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No<00:14:46.179><c> kidding.</c>

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I'm<00:14:56.220><c> a</c><00:14:56.399><c> great</c><00:14:56.700><c> communicator.</c>

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Yeah,<00:15:02.080><c> it</c><00:15:02.220><c> sure</c><00:15:02.399><c> does.</c>

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No<00:15:17.419><c> grandchildren,</c><00:15:18.360><c> no</c><00:15:18.580><c> children?</c>

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Just<00:15:20.039><c> Bob.</c>

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It<00:15:24.379><c> was</c><00:15:24.580><c> just</c><00:15:24.840><c> Bob.</c>

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And<00:15:29.700><c> Ruthie.</c>

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Yeah.

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She<00:15:32.379><c> was</c><00:15:32.759><c> healthy,</c><00:15:33.320><c> but</c><00:15:34.460><c> she</c><00:15:36.139><c> was</c><00:15:36.419><c> happy</c><00:15:36.679><c> to</c><00:15:36.919><c> have</c><00:15:37.000><c> us.</c>

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And<00:15:45.519><c> what?</c>

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And<00:15:46.480><c> take</c><00:15:46.700><c> communion</c><00:15:47.120><c> with</c><00:15:47.360><c> her.</c>

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Yeah,<00:15:48.480><c> yeah,</c><00:15:48.840><c> yeah.</c>

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Isn't<00:15:49.879><c> that</c><00:15:49.980><c> wonderful?</c>

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that<00:16:02.840><c> I</c><00:16:03.019><c> want</c><00:16:03.139><c> to</c><00:16:03.299><c> focus</c><00:16:03.639><c> on</c><00:16:04.240><c> is</c><00:16:05.019><c> the</c><00:16:05.700><c> first</c><00:16:05.960><c> one</c><00:16:06.139><c> we'll</c><00:16:06.299><c> look</c><00:16:06.559><c> at</c>

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If<00:16:24.779><c> you</c><00:16:25.139><c> are</c><00:16:25.500><c> an</c><00:16:25.820><c> introvert,</c><00:16:27.639><c> coming</c><00:16:28.080><c> to</c><00:16:28.659><c> an</c><00:16:28.899><c> environment</c>

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that<00:16:40.259><c> we</c><00:16:40.419><c> do</c><00:16:40.620><c> not</c><00:16:40.799><c> forsake</c><00:16:41.399><c> the</c><00:16:41.639><c> gathering</c><00:16:42.080><c> together,</c>

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So<00:16:45.500><c> even</c><00:16:45.759><c> if</c><00:16:45.940><c> that's</c><00:16:46.320><c> sort</c><00:16:46.419><c> of</c><00:16:46.639><c> out</c><00:16:46.799><c> of</c><00:16:46.919><c> our</c><00:16:47.159><c> comfort</c><00:16:47.519><c> zone,</c>

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coming<00:16:48.539><c> into</c><00:16:48.879><c> the</c><00:16:49.279><c> community</c><00:16:49.879><c> does</c><00:16:50.519><c> a</c><00:16:50.860><c> lot.</c>

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It<00:16:52.100><c> builds</c><00:16:52.500><c> up</c><00:16:53.019><c> the</c><00:16:53.340><c> community</c><00:16:53.639><c> when</c><00:16:53.840><c> we</c><00:16:54.200><c> see</c><00:16:54.460><c> one</c><00:16:54.700><c> another.</c>

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But<00:16:56.440><c> also,</c><00:16:58.360><c> if</c><00:16:58.639><c> you</c><00:16:58.840><c> are</c><00:16:59.000><c> an</c><00:16:59.259><c> introvert,</c>

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you<00:17:01.299><c> might</c><00:17:01.620><c> find</c><00:17:02.000><c> that</c><00:17:02.399><c> personally,</c><00:17:03.360><c> this</c><00:17:03.639><c> quiet</c><00:17:04.259><c> time</c>

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you<00:17:11.700><c> draw</c><00:17:11.980><c> closer</c><00:17:12.400><c> to</c><00:17:12.579><c> God.</c>

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it's<00:17:45.759><c> obviously</c><00:17:46.119><c> the</c><00:17:46.359><c> beginning</c><00:17:46.619><c> of</c><00:17:46.819><c> the</c><00:17:46.980><c> Gospel.</c>

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how<00:18:18.440><c> Jesus</c><00:18:19.059><c> handles</c><00:18:19.759><c> this.</c>

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where<00:18:38.039><c> he</c><00:18:38.339><c> prayed.</c>

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where<00:18:47.039><c> we</c><00:18:47.779><c> need</c><00:18:48.259><c> to</c><00:18:48.839><c> take</c><00:18:49.160><c> care</c><00:18:49.740><c> of</c><00:18:50.059><c> ourselves,</c>

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be<00:19:03.180><c> alone</c><00:19:04.059><c> with</c><00:19:04.980><c> our</c><00:19:05.299><c> God.</c>

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And<00:19:06.700><c> I</c><00:19:06.819><c> think</c><00:19:06.980><c> that's</c><00:19:07.220><c> what</c><00:19:07.400><c> Jesus</c><00:19:07.859><c> was</c><00:19:08.140><c> doing</c><00:19:08.440><c> here.</c>

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I'm<00:19:10.339><c> curious</c><00:19:10.640><c> if</c><00:19:10.819><c> anybody</c><00:19:11.140><c> has</c><00:19:11.440><c> any</c><00:19:12.220><c> thoughts</c><00:19:12.579><c> or</c><00:19:12.940><c> comments</c>

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about<00:19:13.740><c> that.</c>

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Turn<00:19:21.680><c> to</c><00:19:22.220><c> Psalm</c><00:19:22.880><c> 19.</c>

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This<00:19:28.039><c> is</c><00:19:28.599><c> a</c><00:19:28.700><c> wonderful</c><00:19:29.140><c> psalm.</c>

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I<00:19:34.579><c> remember</c><00:19:34.819><c> as</c><00:19:35.079><c> a</c><00:19:35.359><c> young,</c><00:19:35.980><c> baptized</c><00:19:36.319><c> brother,</c>

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I<00:19:38.559><c> was</c><00:19:38.779><c> doing</c><00:19:38.960><c> my</c><00:19:39.220><c> Bible</c><00:19:39.640><c> readings,</c><00:19:41.440><c> and</c><00:19:41.779><c> I</c><00:19:41.960><c> came</c><00:19:42.220><c> to</c><00:19:42.460><c> Psalm</c><00:19:42.720><c> 19.</c>

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And<00:19:45.019><c> it</c><00:19:45.059><c> was</c><00:19:45.279><c> as</c><00:19:45.420><c> though</c><00:19:45.640><c> I</c><00:19:45.759><c> had</c><00:19:46.000><c> read</c><00:19:46.140><c> it</c><00:19:46.299><c> for</c><00:19:46.460><c> the</c><00:19:46.660><c> first</c><00:19:46.980><c> time.</c>

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I<00:19:49.599><c> just</c><00:19:49.960><c> found</c><00:19:50.259><c> it</c><00:19:52.119><c> really,</c><00:19:52.880><c> really</c><00:19:53.400><c> impactful</c><00:19:54.099><c> to</c><00:19:54.460><c> me.</c>

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And<00:19:55.960><c> it</c><00:19:56.640><c> was</c><00:19:56.880><c> one</c><00:19:57.140><c> of</c><00:19:57.299><c> the</c><00:19:57.539><c> first</c><00:19:58.500><c> passages</c><00:19:59.079><c> in</c><00:19:59.460><c> my</c><00:19:59.759><c> Bible</c>

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that<00:20:00.359><c> I</c><00:20:00.799><c> underlined.</c>

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I<00:20:01.559><c> remember</c><00:20:01.920><c> that.</c>

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And<00:20:03.259><c> it</c><00:20:03.359><c> was</c><00:20:03.599><c> this</c><00:20:03.900><c> 14th</c><00:20:04.700><c> verse.</c>

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May<00:20:06.359><c> the</c><00:20:06.680><c> words</c><00:20:07.019><c> of</c><00:20:07.279><c> my</c><00:20:07.559><c> mouth</c><00:20:07.859><c> and</c><00:20:08.059><c> the</c><00:20:08.359><c> meditation</c><00:20:08.880><c> of</c><00:20:09.160><c> my</c><00:20:09.460><c> heart</c>

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be<00:20:10.140><c> pleasing</c><00:20:10.599><c> in</c><00:20:10.880><c> your</c><00:20:11.200><c> sight,</c><00:20:12.099><c> O</c><00:20:12.400><c> Lord,</c><00:20:13.319><c> my</c><00:20:13.700><c> strength</c>

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and<00:20:15.220><c> my</c><00:20:15.519><c> Redeemer.</c>

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as<00:20:42.640><c> it</c><00:20:42.799><c> is</c><00:20:43.000><c> for</c><00:20:43.220><c> me.</c>

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be<00:20:56.519><c> acceptable</c><00:20:57.059><c> in</c><00:20:57.359><c> my</c><00:20:57.599><c> sight,</c><00:20:57.859><c> O</c><00:20:58.140><c> Lord,</c><00:20:58.440><c> my</c><00:20:58.680><c> strength</c><00:20:59.220><c> and</c><00:20:59.559><c> my</c><00:20:59.799><c> rock.</c>

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Maybe<00:21:06.599><c> I</c><00:21:06.799><c> just</c><00:21:07.000><c> let</c><00:21:07.099><c> it</c><00:21:07.460><c> sit</c><00:21:07.660><c> with</c><00:21:07.940><c> me.</c>

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Or<00:21:09.759><c> maybe</c><00:21:10.279><c> I</c><00:21:10.460><c> pick</c><00:21:10.619><c> up</c><00:21:10.880><c> a</c><00:21:10.980><c> hymn,</c><00:21:11.599><c> a</c><00:21:11.839><c> hymn</c><00:21:12.099><c> book,</c>

