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&lt;div align=&quot;Justify&quot;&gt;  There&#39;s a lighthouse on the hillside that over looks life&#39;s sea.&lt;br /&gt;  When I&#39;m tossed, it sends out a light that I might see.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;   And the light that shines in the darkness now will safely lead us o&#39;er.&lt;br /&gt;   If it wasn&#39;t for the lighthouse, my ship would be no more.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Everybody, that lives about us, says tear that old lighthouse down.&lt;br /&gt;No the big ships, don&#39;t sail this way anymore.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There&#39;s no use of it standing &#39;round.&lt;br /&gt;And then my mind goes back to that stormy night.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When just in time, I saw that old light.&lt;br /&gt;And, the light from that old lighthouse, that stands there on the hill.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And I thank God for the lighthouse, I owe my life to Him.&lt;br /&gt;  For Jesus is the lighthouse, and from the rocks of sin.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;   He has shone a light around me that I could clearly see.&lt;br /&gt;   If it wasn&#39;t for the lighthouse tell me where would this ship be.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He has shone the light around me, that I could clearly see,&lt;br /&gt;If it wasn&#39;t for the lighthouse, tell me where would this ship be.
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Once there was a little boy and a little girl, who loved Jesus very much, and He loved them.  They were kind and always told the truth, and whatever Jesus wanted them to do they tried their best to do.   &quot;You may come to my house,&quot; Jesus told them one day, &quot;and there I will  give you a gift.&quot;
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They put on their best clothes, made sure they were clean, and  went to Jesus&#39; house.   It was a beautiful house, and it made them feel  beautiful too, just to be  inside it.  They met Jesus, and he gave them his gift.  It was a key - a wonderful key.   &quot;Take care of this key,&quot;  He said.  &quot;Put it next to your heart.  Don&#39;t let  it tarnish or get rusty.  Always keep  it with you.
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One day it will open a wonderful door.  Whenever you wish, you may return to my house, but each  time, I will ask to see the key.&quot;  They promised him they would, and they went home.
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They returned often to Jesus&#39; house, and each time he asked if they still had the key.  And they always did. One day he asked if they would follow him.  He led they to a hill covered with green grass and trees.  On top of the hill was a mansion in the middle of a beautiful garden.  Even in their dreams they had never imagined anything so magnificent.  &quot;Who lives here?&quot; They asked him.
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&quot;You may,&quot; he answered.  &quot;This is your eternal home.  I&#39;ve been building it for you.  The key I gave you fits in a lock in the front door.  Now run up the path and put your key into the lock.&quot;   They ran up the hill and through the garden to the front door.  
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&quot;If it&#39;s this beautiful on the outside,&quot; they said, &quot;it must be even more wonderful inside!&quot;    But when they reached the front door, they stopped.  It was the strangest
door they had ever seen.  Instead of one lock, the door as covered with locks, hundreds of locks, thousands of locks.  And they only had one key. They put their key into one of the locks.  It wouldn&#39;t fit.  They put it into another. It didn&#39;t fit that one either.  They tried many different locks. Finally they found the one that fit.  They turned the key and the lock clicked.   
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But the door wouldn&#39;t open. They ran back to Jesus.  &quot;We cannot open the door,&quot; they said.  &quot;It is covered with locks and we only   have one key.&quot; 
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He smiled at them and said:  &quot;Do you think you would be happy living in your mansion all alone?  Is there anyone you would like to live with you there?&quot;
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They thought for a while and then answered,  &quot;We would like our families to live with us.&quot; 
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&quot;Go and find them,&quot; he said.  &quot;Invite them to  my house, and I will give each one their very own key.  oon you will have many keys.&quot; 
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They rushed out eagerly to find their families.  They found their fathers and mothers, their brothers and sisters, and all of their cousins and brought them to Jesus&#39; house.  Just as he had promised, he gave each one a key.  When all had been given a key,  together they returned to the great door of the mansion.  Now they had dozens of keys, but there were thousands of locks,  and the door still wouldn&#39;t open.  They needed more keys.
