continued in rebellion to the extent of being
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  only only evil all the time.
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  We see this in Genesis chapter 6 verse 5.
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  So God brought another form of exile by flooding the entire earth.
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  Through God's relationship with his people, there are tons of highs and lows
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  and ebbs and flows and twists and turns through all of the generations.
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  And yet we find that it was love that kept God close because God's love is so pure.
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  He doesn't love us less because of our actions, because he continues to see
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  us as his children and the way that we were designed and created.
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  Hosea chapter 11 shows us God's persevering love, and I would write that down.
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  To think of perseverance is to continue with something even in challenging circumstances.
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  God is faithful. His love is persevering in nature.
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  He is in pursuit of His children. It is a love that is so strong that it continues
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  despite sin and consequence.
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  And there is interesting imagery in Hosea 11, the imagery of a father's love for his son, Israel.
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  So there's the Old Testament of the Bible, and then the New Testament.
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  You can think of this before Jesus and after Jesus, you know, is on the earth.
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  And in the Old Testament, God made a promise to Abraham Abraham,
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  that he would grow his family.
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  He would make it into a great nation.
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  He would make it into a great nation. Think about that. By which he would bless every family on earth.
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  And this family later becomes Israel and was God's chosen nation.
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  One to be his treasured possession.
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  You can reference Deuteronomy chapter 7 verses 6 if you want to unpack that.
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  As a treasured mama, it is is really fun to unpack being his treasured possession.
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  So we move forward as we're talking about this persevering, faithful love of
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  the Father, and we see that the Israelites eventually find themselves in oppressive slavery in Egypt.
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  God brought on Moses to lead a charge that would set them free,
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  that would lead them to the promised land.
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  Once rescued, God provided everything they could ever need.
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  And isn't that interesting? Because when we go back to Genesis 3,
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  we're talking about the fall.
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  One of the first things that I shared was Adam and Eve lived in harmony with
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  God. They had everything that they need.
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  Here we are talking about once God rescued the people, he provided everything they could need.
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  Moses led them to Mount Sinai, and that is where God made a covenant with them.
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  You can think of a covenant as a binding agreement that they would be God's
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  people and God would be their God.
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  His grace protected them, sustained them as they went on this incredible journey
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  through the wilderness, and His love brought them through the Red Sea and all
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  the way into the promised land of Canaan.
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  Even with all that He did, Israel still began to go astray and step off the
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  path that God had established for them.
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  They began to show up in rebellious ways. they worshipped other gods,
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  and yet God was still faithful in His love, even though Israel was not.
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  I am both deeply saddened that people would reject God's love,
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  and yet as sinners, we do it every single day.
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  And in addition, I am so incredibly grateful for the Father's love,
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  that He doesn't stop loving us because of a sinful choice that we make.
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  No, He continues to show up for us.
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  Again, it is a depth that we can't truly comprehend.
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  God is faithful regardless of circumstance, even when we're running from Him.
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  And that would be my message for you today, day is no matter what you have done
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  previously in your life, no matter how far, how fast,
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  how frequent you have run in the opposite direction of God's love being extended
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  to you, it doesn't cut off the extension of his love. It's still there.
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  Imagine God extending his hand with the the most exquisite and beautiful gift
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  in the palm of his hand, his love.
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  He's not even asking you to reach for it.
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  He's asking you to receive it, and he will position it right there for you to receive.
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  In our next episode, we're going to talk about a rebellious son,
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  but for now, I want you to focus on the father's love.
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  In summary, in this episode and the one prior to that, we have walked through
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  Genesis chapters one through three, talking about the most beautiful love story
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  of all and how we are God's most prized possession.
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  And even when sin enters the equation, his faith is still enduring.
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  His love is still faithful. He has faith in us and He loves us faithfully.
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  Heavenly Father, we thank You so much for Your faithful love.
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  We thank You so much, God, for Your perfect love.
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  Even when we have rejected You, we know that You are right there as our righteous
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  God, loving us, just waiting for us to accept what it is You have to offer us, God. God.
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  It is my prayer today that the incredible human being that is your son or daughter
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  that is listening right now, God, would receive you maybe for the first time ever,
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  that they would receive you maybe after a season of running away,
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  or that they would receive you in a greater way, with a greater depth,
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  so they can impact the people, the places, the spaces you have called them to,
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  to reach God, to expand your kingdom.
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  In your mighty name, Jesus, we pray. Amen.
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  Music.