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and<00:21:13.160><c> I</c><00:21:13.319><c> read</c><00:21:13.539><c> through</c><00:21:13.779><c> the</c><00:21:13.940><c> words</c><00:21:14.140><c> of</c><00:21:14.359><c> a</c><00:21:14.519><c> hymn.</c>

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And<00:21:16.059><c> I</c><00:21:16.579><c> just</c><00:21:16.920><c> think</c><00:21:17.460><c> about</c><00:21:18.000><c> the</c><00:21:18.240><c> words</c><00:21:18.740><c> that</c><00:21:19.099><c> are</c><00:21:19.299><c> written</c><00:21:19.500><c> here.</c>

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words<00:21:24.940><c> that</c><00:21:25.240><c> are</c><00:21:25.720><c> helpful.</c>

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Judy,<00:21:28.099><c> I</c><00:21:28.279><c> hope</c><00:21:28.519><c> you</c><00:21:28.700><c> don't</c><00:21:29.000><c> mind.</c>

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I'm<00:21:31.180><c> not</c><00:21:31.660><c> going</c><00:21:31.819><c> to</c><00:21:32.000><c> call</c><00:21:32.259><c> on</c><00:21:32.480><c> you,</c><00:21:32.660><c> but</c><00:21:32.779><c> I'm</c><00:21:32.980><c> going</c><00:21:33.119><c> to</c><00:21:33.339><c> share</c><00:21:33.579><c> something.</c>

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I<00:21:36.519><c> have</c><00:21:36.980><c> in</c><00:21:37.420><c> my</c><00:21:37.859><c> hand,</c><00:21:39.799><c> you</c><00:21:40.000><c> know</c><00:21:40.119><c> what</c><00:21:40.259><c> I</c><00:21:40.339><c> have</c><00:21:40.460><c> in</c><00:21:40.539><c> my</c><00:21:40.740><c> hand,</c><00:21:40.940><c> Judy?</c>

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I<00:21:44.940><c> have</c><00:21:45.339><c> in</c><00:21:45.599><c> my</c><00:21:46.039><c> hand,</c><00:21:47.980><c> page</c><00:21:48.480><c> after</c><00:21:49.019><c> page</c><00:21:49.619><c> after</c><00:21:50.099><c> page,</c>

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of<00:21:51.960><c> poems</c><00:21:52.640><c> that</c><00:21:54.039><c> were</c><00:21:54.359><c> written</c><00:21:54.799><c> by</c><00:21:55.480><c> Sister</c><00:21:56.200><c> Judy</c><00:21:56.599><c> Salomon,</c><00:21:58.180><c> OK?</c>

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like<00:22:02.299><c> to</c><00:22:03.839><c> sit</c><00:22:04.420><c> and</c><00:22:05.279><c> read</c><00:22:05.599><c> one</c><00:22:05.859><c> of</c><00:22:06.059><c> these</c><00:22:06.259><c> poems</c>

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and<00:22:09.900><c> think</c><00:22:10.099><c> about</c><00:22:10.819><c> and</c><00:22:11.819><c> meditate</c><00:22:12.420><c> on</c><00:22:13.799><c> what's</c><00:22:14.619><c> being</c><00:22:14.960><c> said.</c>

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Now,<00:22:16.519><c> I've</c><00:22:16.799><c> just</c><00:22:17.039><c> pulled</c><00:22:17.259><c> out</c><00:22:17.579><c> two</c><00:22:18.500><c> kind</c><00:22:18.859><c> of</c><00:22:19.099><c> sort</c><00:22:19.279><c> of</c><00:22:19.519><c> randomly,</c><00:22:20.000><c> Judy.</c>

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May<00:22:21.099><c> I</c><00:22:21.240><c> read</c><00:22:21.460><c> them?</c>

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The<00:22:25.859><c> first</c><00:22:26.099><c> one</c><00:22:26.279><c> is</c><00:22:26.519><c> entitled,</c><00:22:26.980><c> He</c><00:22:27.119><c> is</c><00:22:27.359><c> All</c><00:22:27.980><c> in</c><00:22:28.339><c> All.</c>

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Picture<00:22:33.720><c> yourself</c><00:22:34.180><c> now,</c><00:22:34.660><c> brothers</c><00:22:34.740><c> and</c><00:22:35.059><c> sisters,</c>

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in<00:22:35.980><c> the</c><00:22:36.660><c> middle</c><00:22:36.859><c> of</c><00:22:37.079><c> December</c><00:22:37.599><c> on</c><00:22:39.099><c> a</c><00:22:39.440><c> dark,</c><00:22:40.160><c> cold</c><00:22:41.000><c> winter</c><00:22:41.859><c> day.</c>

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Gray<00:22:44.740><c> clouds</c><00:22:45.359><c> have</c><00:22:45.720><c> tarried</c><00:22:46.160><c> long</c><00:22:46.960><c> with</c><00:22:47.559><c> drops</c><00:22:48.019><c> of</c><00:22:48.559><c> rain</c><00:22:49.039><c> and</c><00:22:49.619><c> ice.</c>

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The<00:22:51.720><c> thought</c><00:22:52.000><c> of</c><00:22:52.460><c> spring</c><00:22:52.859><c> arriving</c><00:22:53.460><c> would</c><00:22:53.839><c> certainly</c><00:22:54.319><c> make</c>

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it<00:22:54.859><c> nice.</c>

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yet<00:23:02.339><c> the</c><00:23:05.180><c> sun</c><00:23:05.460><c> rose</c><00:23:05.880><c> this</c><00:23:06.259><c> morning</c><00:23:06.880><c> and</c><00:23:07.839><c> dazzled</c><00:23:08.920><c> every</c><00:23:09.519><c> tree.</c>

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delighting<00:23:17.420><c> all</c><00:23:17.900><c> who</c><00:23:18.240><c> sought.</c>

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So<00:23:19.579><c> much</c><00:23:20.140><c> they</c><00:23:20.640><c> looked</c><00:23:20.859><c> for</c><00:23:21.180><c> more.</c>

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Diamonds<00:23:23.420><c> seemingly</c><00:23:24.039><c> scattered</c><00:23:24.539><c> over</c><00:23:24.880><c> the</c><00:23:25.099><c> hills</c><00:23:25.400><c> afar</c><00:23:25.900><c> and</c><00:23:26.220><c> wide,</c>

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the<00:23:27.539><c> river's</c><00:23:28.140><c> edge</c><00:23:28.680><c> encrusted</c><00:23:29.640><c> with</c><00:23:30.559><c> silver</c><00:23:31.000><c> on</c><00:23:31.339><c> each</c><00:23:31.700><c> side.</c>

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The<00:23:34.160><c> air</c><00:23:34.500><c> was</c><00:23:35.000><c> crisp</c><00:23:35.500><c> and</c><00:23:36.079><c> clear.</c>

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The<00:23:37.500><c> sky</c><00:23:38.039><c> was</c><00:23:38.380><c> azure</c><00:23:38.839><c> blue.</c>

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The<00:23:40.460><c> smallest</c><00:23:40.859><c> weed</c><00:23:41.279><c> looked</c><00:23:41.559><c> splendid,</c>

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all<00:23:42.579><c> dressed</c><00:23:43.079><c> in</c><00:23:43.519><c> winter's</c><00:23:44.079><c> dew.</c>

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Oh,<00:23:47.920><c> how</c><00:23:48.160><c> I</c><00:23:48.559><c> longed</c><00:23:49.099><c> for</c><00:23:49.500><c> spring.</c>

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Had<00:23:53.299><c> my</c><00:23:53.579><c> prayers</c><00:23:53.880><c> been</c><00:23:54.200><c> answered,</c><00:23:55.259><c> I</c><00:23:55.539><c> would</c>

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have<00:23:56.079><c> missed</c><00:23:56.980><c> all</c><00:23:57.519><c> this.</c>

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It<00:23:59.019><c> reminded</c><00:23:59.579><c> me</c><00:23:59.859><c> of</c><00:24:00.140><c> life</c><00:24:00.420><c> as</c><00:24:00.720><c> each</c><00:24:01.160><c> tribulation</c><00:24:01.920><c> came.</c>

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I'd<00:24:02.720><c> forget</c><00:24:03.059><c> to</c><00:24:03.319><c> see</c><00:24:03.539><c> the</c><00:24:03.779><c> beauty</c><00:24:04.500><c> and</c><00:24:05.259><c> chose</c><00:24:06.019><c> to</c><00:24:07.839><c> feel</c><00:24:08.160><c> the</c><00:24:08.440><c> pain.</c>

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For<00:24:13.440><c> as</c><00:24:13.839><c> it</c><00:24:13.960><c> is</c><00:24:14.140><c> with</c><00:24:14.440><c> seasons,</c><00:24:15.180><c> the</c><00:24:15.480><c> same</c><00:24:16.119><c> for</c><00:24:17.000><c> this</c><00:24:17.299><c> life</c><00:24:17.539><c> of</c><00:24:17.839><c> mine,</c>

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God<00:24:19.400><c> is</c><00:24:19.680><c> in</c><00:24:19.900><c> control</c><00:24:20.559><c> of</c><00:24:20.960><c> all,</c><00:24:22.700><c> and</c><00:24:22.960><c> all</c><00:24:23.740><c> is</c><00:24:24.259><c> in</c><00:24:24.519><c> his</c><00:24:24.960><c> time.</c>

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Judy<00:24:29.019><c> Salomon,</c><00:24:29.779><c> March</c><00:24:30.180><c> 5,</c><00:24:33.779><c> 1995.</c>

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Beautiful.

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Isn't<00:24:39.839><c> that</c><00:24:39.980><c> beautiful?</c>

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Beautiful.