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Once again they returned to Jesus.  &quot;We have brought our families,&quot; they said. &quot;But the door still won&#39;t open.&quot; 
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&quot;Do your parents have a mother and father and brothers and sisters?&quot;  He asked them.  &quot;Do you think they will be happy living in the beautiful mansion without them?  If you look hard enough, you will find many, many people.  Bring them all to my house, and I will give each one a key.&quot; 
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They looked very hard, just as Jesus had told them.  They found mothers and fathers. They found brothers and sisters.  They found grandmas and grandpas and great-great- grandmothers and great-great-great grandfathers.  They found aunts and uncles and nieces and nephews and cousins. They found them in big cities.  They found them in tiny villages.  Some lived by the seashore.   
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Some lived in the open prairie.  Some lived near the mountains. Some lived far across the ocean.  And some lived close, just over the next hill.   Some were blacksmiths and some were farmers.  There were cobblers and tailors and fishermen.  There were teachers and mechanics and shopkeepers. Some were tall with strange-looking hats.  Others were short and wore wooden shoes.  They spoke different languages and came from many different countries.
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They found some with long blond hair that hung far down their backs in braids. They found some with short red hair that stuck straight up and had to be hidden under a hat. The boy and girl searched until they had found everybody and all their  families.
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They brought all the fathers and mothers, the brothers and sisters,the aunts the uncles, the nieces, and nephews, the grandmothers and  grandfathers to Jesus&#39; house.  Inside he gave each one his or her, own key.  Soon all the families were gathered before the great door.  There was a lock for every key. They turned the keys, but the door remained closed.   
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There was one final lock, a great big one right in the middle of the door, and no one had its key.  The boy and the girl returned to Jesus, &quot;We have found all our families,&quot;  they said.  &quot;But the door still won&#39;t open.  We&#39;re missing a key and don&#39;t know where to find it.&quot;   
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Jesus smiled, put his arms around them, and gave each one a kiss.  &quot;I have the last key,&quot; he said, and he held it up.  It was bright and shining beautiful. &quot;This is the key of my atonement,&quot; he said.  &quot;Am I not a member of the family? Do you think you will be happy living in your mansion without me?  Do you think I would be happy living without you?  Now that you have found the whole family, all my brothers and sisters, all our Father&#39;s children, together we will enter our eternal home, for home will always be where families live and love together.&quot;  He took their hands, and the whole family opened the door, entered the mansion, and spent an eternity of happiness together.
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&quot;In my Father&#39;s house are many mansions,&quot; Jesus said.  &quot;I go to prepare a place for you.  And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.  And  whither I go ye know, and the way ye know.&quot; (John 14:2-4)&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;center&quot; valign=&quot;middle&quot;&gt;The &quot;Parable of the Horse&quot; (also known as the Parable of the Chinese Farmer) is a classic Taoist story that teaches acceptance, the unpredictability of life, and the folly of prematurely judging events as strictly &quot;good&quot; or &quot;bad&quot;
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Once upon the time there was an old farmer who had worked his crops for many years. One day his horse ran away. Upon hearing the news, his neighbors came to visit. &quot;Such bad luck,&quot; they said sympathetically.
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&quot;Maybe,&quot; the farmer replied.
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The next morning the horse returned, bringing with it three other wild horses. &quot;How wonderful,&quot; the neighbors exclaimed.
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&quot;Maybe,&quot; replied the old man.
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The following day, his son tried to ride one of the untamed horses, was thrown, and broke his leg. The neighbors again came to offer their sympathy on his misfortune.
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&quot;Maybe,&quot; answered the farmer.
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The day after, military officials came to the village to draft young men into the army. Seeing that the son’s leg was broken, they passed him by. The neighbors congratulated the farmer on how well things had turned out.
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&quot;Maybe,&quot; said the farmer.&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;
&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;h3&gt;The Moral for Kids&lt;/h3&gt;Life is full of unexpected twists. When something goes wrong, it is easy to feel upset, and when something goes right, we get excited. This parable helps children understand that good and bad things are often connected. Instead of jumping to conclusions or worrying too much about what happens, it is always better to wait and see how things unfold.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;So, my question is, if we can&#39;t tell if an event will have positive or negative outcomes, how can we determine the best goal / outcome to work towards? Is it a question of intention and karma? Or perhaps that we should conduct ourselves as wisely as we can but keep in mind we don&#39;t have omniscience or absolute knowledge of what our actions will cause?&lt;/i&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;This ancient Chinese parable&amp;nbsp;expresses&amp;nbsp;the balance between good luck and bad luck&amp;nbsp;or happiness and unhappiness.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.zenpencils.com/comic/109-zen-fable-the-river-crossing/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;See Comic&lt;/a&gt; of the Chinese Fable: The River Crossing  &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.cyjack.com/cognition/Zen%20Stories.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Zen Stories to Tell your Neighbours&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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“A lady went to her Pastor and said ‘Pastor, I won’t be going
to your church anymore.&quot;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;
The Pastor responded &quot;But why?&quot;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;
The lady said &quot;Ah! I saw a woman gossipping about another
member; a man that is a hypocrite; the worship team living
wrong; people looking at their phone during service; among
so many other things wrong in your church.&quot;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;
The Pastor replied &quot;OK. But before you go, do me a favor:
take a full glass of water and walk around the church three
times without spilling a drop on the ground. Afterwards,
leave the church if you desire.&quot;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;
The lady thought: too easy! She walked three times around
the church as the Pastor had asked. When she finished she
told the Pastor she was ready to leave.&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;
  
 The Pastor said, &quot;Before you leave I want to ask you one
more question. When you were walking around the church,
did you see anyone gossipping?&quot;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;
The lady replied &quot;No.&quot;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;
&quot;Did you see any hypocrites?&quot;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;
The lady said &quot;No.&quot;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;
&quot;Anyone looking at their phone?&quot;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;
&quot;No.&quot;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;
&quot;You know why?&quot;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;
&quot;No.&quot;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;
&quot;You were focused on the glass, to make sure you didn’t
stumble and spill any water. It’s the same with our life.
When we keep our eyes on Jesus, we don’t have time to see
the mistakes of others. We will reach out a helping hand to
them and concentrate on our own walk with the Lord.”
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&lt;i&gt;Lesson: &lt;/i&gt;Focus on Jesus, not the other people 
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&lt;b&gt;Story About A Glass Of Water (The Other One)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;BR&gt;A professor was giving a lecture about stress management to students, as she raised a glass of water. Everyone expected that she&#39;d ask &#39;if the ...&lt;a href=&quot;https://threeminuteleadership.com/2015/08/30/lessons-from-a-glass-of-water/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Read more&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: 24px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;Only called when they needed assistance&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-g5y9jx r-18u37iz r-1w6e6rj&quot; style=&quot;align-content: flex-start; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-flow: wrap; flex-shrink: 0; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-g5y9jx r-13awgt0 r-18u37iz r-1w6e6rj&quot; style=&quot;align-content: flex-start; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-flow: wrap; flex: 1 1 0%; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-146c3p1 r-1inkyih r-11rrj2j r-13awgt0 r-fdjqy7 r-1dxmaum r-1it3c9n r-135wba7&quot; dir=&quot;auto&quot; style=&quot;background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #131313; display: inline; flex: 1 1 0%; font-family: Gordita, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-language-override: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: 24px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;Never asked how I was holding on&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-g5y9jx r-18u37iz r-1w6e6rj&quot; style=&quot;align-content: flex-start; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-flow: wrap; flex-shrink: 0; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-g5y9jx r-13awgt0 r-18u37iz r-1w6e6rj&quot; style=&quot;align-content: flex-start; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-flow: wrap; flex: 1 1 0%; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-146c3p1 r-1inkyih r-11rrj2j r-13awgt0 r-fdjqy7 r-1dxmaum r-1it3c9n