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So<00:24:47.839><c> to</c><00:24:48.599><c> take</c><00:24:49.740><c> a</c><00:24:50.900><c> hymn,</c><00:24:51.700><c> the</c><00:24:51.839><c> lyrics</c><00:24:52.119><c> of</c><00:24:52.339><c> a</c><00:24:52.460><c> hymn,</c>

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or<00:24:54.099><c> the</c><00:24:54.299><c> words</c><00:24:54.519><c> of</c><00:24:54.740><c> a</c><00:24:54.940><c> poem,</c><00:24:56.380><c> and</c><00:24:56.660><c> to</c><00:24:56.940><c> read</c><00:24:57.180><c> these</c><00:24:57.599><c> things</c>

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in<00:24:58.619><c> a</c><00:24:58.799><c> quiet</c><00:24:59.079><c> place,</c><00:24:59.980><c> and</c><00:25:00.900><c> just</c><00:25:01.279><c> contemplate</c><00:25:02.000><c> these</c><00:25:02.359><c> things,</c>

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as<00:25:03.960><c> Judy</c><00:25:04.240><c> sort</c><00:25:04.480><c> of</c><00:25:04.980><c> exhorts</c><00:25:05.319><c> us</c><00:25:05.680><c> in</c><00:25:05.900><c> this</c><00:25:06.160><c> poem,</c>

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that<00:25:07.559><c> God</c><00:25:07.839><c> is</c><00:25:08.059><c> in</c><00:25:08.440><c> control.</c>

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God<00:25:12.579><c> is</c><00:25:12.819><c> in</c><00:25:13.039><c> control</c><00:25:13.480><c> of</c><00:25:13.779><c> all,</c><00:25:16.160><c> and</c><00:25:16.440><c> all</c><00:25:16.839><c> is</c><00:25:17.200><c> in</c><00:25:17.359><c> his</c><00:25:17.759><c> time.</c>

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Powerful.

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You<00:25:21.039><c> want</c><00:25:21.119><c> to</c><00:25:21.200><c> hear</c><00:25:21.319><c> another?</c>

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Yeah.

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This<00:25:27.299><c> one</c><00:25:27.480><c> from</c><00:25:27.660><c> 1998.</c>

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We're<00:25:28.720><c> going</c><00:25:28.900><c> back</c><00:25:29.279><c> into</c><00:25:29.480><c> the</c><00:25:29.740><c> archives.</c>

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This<00:25:31.880><c> one's</c><00:25:32.200><c> entitled,</c><00:25:33.039><c> Today.</c>

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Today<00:25:35.960><c> is</c><00:25:36.200><c> a</c><00:25:36.359><c> gift.</c>

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It's<00:25:38.119><c> all</c><00:25:38.420><c> that</c><00:25:38.579><c> I</c><00:25:38.859><c> have.</c>

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Help<00:25:40.940><c> me</c><00:25:41.579><c> rejoice</c><00:25:42.400><c> in</c><00:25:43.539><c> it</c><00:25:44.140><c> and</c><00:25:44.880><c> be</c><00:25:45.220><c> glad,</c><00:25:46.880><c> for</c><00:25:47.079><c> I</c><00:25:47.400><c> should</c><00:25:47.660><c> ponder.</c>

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I'm<00:25:48.400><c> going</c><00:25:48.500><c> to</c><00:25:48.559><c> put</c><00:25:48.700><c> this</c><00:25:48.940><c> here.</c>

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You<00:25:49.960><c> able</c><00:25:50.119><c> to</c><00:25:50.319><c> see</c><00:25:50.440><c> that?</c>

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No,<00:25:52.519><c> it</c><00:25:52.660><c> doesn't</c><00:25:52.819><c> work,</c><00:25:53.279><c> Phil.</c>

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All<00:25:54.960><c> right.</c>

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Help<00:25:56.059><c> me</c><00:25:56.240><c> to</c><00:25:56.500><c> rejoice</c><00:25:56.859><c> in</c><00:25:57.019><c> it</c><00:25:57.180><c> and</c><00:25:57.240><c> be</c><00:25:57.559><c> glad,</c>

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for<00:25:58.059><c> I</c><00:25:58.420><c> should</c><00:25:58.640><c> ponder</c><00:25:59.240><c> about</c><00:25:59.599><c> the</c><00:25:59.900><c> morrow.</c>

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Then<00:26:02.079><c> my</c><00:26:03.359><c> today</c><00:26:03.799><c> will</c><00:26:04.079><c> be</c><00:26:04.319><c> tainted</c><00:26:04.619><c> with</c><00:26:04.980><c> sorrow.</c>

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Worry<00:26:06.460><c> serves</c><00:26:06.839><c> nothing</c><00:26:07.220><c> but</c><00:26:07.480><c> to</c><00:26:07.759><c> rob</c><00:26:08.119><c> my</c><00:26:08.599><c> today.</c>

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Lord,<00:26:10.099><c> help</c><00:26:10.359><c> me</c><00:26:10.740><c> cherish</c><00:26:11.119><c> what</c><00:26:11.339><c> you</c><00:26:11.579><c> send</c><00:26:11.839><c> my</c><00:26:12.200><c> way.</c>

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I<00:26:13.559><c> must</c><00:26:13.779><c> forget</c><00:26:14.180><c> yesterday</c><00:26:14.880><c> and</c><00:26:15.339><c> that</c><00:26:15.700><c> left</c><00:26:15.980><c> undone,</c>

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for<00:26:17.200><c> I</c><00:26:17.420><c> have</c><00:26:17.619><c> today</c><00:26:18.059><c> and</c><00:26:18.279><c> only</c><00:26:18.619><c> this</c><00:26:19.019><c> one.</c>

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If<00:26:20.240><c> I</c><00:26:20.500><c> use</c><00:26:20.680><c> it</c><00:26:21.000><c> wisely</c><00:26:21.400><c> to</c><00:26:21.720><c> its</c><00:26:21.920><c> very</c><00:26:22.279><c> best,</c>

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life<00:26:22.940><c> will</c><00:26:23.180><c> be</c><00:26:23.380><c> better</c><00:26:23.599><c> with</c><00:26:23.920><c> fewer</c><00:26:24.299><c> regrets.</c>

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For<00:26:26.019><c> over</c><00:26:26.359><c> so</c><00:26:26.640><c> much,</c><00:26:26.900><c> I</c><00:26:27.119><c> have</c><00:26:27.359><c> no</c><00:26:27.660><c> control.</c>

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That's<00:26:28.559><c> why</c><00:26:28.819><c> my</c><00:26:29.180><c> God</c><00:26:29.579><c> is</c><00:26:30.380><c> out</c><00:26:30.859><c> on</c><00:26:31.460><c> patrol.</c>

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He<00:26:33.200><c> has</c><00:26:33.539><c> numbered</c><00:26:33.960><c> the</c><00:26:34.240><c> very</c><00:26:34.619><c> hairs</c><00:26:34.900><c> of</c><00:26:35.140><c> my</c><00:26:35.440><c> head.</c>

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With<00:26:36.000><c> him</c><00:26:36.279><c> in</c><00:26:36.660><c> charge,</c><00:26:36.960><c> I</c><00:26:37.119><c> have</c><00:26:37.480><c> nothing</c><00:26:37.920><c> to</c><00:26:38.279><c> dread.</c>

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Help<00:26:40.079><c> me</c><00:26:40.599><c> surrender</c><00:26:41.240><c> what's</c><00:26:41.640><c> not</c><00:26:41.980><c> mine</c><00:26:42.279><c> to</c><00:26:42.579><c> do</c><00:26:42.900><c> and</c><00:26:43.279><c> trust</c>

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in<00:26:43.859><c> his</c><00:26:44.160><c> love,</c><00:26:45.279><c> everlasting</c><00:26:45.920><c> and</c><00:26:46.759><c> true.</c>

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So<00:26:49.019><c> Judy's</c><00:26:49.380><c> got</c><00:26:49.539><c> a</c><00:26:49.740><c> number</c><00:26:50.000><c> of</c><00:26:50.240><c> these</c><00:26:50.519><c> poems.</c>

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And<00:26:52.119><c> I</c><00:26:52.819><c> just</c><00:26:53.119><c> think</c><00:26:53.279><c> they're</c><00:26:54.539><c> absolutely</c><00:26:55.180><c> wonderful.</c>

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And<00:26:57.660><c> for</c><00:26:57.940><c> me,</c><00:26:59.180><c> reading</c><00:26:59.680><c> your</c><00:27:00.039><c> poems,</c><00:27:00.460><c> Judy,</c>

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has<00:27:00.859><c> really</c><00:27:01.259><c> helped</c><00:27:01.559><c> me</c><00:27:03.299><c> in</c><00:27:04.400><c> this</c><00:27:04.660><c> quiet</c><00:27:05.200><c> meditation</c><00:27:06.039><c> time</c>

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to<00:27:07.259><c> feel</c><00:27:07.759><c> a</c><00:27:08.220><c> closeness</c><00:27:08.619><c> to</c><00:27:08.859><c> God.</c>

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So<00:27:09.920><c> thanks</c><00:27:10.119><c> for</c><00:27:10.339><c> that.</c>

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Anybody<00:27:16.079><c> have</c><00:27:16.440><c> any</c><00:27:18.000><c> experiences</c><00:27:18.519><c> with</c><00:27:18.859><c> meditation?</c>

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Makes<00:27:24.640><c> the</c><00:27:24.859><c> time</c><00:27:25.019><c> go</c><00:27:25.259><c> by?</c>

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Yeah.

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Yeah.