r-135wba7&quot; dir=&quot;auto&quot; style=&quot;background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #131313; display: inline; flex: 1 1 0%; font-family: Gordita, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-language-override: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: 24px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;Just took what they could and they were gone&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-g5y9jx r-zd98yo r-kbtpn4&quot; style=&quot;align-content: flex-start; align-items: stretch; background-color: white; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; list-style: none; margin: -20px 0px 32px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-g5y9jx r-18u37iz r-1w6e6rj&quot; style=&quot;align-content: flex-start; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-flow: wrap; flex-shrink: 0; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-g5y9jx r-13awgt0 r-18u37iz r-1w6e6rj&quot; style=&quot;align-content: flex-start; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-flow: wrap; flex: 1 1 0%; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-146c3p1 r-1inkyih r-11rrj2j r-13awgt0 r-fdjqy7 r-1dxmaum r-1it3c9n r-135wba7&quot; dir=&quot;auto&quot; style=&quot;background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #131313; display: inline; flex: 1 1 0%; font-family: Gordita, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-language-override: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: 24px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;But now I′m laid out in a box of pine&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-g5y9jx r-18u37iz r-1w6e6rj&quot; style=&quot;align-content: flex-start; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-flow: wrap; flex-shrink: 0; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-g5y9jx r-13awgt0 r-18u37iz r-1w6e6rj&quot; style=&quot;align-content: flex-start; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-flow: wrap; flex: 1 1 0%; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-146c3p1 r-1inkyih r-11rrj2j r-13awgt0 r-fdjqy7 r-1dxmaum r-1it3c9n r-135wba7&quot; dir=&quot;auto&quot; style=&quot;background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #131313; display: inline; flex: 1 1 0%; font-family: Gordita, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-language-override: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: 24px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;They&#39;re flying in from different timelines&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-g5y9jx r-18u37iz r-1w6e6rj&quot; style=&quot;align-content: flex-start; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-flow: wrap; flex-shrink: 0; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-g5y9jx r-13awgt0 r-18u37iz r-1w6e6rj&quot; style=&quot;align-content: flex-start; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-flow: wrap; flex: 1 1 0%; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-146c3p1 r-1inkyih r-11rrj2j r-13awgt0 r-fdjqy7 r-1dxmaum r-1it3c9n r-135wba7&quot; dir=&quot;auto&quot; style=&quot;background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #131313; display: inline; flex: 1 1 0%; font-family: Gordita, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-language-override: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: 24px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;Crying tears they never shed before&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-g5y9jx r-18u37iz r-1w6e6rj&quot; style=&quot;align-content: flex-start; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-flow: wrap; flex-shrink: 0; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-g5y9jx r-13awgt0 r-18u37iz r-1w6e6rj&quot; style=&quot;align-content: flex-start; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-flow: wrap; flex: 1 1 0%; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-146c3p1 r-1inkyih r-11rrj2j r-13awgt0 r-fdjqy7 r-1dxmaum r-1it3c9n r-135wba7&quot; dir=&quot;auto&quot; style=&quot;background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #131313; display: inline; flex: 1 1 0%; font-family: Gordita, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-language-override: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: 24px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;Preaching love they never showed no more&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-g5y9jx r-zd98yo&quot; style=&quot;align-content: flex-start; align-items: stretch; background-color: white; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 32px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-g5y9jx r-13awgt0 r-18u37iz&quot; style=&quot;align-content: flex-start; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-direction: row; flex: 1 1 0%; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;&quot;&gt;&lt;h3 aria-level=&quot;3&quot; class=&quot;css-146c3p1 r-fdjqy7 r-a023e6 r-1kfrs79 r-1cwl3u0 r-uia4a0 r-pkx7oh r-tz2msa r-1upy0dh r-5oul0u&quot; dir=&quot;auto&quot; role=&quot;heading&quot; style=&quot;align-content: center; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #777777; display: inline; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;, Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-language-override: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: small-caps; font-variation-settings: normal; letter-spacing: 2px; line-height: 16px; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 8px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;chorus&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-g5y9jx r-18u37iz r-1w6e6rj&quot; style=&quot;align-content: flex-start; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-flow: wrap; flex-shrink: 0; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-g5y9jx r-13awgt0 r-18u37iz r-1w6e6rj&quot; style=&quot;align-content: flex-start; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-flow: wrap; flex: 1 1 0%; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-146c3p1 r-1inkyih r-11rrj2j r-13awgt0 r-fdjqy7 r-1dxmaum