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I<00:27:31.059><c> was</c><00:27:31.259><c> at</c><00:27:31.579><c> the</c><00:27:32.579><c> Manuka</c><00:27:32.920><c> Bible</c><00:27:33.319><c> School</c><00:27:33.740><c> five</c><00:27:34.079><c> or</c><00:27:34.259><c> six</c><00:27:34.539><c> years</c><00:27:34.819><c> ago.</c>

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And<00:27:36.039><c> Brother</c><00:27:36.259><c> John</c><00:27:36.559><c> Launchberry</c><00:27:37.240><c> led</c><00:27:37.599><c> a</c><00:27:38.819><c> evening</c><00:27:39.220><c> program</c>

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on<00:27:40.940><c> guided</c><00:27:41.500><c> meditation.</c>

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Anybody<00:27:42.920><c> ever</c><00:27:43.180><c> heard</c><00:27:43.380><c> that</c><00:27:43.599><c> expression,</c><00:27:44.200><c> guided</c><00:27:44.599><c> meditation?</c>

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It<00:27:46.579><c> was</c><00:27:46.700><c> really</c><00:27:46.920><c> quite</c><00:27:47.099><c> interesting.</c>

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We<00:27:50.160><c> got</c><00:27:50.759><c> those</c><00:27:51.200><c> that</c><00:27:51.500><c> wanted</c><00:27:51.740><c> to</c><00:27:52.559><c> went</c><00:27:53.000><c> to</c><00:27:53.500><c> an</c><00:27:53.980><c> area</c><00:27:54.519><c> and</c><00:27:56.119><c> sat</c><00:27:56.519><c> in</c><00:27:56.700><c> a</c><00:27:56.759><c> room.</c>

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And<00:27:57.240><c> we</c><00:27:57.339><c> just</c><00:27:57.519><c> got</c><00:27:57.680><c> comfortable.</c>

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Some<00:27:58.700><c> people</c><00:27:58.960><c> sat</c><00:27:59.200><c> on</c><00:27:59.380><c> the</c><00:27:59.559><c> floor.</c>

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Some<00:27:59.940><c> people</c><00:28:00.160><c> sat</c><00:28:00.420><c> in</c><00:28:00.640><c> chairs.</c>

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And<00:28:02.880><c> we</c><00:28:03.480><c> just</c><00:28:03.700><c> sort</c><00:28:03.779><c> of</c><00:28:04.660><c> got</c><00:28:04.859><c> quiet.</c>

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And<00:28:08.080><c> then</c><00:28:08.680><c> John</c><00:28:09.339><c> began</c><00:28:10.440><c> to</c><00:28:10.740><c> sort</c><00:28:10.880><c> of</c><00:28:11.180><c> lead</c><00:28:11.319><c> us</c>

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on<00:28:12.000><c> things</c><00:28:12.500><c> to</c><00:28:12.819><c> think</c><00:28:13.019><c> about.</c>

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And<00:28:14.839><c> it</c><00:28:14.920><c> was</c><00:28:15.140><c> really</c><00:28:15.460><c> fascinating.</c>

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I<00:28:17.019><c> know</c><00:28:17.279><c> there</c><00:28:17.519><c> are</c><00:28:17.839><c> a</c><00:28:17.920><c> number</c><00:28:18.200><c> of</c><00:28:18.839><c> apps</c>

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that<00:28:19.420><c> you</c><00:28:19.559><c> can</c><00:28:19.759><c> get</c><00:28:19.880><c> on</c><00:28:20.079><c> your</c><00:28:20.380><c> phone</c><00:28:20.660><c> that</c><00:28:20.859><c> will</c><00:28:21.119><c> lead</c><00:28:21.319><c> you</c>

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in<00:28:21.740><c> some</c><00:28:21.980><c> guided</c><00:28:22.500><c> meditation.</c>

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The<00:28:24.500><c> idea</c><00:28:24.900><c> behind</c><00:28:25.339><c> it</c><00:28:25.619><c> is</c><00:28:26.079><c> just</c><00:28:27.079><c> to</c><00:28:27.299><c> be</c><00:28:28.319><c> quiet</c><00:28:28.839><c> and</c><00:28:30.039><c> free</c>

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from<00:28:31.000><c> distraction.</c>

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How<00:28:33.039><c> many</c><00:28:33.220><c> times</c><00:28:33.480><c> have</c><00:28:33.700><c> you</c><00:28:34.140><c> sat</c><00:28:34.460><c> there</c><00:28:34.900><c> in</c><00:28:35.259><c> meeting</c><00:28:35.660><c> on</c><00:28:36.579><c> a</c><00:28:36.759><c> Sunday?</c>

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Maybe<00:28:38.259><c> it's</c><00:28:38.480><c> that</c><00:28:38.779><c> quiet</c><00:28:39.119><c> time</c><00:28:39.519><c> where</c><00:28:39.819><c> we</c>

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pass<00:28:40.500><c> the</c><00:28:40.779><c> bread</c><00:28:40.900><c> and</c><00:28:41.039><c> the</c><00:28:41.279><c> wine.</c>

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And<00:28:42.680><c> we</c><00:28:42.819><c> are</c><00:28:43.059><c> sitting</c><00:28:43.259><c> in</c><00:28:43.599><c> quiet</c><00:28:43.839><c> contemplation.</c>

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And<00:28:46.099><c> your</c><00:28:46.359><c> mind</c><00:28:46.720><c> goes</c><00:28:47.220><c> to</c><00:28:48.220><c> what</c><00:28:48.640><c> you</c><00:28:48.819><c> have</c><00:28:49.059><c> to</c><00:28:49.259><c> do</c><00:28:49.779><c> when</c><00:28:50.240><c> you</c>

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get<00:28:50.599><c> home.</c>

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Or<00:28:52.720><c> your</c><00:28:53.160><c> mind</c><00:28:53.519><c> is</c><00:28:53.819><c> thinking</c><00:28:54.099><c> about</c><00:28:54.619><c> a</c><00:28:55.460><c> particularly</c><00:28:55.980><c> uncomfortable</c>

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conversation<00:28:57.700><c> that</c><00:28:57.920><c> you</c><00:28:58.039><c> might</c><00:28:58.220><c> have</c><00:28:58.460><c> had</c><00:28:58.700><c> with</c><00:28:59.039><c> someone.</c>

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Or<00:29:00.619><c> your</c><00:29:00.880><c> mind</c><00:29:01.259><c> is</c><00:29:01.559><c> thinking</c><00:29:01.839><c> about</c><00:29:02.740><c> a</c><00:29:03.819><c> health</c><00:29:04.039><c> concern</c>

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or<00:29:04.819><c> a</c><00:29:04.980><c> financial</c><00:29:05.440><c> concern.</c>

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These<00:29:07.200><c> are</c><00:29:07.500><c> things</c><00:29:07.779><c> that</c><00:29:08.039><c> just</c><00:29:08.319><c> pop</c><00:29:08.839><c> into</c><00:29:09.160><c> our</c><00:29:09.440><c> minds.</c>

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And<00:29:10.940><c> so</c><00:29:11.180><c> meditation</c><00:29:12.039><c> is</c><00:29:12.660><c> a</c><00:29:12.920><c> way</c><00:29:13.200><c> that</c><00:29:13.579><c> trains</c><00:29:14.079><c> us</c>

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to<00:29:16.740><c> let</c><00:29:17.299><c> those</c><00:29:17.660><c> things</c><00:29:17.960><c> come</c><00:29:18.200><c> into</c><00:29:18.480><c> our</c><00:29:18.779><c> mind</c>

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but<00:29:19.539><c> quickly</c><00:29:20.079><c> leave</c><00:29:20.599><c> our</c><00:29:20.960><c> mind.</c>

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It<00:29:22.359><c> lets</c><00:29:22.640><c> us</c><00:29:22.920><c> have</c><00:29:23.240><c> room</c><00:29:23.880><c> for</c><00:29:24.339><c> God.</c>

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And<00:29:25.839><c> I</c><00:29:25.960><c> just</c><00:29:26.180><c> find</c><00:29:26.420><c> it</c><00:29:26.660><c> helpful.</c>

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So<00:29:27.680><c> I</c><00:29:28.059><c> have</c><00:29:28.299><c> sometimes</c><00:29:28.839><c> used</c><00:29:29.299><c> guided</c><00:29:29.759><c> meditation</c>

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as<00:29:31.799><c> a</c><00:29:31.960><c> way</c><00:29:32.339><c> of</c><00:29:34.819><c> helping.</c>

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I<00:29:37.460><c> had</c><00:29:38.099><c> a</c><00:29:38.299><c> nice</c><00:29:38.539><c> conversation</c><00:29:39.220><c> with</c><00:29:39.460><c> Brother</c><00:29:39.759><c> Steve</c><00:29:40.200><c> Holverson</c>

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a<00:29:40.900><c> number</c><00:29:41.160><c> of</c><00:29:41.799><c> months</c><00:29:42.059><c> back</c><00:29:42.480><c> about</c><00:29:42.859><c> meditation.</c>

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And<00:29:43.799><c> he</c><00:29:44.000><c> has</c><00:29:44.660><c> talked</c><00:29:44.940><c> about</c><00:29:45.180><c> how</c><00:29:45.599><c> helpful</c><00:29:46.000><c> he</c><00:29:46.339><c> has</c><00:29:46.619><c> found</c><00:29:46.900><c> it.</c>

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And<00:29:48.039><c> meditation</c><00:29:48.599><c> can</c><00:29:49.019><c> be</c><00:29:49.539><c> as</c><00:29:49.920><c> simple</c><00:29:50.319><c> as</c><00:29:51.200><c> contemplating</c><00:29:52.400><c> the</c><00:29:52.839><c> word,</c>

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ruminating<00:29:55.339><c> on</c><00:29:55.519><c> a</c><00:29:55.779><c> particular</c><00:29:56.160><c> verse</c><00:29:56.640><c> or</c><00:29:57.099><c> thinking</c><00:29:57.400><c> about</c><00:29:57.720><c> that.</c>

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Or<00:29:58.740><c> it</c><00:29:58.880><c> could</c><00:29:58.980><c> be</c><00:29:59.259><c> as</c><00:29:59.539><c> complex</c><00:30:00.059><c> as</c><00:30:01.180><c> getting</c><00:30:01.759><c> an</c><00:30:02.000><c> app</c>

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and<00:30:02.660><c> listening</c><00:30:02.980><c> to</c><00:30:03.200><c> some</c><00:30:03.380><c> guided</c><00:30:03.720><c> meditation.</c>

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So<00:30:04.900><c> the</c><00:30:06.220><c> point,</c><00:30:06.920><c> though,</c><00:30:07.859><c> is</c><00:30:08.299><c> that</c><00:30:09.000><c> it</c><00:30:09.279><c> helps</c><00:30:09.559><c> us,</c>

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it<00:30:11.039><c> helps</c><00:30:11.200><c> some</c><00:30:11.539><c> people</c><00:30:12.000><c> draw</c><00:30:12.440><c> close</c><00:30:12.799><c> to</c><00:30:12.980><c> God</c><00:30:13.259><c> through</c><00:30:13.619><c> solitude.</c>

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Nate,<00:30:18.400><c> was</c><00:30:18.559><c> it</c><00:30:18.720><c> you</c><00:30:18.920><c> that</c><00:30:19.200><c> talked</c><00:30:19.380><c> about</c><00:30:19.700><c> an</c><00:30:20.019><c> electronic</c><00:30:20.599><c> Sabbath?</c>

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Was<00:30:21.240><c> that</c><00:30:21.460><c> your</c><00:30:21.700><c> expression?</c>

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It<00:30:24.180><c> borrowed</c><00:30:24.500><c> it</c><00:30:24.740><c> from</c><00:30:24.839><c> someone.</c>

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You<00:30:25.380><c> borrowed</c><00:30:25.660><c> it</c><00:30:25.839><c> from</c><00:30:26.039><c> someone.</c>

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What<00:30:27.980><c> was</c><00:30:28.380><c> that</c><00:30:28.599><c> like?</c>

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Here,<00:30:30.579><c> grab</c><00:30:30.839><c> a</c><00:30:31.019><c> mic.</c>

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Don't<00:30:32.539><c> make</c><00:30:32.799><c> Sharon</c><00:30:33.119><c> run</c><00:30:33.380><c> down</c><00:30:33.559><c> with</c><00:30:33.740><c> a</c><00:30:33.859><c> mic.</c>

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And<00:30:34.160><c> definitely</c><00:30:34.579><c> don't</c><00:30:34.859><c> make</c><00:30:35.019><c> Gordon</c><00:30:35.359><c> run</c><00:30:35.640><c> down</c><00:30:35.859><c> with</c><00:30:36.059><c> a</c><00:30:36.180><c> mic.</c>

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We've<00:30:45.059><c> explored</c><00:30:45.279><c> different</c><00:30:45.599><c> applications</c><00:30:46.180><c> of</c><00:30:47.079><c> Sabbath</c>

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in<00:30:48.640><c> our</c><00:30:48.839><c> household.</c>

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But<00:30:50.019><c> it's</c><00:30:50.960><c> probably</c><00:30:51.539><c> hard</c><00:30:51.799><c> to</c><00:30:51.960><c> do</c><00:30:52.079><c> when</c><00:30:52.220><c> you</c><00:30:52.299><c> get</c><00:30:52.420><c> a</c><00:30:52.500><c> bunch</c>

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of<00:30:52.779><c> little</c><00:30:52.920><c> ones</c><00:30:53.099><c> running</c><00:30:53.299><c> around.</c>

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Yeah,<00:30:54.279><c> we</c><00:30:54.680><c> try</c><00:30:54.859><c> to</c><00:30:55.079><c> preload,</c><00:30:55.880><c> pre</c><00:30:56.180><c>-make</c><00:30:56.339><c> meals</c><00:30:56.619><c> even</c>

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on<00:30:58.720><c> a</c><00:30:58.839><c> Saturday.</c>

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So<00:30:59.420><c> that</c><00:30:59.519><c> Sunday,</c><00:30:59.859><c> it's</c><00:31:00.000><c> a</c><00:31:00.099><c> little</c><00:31:00.180><c> more</c><00:31:00.480><c> relaxed.</c>

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But<00:31:02.099><c> yeah,</c><00:31:02.819><c> we've</c><00:31:03.779><c> tried</c><00:31:04.039><c> the</c><00:31:04.680><c> electronic</c><00:31:05.059><c> Sabbath</c><00:31:05.400><c> as</c><00:31:05.700><c> well.</c>

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Just<00:31:06.299><c> put</c><00:31:06.599><c> the</c><00:31:06.819><c> phone,</c><00:31:07.019><c> be</c><00:31:07.200><c> very</c><00:31:07.460><c> intentional</c><00:31:07.740><c> about</c><00:31:08.019><c> phone</c><00:31:08.339><c> usage.</c>

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You<00:31:10.000><c> can</c><00:31:10.119><c> actually</c><00:31:10.359><c> see</c><00:31:10.720><c> the</c><00:31:11.779><c> tracking</c>

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of<00:31:12.480><c> the</c><00:31:13.200><c> time</c><00:31:13.440><c> spent</c><00:31:13.779><c> on</c><00:31:14.039><c> it.</c>

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There's<00:31:14.859><c> a</c><00:31:15.019><c> huge</c><00:31:15.240><c> drop</c><00:31:15.579><c>-off</c><00:31:15.740><c> on</c><00:31:17.700><c> Sundays,</c>

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unless<00:31:18.480><c> it's</c><00:31:18.680><c> critical</c><00:31:18.960><c> communication.</c>

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Just<00:31:21.180><c> try</c><00:31:21.380><c> to</c><00:31:21.539><c> leave</c><00:31:21.700><c> that</c><00:31:22.200><c> in</c><00:31:22.400><c> a</c><00:31:22.599><c> spot,</c>

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whether<00:31:23.259><c> it's</c><00:31:23.359><c> in</c><00:31:23.500><c> a</c><00:31:23.579><c> bedroom,</c><00:31:24.000><c> and</c><00:31:24.220><c> then</c><00:31:24.359><c> just</c>

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be<00:31:24.720><c> present</c><00:31:25.019><c> and</c><00:31:25.299><c> family.</c>

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That's<00:31:26.700><c> been</c><00:31:26.839><c> really</c><00:31:27.039><c> helpful</c><00:31:27.299><c> for</c><00:31:27.559><c> us,</c>

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just<00:31:29.200><c> to</c><00:31:29.359><c> reset,</c><00:31:30.339><c> recalibrate,</c><00:31:31.779><c> detox,</c><00:31:32.319><c> if</c><00:31:32.420><c> it</c><00:31:32.640><c> would,</c>

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from<00:31:33.819><c> technology</c><00:31:34.480><c> before</c><00:31:34.900><c> we</c><00:31:35.119><c> start</c><00:31:35.299><c> the</c><00:31:35.500><c> week.</c>

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John<00:31:36.900><c> Perks</c><00:31:37.279><c> came</c><00:31:37.819><c> and</c><00:31:38.160><c> did</c><00:31:38.380><c> a</c><00:31:38.660><c> study</c><00:31:38.839><c> weekend</c><00:31:39.180><c> a</c><00:31:39.279><c> number</c><00:31:39.579><c> of</c>

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years<00:31:39.900><c> ago</c>

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when<00:31:40.420><c> he</c><00:31:40.640><c> spoke</c><00:31:40.900><c> about</c><00:31:42.480><c> electronics.</c>

00:31:45.640 --> 00:31:48.339
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And<00:31:45.660><c> one</c><00:31:46.420><c> of</c><00:31:46.559><c> the</c><00:31:46.660><c> things</c><00:31:46.759><c> that</c><00:31:46.900><c> I</c><00:31:47.119><c> remember</c><00:31:47.319><c> from</c><00:31:47.539><c> his</c><00:31:47.900><c> classes</c>

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was<00:31:48.900><c> this</c><00:31:49.319><c> idea</c><00:31:49.779><c> that</c><00:31:50.039><c> many</c><00:31:50.380><c> of</c><00:31:50.660><c> the</c><00:31:50.900><c> high</c><00:31:51.200><c>-tech</c><00:31:51.400><c> companies,</c>

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whether<00:31:53.099><c> it's</c><00:31:53.359><c> Facebook</c><00:31:53.980><c> or</c><00:31:54.440><c> Instagram,</c>

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many<00:31:56.440><c> of</c><00:31:56.619><c> these</c><00:31:56.900><c> companies</c><00:31:57.640><c> are</c><00:31:58.700><c> hiring</c><00:31:59.339><c> the</c><00:32:00.859><c> same</c><00:32:01.319><c> engineers</c>

00:32:03.019 --> 00:32:07.819
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that<00:32:03.460><c> were</c><00:32:03.740><c> responsible</c><00:32:04.480><c> for</c><00:32:05.119><c> slot</c><00:32:05.500><c> machines</c><00:32:06.140><c> at</c><00:32:06.500><c> Las</c><00:32:06.880><c> Vegas.</c>

00:32:08.599 --> 00:32:12.559
x
And<00:32:09.099><c> the</c><00:32:09.359><c> point</c><00:32:09.559><c> that</c><00:32:10.339><c> he</c><00:32:10.420><c> made</c><00:32:10.839><c> was</c><00:32:11.220><c> a</c><00:32:11.700><c> slot</c><00:32:11.960><c> machine</c>

00:32:12.559 --> 00:32:17.140
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is<00:32:13.000><c> designed</c><00:32:13.720><c> to</c><00:32:14.559><c> capture</c><00:32:15.200><c> the</c><00:32:15.740><c> attention</c><00:32:16.160><c> of</c><00:32:16.400><c> the</c><00:32:16.619><c> person</c><00:32:16.940><c> who</c>

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is<00:32:17.420><c> feeding</c><00:32:17.759><c> this</c><00:32:18.140><c> machine</c><00:32:18.579><c> with</c><00:32:19.420><c> nickels,</c><00:32:19.980><c> or</c><00:32:20.140><c> dollars,</c>

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or<00:32:21.099><c> $20</c><00:32:21.579><c> bills.</c>

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I<00:32:22.059><c> don't</c><00:32:22.240><c> know.</c>

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And<00:32:23.900><c> it's</c><00:32:25.299><c> so</c><00:32:26.359><c> addictive</c><00:32:27.039><c> that</c><00:32:27.319><c> you</c><00:32:27.519><c> can't</c><00:32:27.920><c> walk</c><00:32:28.259><c> away.</c>

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The<00:32:31.079><c> casinos</c><00:32:31.720><c> know</c><00:32:32.200><c> that</c><00:32:32.420><c> the</c><00:32:32.759><c> longer</c><00:32:33.160><c> you</c><00:32:33.579><c> sit</c><00:32:33.799><c> there</c><00:32:34.180><c> at</c><00:32:34.519><c> the</c><00:32:34.720><c> slot</c>

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machine,<00:32:35.640><c> the</c><00:32:35.779><c> better</c><00:32:36.119><c> off</c><00:32:36.339><c> it</c><00:32:36.519><c> is</c><00:32:36.700><c> for</c><00:32:36.960><c> them.</c>

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x
And<00:32:38.240><c> so</c><00:32:38.440><c> it's</c><00:32:38.799><c> designed</c><00:32:39.420><c> in</c><00:32:40.000><c> such</c><00:32:40.180><c> a</c><00:32:40.420><c> way</c>

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that<00:32:41.000><c> you</c><00:32:41.259><c> get</c><00:32:41.460><c> this</c><00:32:41.980><c> stimulus</c><00:32:42.680><c> that</c><00:32:43.279><c> says,</c><00:32:44.299><c> oh,</c><00:32:44.759><c> I</c><00:32:45.119><c> can't</c>

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leave<00:32:45.799><c> now,</c>

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because<00:32:46.460><c> the</c><00:32:46.799><c> next</c><00:32:47.380><c> nickel</c><00:32:47.640><c> I</c><00:32:47.940><c> put</c><00:32:48.220><c> in</c><00:32:48.839><c> may</c><00:32:49.099><c> cause</c><00:32:49.420><c> me</c><00:32:49.640><c> to</c><00:32:49.759><c> be</c><00:32:49.960><c> a</c><00:32:50.079><c> winner.</c>

00:32:50.299 --> 00:32:54.759
x
And<00:32:50.779><c> with</c><00:32:51.039><c> all</c><00:32:51.279><c> of</c><00:32:51.440><c> the</c><00:32:51.680><c> bells</c><00:32:52.019><c> and</c><00:32:52.279><c> the</c><00:32:52.559><c> turning</c><00:32:52.799><c> of</c><00:32:53.240><c> the</c><00:32:53.700><c> dials,</c>

00:32:55.140 --> 00:32:57.460
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it<00:32:55.420><c> just</c><00:32:55.660><c> sort</c><00:32:55.799><c> of</c><00:32:56.160><c> captivates</c><00:32:56.640><c> you</c><00:32:56.920><c> so</c><00:32:57.099><c> that</c><00:32:57.259><c> you</c>

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can't<00:32:57.960><c> get</c><00:32:58.460><c> out</c><00:32:58.720><c> of</c><00:32:58.839><c> your</c><00:32:59.140><c> seat.</c>

00:33:01.019 --> 00:33:06.160
x
And<00:33:01.359><c> now</c><00:33:01.759><c> with</c><00:33:02.140><c> our</c><00:33:02.500><c> phones,</c><00:33:03.819><c> whether</c><00:33:04.039><c> it's</c><00:33:04.460><c> the</c><00:33:04.799><c> thumbs</c><00:33:05.200><c> up</c><00:33:05.480><c> emoji,</c>

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where<00:33:06.859><c> you</c><00:33:07.180><c> like</c><00:33:07.420><c> something,</c><00:33:08.420><c> or</c><00:33:08.900><c> you</c><00:33:09.119><c> get</c><00:33:09.279><c> a</c><00:33:09.559><c> ding</c><00:33:09.799><c> that</c><00:33:10.079><c> says,</c>

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here<00:33:11.019><c> is</c><00:33:11.319><c> a</c><00:33:11.539><c> notification,</c><00:33:12.859><c> it's</c><00:33:13.319><c> the</c><00:33:13.539><c> same</c><00:33:14.019><c> sort</c><00:33:14.299><c> of</c><00:33:14.480><c> thing.</c>

00:33:14.799 --> 00:33:17.599
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It's<00:33:15.059><c> designed</c><00:33:15.740><c> just</c><00:33:16.500><c> as</c><00:33:16.759><c> a</c><00:33:17.000><c> slot</c><00:33:17.200><c> machine</c>

00:33:17.599 --> 00:33:19.480
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to<00:33:17.839><c> keep</c><00:33:18.000><c> you</c><00:33:18.240><c> in</c><00:33:18.339><c> the</c><00:33:18.579><c> seat.</c>

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Instagram,<00:33:20.980><c> and</c><00:33:21.099><c> Facebook,</c><00:33:21.640><c> and</c><00:33:21.819><c> all</c><00:33:22.059><c> of</c><00:33:22.200><c> these</c><00:33:22.380><c> apps</c>

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are<00:33:23.000><c> designed</c><00:33:23.400><c> to</c><00:33:23.819><c> keep</c><00:33:24.059><c> you</c><00:33:24.920><c> looking</c><00:33:25.240><c> at</c><00:33:25.559><c> your</c><00:33:25.839><c> phone.</c>

00:33:26.660 --> 00:33:28.619
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The<00:33:27.000><c> longer</c><00:33:27.299><c> you're</c><00:33:27.579><c> looking</c><00:33:27.880><c> at</c><00:33:28.119><c> the</c><00:33:28.380><c> phone,</c>

00:33:28.660 --> 00:33:31.039
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the<00:33:28.859><c> more</c><00:33:29.200><c> ad</c><00:33:29.559><c> revenue</c><00:33:29.880><c> they</c><00:33:30.240><c> get.</c>

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Whether<00:33:31.640><c> that's</c><00:33:31.960><c> a</c><00:33:32.059><c> good</c><00:33:32.259><c> thing</c><00:33:32.460><c> or</c><00:33:32.619><c> a</c><00:33:32.880><c> bad</c><00:33:33.079><c> thing</c>

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is<00:33:33.500><c> up</c><00:33:33.660><c> for</c><00:33:33.880><c> each</c><00:33:34.119><c> of</c><00:33:34.319><c> you</c><00:33:34.460><c> to</c><00:33:34.759><c> decide.</c>

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But<00:33:36.579><c> the</c><00:33:36.960><c> point</c><00:33:37.279><c> is,</c><00:33:38.180><c> it's</c><00:33:38.599><c> hard</c><00:33:39.000><c> for</c><00:33:39.259><c> a</c><00:33:39.359><c> lot</c><00:33:39.539><c> of</c><00:33:39.779><c> people</c>

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to<00:33:41.180><c> put</c><00:33:41.519><c> that</c><00:33:41.940><c> phone</c><00:33:42.200><c> down.</c>

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And<00:33:44.019><c> that's</c><00:33:44.440><c> why</c><00:33:44.759><c> I</c><00:33:45.059><c> think</c><00:33:45.240><c> this</c><00:33:45.579><c> idea,</c><00:33:46.359><c> Nate,</c>

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of<00:33:46.940><c> an</c><00:33:47.279><c> electronic</c><00:33:47.799><c> Sabbath</c><00:33:48.319><c> is</c><00:33:48.559><c> so</c><00:33:48.980><c> powerful</c><00:33:49.500><c> that</c><00:33:49.839><c> if</c><00:33:50.039><c> you</c>

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can<00:33:50.559><c> get</c><00:33:50.759><c> in</c><00:33:51.059><c> the</c><00:33:51.099><c> habit</c><00:33:51.380><c> of</c><00:33:51.640><c> saying,</c><00:33:52.400><c> OK,</c>

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on<00:33:53.359><c> a</c><00:33:53.680><c> particular</c><00:33:54.299><c> afternoon,</c><00:33:55.220><c> or</c><00:33:55.400><c> a</c><00:33:55.640><c> particular</c><00:33:56.059><c> day,</c>

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or<00:33:56.720><c> between</c><00:33:57.059><c> the</c><00:33:57.299><c> hours</c><00:33:57.559><c> of</c><00:33:57.859><c> such</c><00:33:58.519><c> and</c><00:33:58.799><c> such,</c>

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I<00:33:59.660><c> am</c><00:33:59.940><c> not</c><00:34:00.220><c> going</c><00:34:00.400><c> to</c><00:34:00.579><c> have</c><00:34:00.819><c> any</c><00:34:01.240><c> phone</c><00:34:01.599><c> usage</c><00:34:02.019><c> at</c><00:34:02.359><c> all.</c>

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It<00:34:04.000><c> just</c><00:34:04.299><c> allows</c><00:34:04.740><c> us</c><00:34:05.299><c> to</c><00:34:05.859><c> connect</c><00:34:06.160><c> more</c><00:34:06.519><c> deeply</c><00:34:06.880><c> with</c><00:34:07.140><c> our</c><00:34:07.359><c> family.</c>

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It<00:34:08.860><c> helps</c><00:34:09.099><c> us</c><00:34:09.579><c> connect</c><00:34:09.900><c> more</c><00:34:10.280><c> deeply</c><00:34:10.659><c> with</c><00:34:10.980><c> our</c><00:34:11.239><c> God,</c>

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because<00:34:11.760><c> we</c><00:34:12.059><c> don't</c><00:34:12.440><c> have</c><00:34:12.820><c> this</c><00:34:13.219><c> constant</c><00:34:13.900><c> dinging</c><00:34:14.559><c> in</c><00:34:15.079><c> our</c><00:34:15.980><c> phone</c>

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and<00:34:16.719><c> in</c><00:34:16.860><c> our</c><00:34:17.119><c> mind</c><00:34:17.619><c> that</c><00:34:18.780><c> sort</c><00:34:18.920><c> of</c><00:34:19.280><c> fills</c><00:34:19.440><c> our</c><00:34:19.719><c> mind</c><00:34:19.940><c> with</c><00:34:20.219><c> clutter.</c>

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News<00:34:22.099><c> cycles</c><00:34:22.519><c> are</c><00:34:22.800><c> that</c><00:34:23.039><c> way.</c>

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A<00:34:24.920><c> lot</c><00:34:25.119><c> of</c><00:34:25.320><c> things</c><00:34:25.500><c> are</c><00:34:25.699><c> that</c><00:34:25.900><c> way.</c>

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So<00:34:26.800><c> the</c><00:34:27.059><c> electronic</c><00:34:27.480><c> Sabbath</c><00:34:27.860><c> can</c><00:34:28.099><c> be</c><00:34:28.320><c> really</c><00:34:28.599><c> helpful.</c>

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I'll<00:34:30.119><c> just</c><00:34:30.320><c> give</c><00:34:30.440><c> you</c><00:34:30.559><c> a</c><00:34:30.639><c> couple</c><00:34:30.800><c> of</c><00:34:31.019><c> thoughts</c><00:34:31.260><c> that</c><00:34:31.460><c> I</c><00:34:31.679><c> had.</c>

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I<00:34:33.400><c> have</c><00:34:33.639><c> found</c><00:34:33.820><c> it</c><00:34:34.099><c> particularly</c><00:34:34.599><c> helpful</c><00:34:35.179><c> to</c><00:34:35.480><c> have</c><00:34:35.599><c> some</c><00:34:35.940><c> quiet</c>

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time<00:34:36.619><c> in</c><00:34:36.800><c> the</c><00:34:36.980><c> morning,</c><00:34:38.139><c> to</c><00:34:38.880><c> get</c><00:34:39.099><c> up</c><00:34:39.480><c> to,</c><00:34:40.039><c> for</c><00:34:40.280><c> me,</c>

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I<00:34:41.320><c> sometimes</c><00:34:41.840><c> suffer</c><00:34:42.239><c> with</c><00:34:42.539><c> seasonal</c><00:34:42.880><c> depression.</c>

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And<00:34:44.679><c> for</c><00:34:44.820><c> me</c><00:34:45.000><c> to</c><00:34:45.159><c> go</c><00:34:45.360><c> and</c><00:34:45.579><c> sit</c><00:34:45.699><c> on</c><00:34:45.840><c> my</c><00:34:46.139><c> front</c><00:34:46.360><c> porch</c>

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and<00:34:46.820><c> sort</c><00:34:47.000><c> of</c><00:34:47.340><c> feel</c><00:34:47.559><c> the</c><00:34:47.840><c> sunshine</c><00:34:48.239><c> on</c><00:34:48.460><c> my</c><00:34:48.739><c> face,</c><00:34:50.039><c> it's</c><00:34:51.199><c> like,</c><00:34:51.800><c> yeah,</c>

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I'm<00:34:52.500><c> in</c><00:34:52.619><c> my</c><00:34:52.840><c> happy</c><00:34:53.079><c> place.</c>

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And<00:34:54.340><c> so</c><00:34:54.500><c> if</c><00:34:54.659><c> I</c><00:34:54.780><c> can</c><00:34:54.860><c> go</c><00:34:55.059><c> out</c><00:34:55.320><c> and</c><00:34:55.519><c> do</c><00:34:55.780><c> that</c><00:34:56.239><c> and</c><00:34:56.559><c> offer</c><00:34:57.639><c> a</c><00:34:57.960><c> prayer</c>

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or<00:34:58.480><c> think</c><00:34:58.760><c> about</c><00:34:59.019><c> things</c><00:34:59.280><c> that</c><00:34:59.440><c> I'm</c><00:34:59.619><c> grateful</c><00:35:00.079><c> for,</c>

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I<00:35:01.880><c> have</c><00:35:02.219><c> journaled</c><00:35:02.659><c> in</c><00:35:02.800><c> the</c><00:35:02.980><c> past</c><00:35:03.219><c> sometimes</c><00:35:03.780><c> three</c><00:35:04.239><c> things</c>

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that<00:35:04.659><c> I'm</c><00:35:04.840><c> grateful</c><00:35:05.139><c> for</c><00:35:05.460><c> today,</c><00:35:06.260><c> these</c><00:35:06.539><c> things</c><00:35:06.780><c> can</c><00:35:07.000><c> be</c><00:35:07.199><c> helpful.</c>

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So<00:35:08.599><c> we</c><00:35:08.780><c> can</c><00:35:08.940><c> draw</c><00:35:09.179><c> close</c><00:35:09.480><c> to</c><00:35:09.699><c> God</c><00:35:09.900><c> through</c><00:35:10.179><c> solitude,</c>

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through<00:35:11.500><c> silence,</c><00:35:12.300><c> through</c><00:35:12.519><c> simplicity.</c>

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Downsizing<00:35:15.260><c> possessions,</c><00:35:16.500><c> downsizing</c><00:35:17.179><c> interests,</c>

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these<00:35:18.780><c> are</c><00:35:19.019><c> things</c><00:35:19.239><c> that</c><00:35:19.480><c> some</c><00:35:19.679><c> people</c><00:35:19.920><c> have</c><00:35:20.179><c> talked</c><00:35:20.380><c> about</c>

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as<00:35:20.860><c> being</c><00:35:21.079><c> helpful</c><00:35:21.500><c> in</c><00:35:21.760><c> drawing</c><00:35:21.920><c> close</c><00:35:22.300><c> to</c><00:35:22.539><c> God.</c>

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Having<00:35:23.699><c> alone</c><00:35:24.179><c> time,</c><00:35:24.440><c> whether</c><00:35:24.659><c> it's</c><00:35:24.960><c> walking</c><00:35:25.480><c> or</c><00:35:26.500><c> sitting</c>

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by<00:35:27.079><c> the</c><00:35:27.320><c> water</c><00:35:27.719><c> or</c><00:35:28.519><c> exercising</c><00:35:29.159><c> by</c><00:35:29.519><c> yourself,</c>

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these<00:35:30.940><c> things</c><00:35:31.199><c> can</c><00:35:31.480><c> be</c><00:35:32.019><c> a</c><00:35:32.460><c> time</c><00:35:32.659><c> of</c><00:35:32.980><c> solitude.</c>

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Keeping<00:35:34.579><c> a</c><00:35:34.880><c> journal,</c><00:35:35.599><c> keeping</c><00:35:35.780><c> a</c><00:35:36.079><c> gratitude</c><00:35:36.480><c> journal,</c>

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writing<00:35:37.460><c> these</c><00:35:37.840><c> things</c><00:35:38.099><c> down,</c><00:35:38.699><c> these</c><00:35:38.960><c> things</c><00:35:39.199><c> can</c><00:35:39.420><c> be</c><00:35:39.599><c> helpful.</c>

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And<00:35:40.699><c> of</c><00:35:40.900><c> course,</c><00:35:41.099><c> if</c><00:35:41.239><c> you</c><00:35:41.440><c> wanna</c><00:35:41.619><c> read</c><00:35:41.920><c> some</c><00:35:42.239><c> poems,</c>

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Judy,<00:35:43.539><c> I'd</c><00:35:43.719><c> love</c><00:35:43.820><c> to</c><00:35:44.079><c> share</c><00:35:44.260><c> some</c><00:35:44.539><c> of</c><00:35:44.699><c> these</c><00:35:44.860><c> if</c><00:35:45.059><c> I</c><00:35:45.360><c> can.</c>

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Really<00:35:47.440><c> helpful.</c>

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Last<00:35:48.699><c> thing</c><00:35:48.860><c> we're</c><00:35:49.019><c> gonna</c><00:35:49.119><c> talk</c><00:35:49.400><c> on</c><00:35:49.599><c> just</c><00:35:49.820><c> real</c><00:35:50.079><c> quickly</c>

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is<00:35:50.579><c> drawing</c><00:35:50.880><c> close</c><00:35:51.280><c> to</c><00:35:51.460><c> God</c><00:35:51.679><c> through</c><00:35:51.980><c> community,</c>

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loving<00:35:54.280><c> God</c><00:35:54.840><c> through</c><00:35:55.980><c> fellowship</c><00:35:56.780><c> with</c><00:35:57.739><c> like</c><00:35:58.199><c>-minded</c><00:35:58.539><c> believers.</c>

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To<00:36:00.019><c> gather</c><00:36:00.400><c> together,</c><00:36:01.000><c> to</c><00:36:01.079><c> have</c><00:36:01.280><c> a</c><00:36:01.460><c> discussion</c><00:36:01.940><c> like</c><00:36:02.239><c> this</c><00:36:02.480><c> today</c>

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where<00:36:03.159><c> we're</c><00:36:03.579><c> getting</c><00:36:03.860><c> input</c><00:36:04.239><c> from</c><00:36:04.699><c> so</c><00:36:05.019><c> many</c><00:36:05.239><c> different</c><00:36:05.519><c> people</c>

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is<00:36:06.340><c> really</c><00:36:06.639><c> helpful</c><00:36:06.960><c> for</c><00:36:07.239><c> me,</c><00:36:07.820><c> and</c><00:36:08.019><c> I</c><00:36:08.360><c> hope</c><00:36:08.539><c> it</c><00:36:08.679><c> is</c><00:36:08.860><c> for</c><00:36:09.059><c> you.</c>

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To<00:36:10.260><c> have</c><00:36:10.440><c> a</c><00:36:10.659><c> Bible</c><00:36:10.900><c> class</c><00:36:11.340><c> where</c><00:36:11.699><c> there</c><00:36:11.920><c> are</c><00:36:12.039><c> many</c><00:36:12.300><c> people</c>

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that<00:36:12.960><c> are</c><00:36:13.400><c> attending</c><00:36:13.760><c> and</c><00:36:14.099><c> listening,</c>

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these<00:36:14.780><c> things</c><00:36:15.019><c> can</c><00:36:15.280><c> build</c><00:36:15.539><c> us</c><00:36:15.860><c> up.</c>

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Attending<00:36:17.239><c> Bible</c><00:36:17.739><c> schools,</c><00:36:18.280><c> having</c><00:36:18.559><c> social</c><00:36:19.000><c> events</c>

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with<00:36:19.539><c> our</c><00:36:19.719><c> brothers</c><00:36:19.940><c> and</c><00:36:20.260><c> sisters,</c>

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praise<00:36:21.420><c> and</c><00:36:22.559><c> singing</c><00:36:23.000><c> of</c><00:36:23.239><c> hymns</c><00:36:23.539><c> together</c><00:36:24.039><c> is</c><00:36:24.579><c> a</c><00:36:24.800><c> great</c><00:36:25.000><c> way.</c>

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And<00:36:25.860><c> let's</c><00:36:26.019><c> just</c><00:36:26.420><c> close</c><00:36:26.739><c> with</c><00:36:27.639><c> Hebrews</c><00:36:28.000><c> chapter</c><00:36:28.519><c> 10.</c>

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I<00:36:31.860><c> referenced</c><00:36:32.300><c> this</c><00:36:32.679><c> passage</c><00:36:33.139><c> earlier,</c>

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but<00:36:33.940><c> I'll</c><00:36:34.159><c> just</c><00:36:34.480><c> read</c><00:36:34.699><c> it</c><00:36:34.860><c> so</c><00:36:35.039><c> we</c><00:36:35.360><c> see</c><00:36:35.559><c> the</c><00:36:35.840><c> context.</c>

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Hebrews<00:36:38.719><c> chapter</c><00:36:39.260><c> 10,</c><00:36:40.159><c> this</c><00:36:40.400><c> is</c><00:36:40.860><c> in</c><00:36:41.380><c> a</c><00:36:41.579><c> section</c><00:36:41.880><c> of</c><00:36:42.579><c> the</c><00:36:42.739><c> letter</c>

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entitled<00:36:44.000><c> A</c><00:36:44.400><c> Call</c><00:36:44.659><c> to</c><00:36:44.940><c> Preserve.</c>

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Therefore,<00:36:52.099><c> brothers</c><00:36:52.320><c> and</c><00:36:52.639><c> sisters,</c>

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since<00:36:53.579><c> we</c><00:36:53.800><c> have</c><00:36:54.059><c> confidence</c><00:36:54.599><c> to</c><00:36:54.880><c> enter</c><00:36:55.039><c> the</c><00:36:55.280><c> most</c><00:36:55.539><c> holy</c><00:36:55.780><c> place</c>

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by<00:36:56.380><c> the</c><00:36:56.579><c> blood</c><00:36:56.699><c> of</c><00:36:56.900><c> Jesus,</c><00:36:57.360><c> by</c><00:36:57.579><c> a</c><00:36:57.780><c> new</c><00:36:57.940><c> and</c><00:36:58.099><c> living</c><00:36:58.280><c> way,</c>

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open<00:36:59.360><c> for</c><00:36:59.579><c> us</c><00:36:59.760><c> through</c><00:36:59.980><c> the</c><00:37:00.199><c> curtain</c><00:37:00.420><c> that</c><00:37:00.639><c> is</c><00:37:00.820><c> his</c><00:37:01.039><c> body,</c>

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and<00:37:02.000><c> since</c><00:37:02.239><c> we</c><00:37:02.420><c> have</c><00:37:02.579><c> a</c><00:37:02.820><c> great</c><00:37:02.980><c> high</c><00:37:03.280><c> priest</c><00:37:03.559><c> over</c><00:37:03.820><c> the</c><00:37:03.980><c> house</c>

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of<00:37:04.420><c> God,</c>

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let's<00:37:05.719><c> draw</c><00:37:06.019><c> near</c><00:37:06.460><c> to</c><00:37:06.699><c> God</c><00:37:07.360><c> with</c><00:37:08.159><c> a</c><00:37:08.360><c> sincere</c><00:37:08.840><c> heart</c>

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and<00:37:10.119><c> full</c><00:37:10.380><c> assurance</c><00:37:10.840><c> of</c><00:37:11.119><c> faith,</c><00:37:11.280><c> right?</c>

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This<00:37:11.659><c> is</c><00:37:11.780><c> what</c><00:37:11.860><c> we're</c><00:37:12.079><c> talking</c><00:37:12.360><c> about.</c>

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The<00:37:12.820><c> whole</c><00:37:13.199><c> series</c><00:37:13.599><c> has</c><00:37:13.800><c> been</c><00:37:13.960><c> on</c><00:37:14.239><c> how</c><00:37:14.579><c> do</c><00:37:14.739><c> we</c><00:37:14.940><c> draw</c><00:37:15.219><c> near</c><00:37:15.559><c> to</c><00:37:15.800><c> God?</c>

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And<00:37:16.800><c> the</c><00:37:17.059><c> Exhorter</c><00:37:17.400><c> here</c><00:37:17.840><c> in</c><00:37:18.380><c> Hebrews</c><00:37:18.699><c> 10</c><00:37:18.980><c> is</c><00:37:19.139><c> saying</c>

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let's<00:37:19.639><c> draw</c><00:37:19.900><c> near</c><00:37:20.239><c> to</c><00:37:20.500><c> God</c><00:37:20.880><c> with</c><00:37:21.300><c> a</c><00:37:21.500><c> sincere</c><00:37:22.000><c> heart.</c>

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How<00:37:23.179><c> do</c><00:37:23.380><c> we</c><00:37:23.500><c> do</c><00:37:23.719><c> that?</c>

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By<00:37:24.599><c> having</c><00:37:24.900><c> our</c><00:37:25.179><c> bodies</c><00:37:25.400><c> washed</c><00:37:25.920><c> with</c><00:37:26.199><c> pure</c><00:37:26.500><c> water.</c>

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Let's<00:37:27.820><c> hold</c><00:37:28.119><c> on</c><00:37:28.619><c> swervingly,</c><00:37:29.360><c> verse</c><00:37:29.659><c> 23,</c>

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to<00:37:30.980><c> the</c><00:37:31.239><c> hope</c><00:37:31.539><c> we</c><00:37:31.880><c> profess,</c><00:37:32.960><c> for</c><00:37:33.139><c> he</c><00:37:33.500><c> who</c><00:37:33.860><c> promised</c><00:37:34.340><c> is</c><00:37:35.199><c> faithful.</c>

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As<00:37:36.639><c> Richard</c><00:37:36.980><c> Lee</c><00:37:37.219><c> says,</c><00:37:37.699><c> we</c><00:37:37.760><c> have</c><00:37:38.000><c> a</c><00:37:38.219><c> God</c><00:37:38.400><c> who</c><00:37:38.780><c> cannot</c><00:37:39.239><c> lie.</c>

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Our<00:37:40.639><c> God</c><00:37:41.019><c> is</c><00:37:41.739><c> faithful.</c>

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And<00:37:43.579><c> let's</c><00:37:43.960><c> consider</c><00:37:44.559><c> how</c><00:37:44.800><c> we</c><00:37:45.000><c> can</c><00:37:45.400><c> spur</c><00:37:45.760><c> one</c><00:37:46.079><c> another</c><00:37:46.380><c> on</c>

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towards<00:37:47.119><c> love</c><00:37:47.679><c> and</c><00:37:48.239><c> good</c><00:37:48.519><c> deeds.</c>

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Let's<00:37:49.699><c> not</c><00:37:49.880><c> give</c><00:37:50.079><c> up</c><00:37:50.400><c> meeting</c><00:37:50.760><c> together</c>

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as<00:37:51.559><c> some</c><00:37:51.739><c> are</c><00:37:51.920><c> in</c><00:37:52.000><c> the</c><00:37:52.139><c> habit</c><00:37:52.360><c> of</c><00:37:52.539><c> doing,</c>

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but<00:37:53.179><c> let's</c><00:37:53.579><c> encourage</c><00:37:54.179><c> one</c><00:37:54.440><c> another,</c>

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and<00:37:55.539><c> so</c><00:37:55.719><c> much</c><00:37:55.920><c> the</c><00:37:56.159><c> more</c><00:37:56.559><c> as</c><00:37:56.920><c> you</c><00:37:57.179><c> see</c><00:37:57.360><c> the</c><00:37:57.559><c> day</c><00:37:57.739><c> approaching.</c>

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And<00:37:58.900><c> so</c><00:37:59.199><c> when</c><00:37:59.400><c> we</c><00:37:59.780><c> meet</c><00:38:00.260><c> together,</c><00:38:01.260><c> brothers</c><00:38:01.440><c> and</c><00:38:01.760><c> sisters,</c>

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when<00:38:02.980><c> the</c><00:38:03.400><c> CYC</c><00:38:04.159><c> gets</c><00:38:04.500><c> together,</c><00:38:05.159><c> when</c><00:38:05.500><c> we</c><00:38:06.039><c> get</c><00:38:06.380><c> together,</c>

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we<00:38:07.519><c> can</c><00:38:07.840><c> build</c><00:38:08.239><c> each</c><00:38:08.599><c> other</c><00:38:08.860><c> up,</c>

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and<00:38:09.800><c> this</c><00:38:10.059><c> process</c><00:38:10.659><c> can</c><00:38:11.000><c> often</c><00:38:11.480><c> cause</c><00:38:11.940><c> us</c>

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to<00:38:12.920><c> feel</c><00:38:13.260><c> a</c><00:38:13.599><c> closeness</c><00:38:14.920><c> to</c><00:38:15.539><c> our</c><00:38:15.820><c> God.</c>