r-1it3c9n r-135wba7&quot; dir=&quot;auto&quot; style=&quot;background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #131313; display: inline; flex: 1 1 0%; font-family: Gordita, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-language-override: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: 24px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;They′ll drive four miles to see me dead&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-g5y9jx r-18u37iz r-1w6e6rj&quot; style=&quot;align-content: flex-start; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-flow: wrap; flex-shrink: 0; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-g5y9jx r-13awgt0 r-18u37iz r-1w6e6rj&quot; style=&quot;align-content: flex-start; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-flow: wrap; flex: 1 1 0%; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-146c3p1 r-1inkyih r-11rrj2j r-13awgt0 r-fdjqy7 r-1dxmaum r-1it3c9n r-135wba7&quot; dir=&quot;auto&quot; style=&quot;background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #131313; display: inline; flex: 1 1 0%; font-family: Gordita, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-language-override: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: 24px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;But not a soul checked in when I bled&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-g5y9jx r-18u37iz r-1w6e6rj&quot; style=&quot;align-content: flex-start; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-flow: wrap; flex-shrink: 0; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-g5y9jx r-13awgt0 r-18u37iz r-1w6e6rj&quot; style=&quot;align-content: flex-start; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-flow: wrap; flex: 1 1 0%; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-146c3p1 r-1inkyih r-11rrj2j r-13awgt0 r-fdjqy7 r-1dxmaum r-1it3c9n r-135wba7&quot; dir=&quot;auto&quot; style=&quot;background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #131313; display: inline; flex: 1 1 0%; font-family: Gordita, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-language-override: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: 24px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;Now they&#39;re dressed in black, heads bowed low&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-g5y9jx r-18u37iz r-1w6e6rj&quot; style=&quot;align-content: flex-start; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-flow: wrap; flex-shrink: 0; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-g5y9jx r-13awgt0 r-18u37iz r-1w6e6rj&quot; style=&quot;align-content: flex-start; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-flow: wrap; flex: 1 1 0%; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-146c3p1 r-1inkyih r-11rrj2j r-13awgt0 r-fdjqy7 r-1dxmaum r-1it3c9n r-135wba7&quot; dir=&quot;auto&quot; style=&quot;background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #131313; display: inline; flex: 1 1 0%; font-family: Gordita, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-language-override: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: 24px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;Saying things they never let me know&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-g5y9jx r-zd98yo r-kbtpn4&quot; style=&quot;align-content: flex-start; align-items: stretch; background-color: white; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; list-style: none; margin: -20px 0px 32px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-g5y9jx r-18u37iz r-1w6e6rj&quot; style=&quot;align-content: flex-start; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-flow: wrap; flex-shrink: 0; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-g5y9jx r-13awgt0 r-18u37iz r-1w6e6rj&quot; style=&quot;align-content: flex-start; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-flow: wrap; flex: 1 1 0%; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-146c3p1 r-1inkyih r-11rrj2j r-13awgt0 r-fdjqy7 r-1dxmaum r-1it3c9n r-135wba7&quot; dir=&quot;auto&quot; style=&quot;background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #131313; display: inline; flex: 1 1 0%; font-family: Gordita, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-language-override: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: 24px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;I was the black sheep left to roam&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-g5y9jx r-18u37iz r-1w6e6rj&quot; style=&quot;align-content: flex-start; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-flow: wrap; flex-shrink: 0; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-g5y9jx r-13awgt0 r-18u37iz r-1w6e6rj&quot; style=&quot;align-content: flex-start; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-flow: wrap; flex: 1 1 0%; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-146c3p1 r-1inkyih r-11rrj2j r-13awgt0 r-fdjqy7 r-1dxmaum r-1it3c9n r-135wba7&quot; dir=&quot;auto&quot; style=&quot;background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #131313; display: inline; flex: 1 1 0%; font-family: Gordita, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-language-override: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: 24px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;Now they&#39;re here like I was never alone&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-g5y9jx r-18u37iz r-1w6e6rj&quot; style=&quot;align-content: flex-start; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-flow: wrap; flex-shrink: 0; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-g5y9jx r-13awgt0 r-18u37iz r-1w6e6rj&quot; style=&quot;align-content: flex-start; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-flow: wrap; flex: 1 1 0%; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-146c3p1 r-1inkyih r-11rrj2j r-13awgt0 r-fdjqy7 r-1dxmaum r-1it3c9n r-135wba7&quot; dir=&quot;auto&quot; style=&quot;background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #131313; display: inline; flex: 1 1 0%; font-family: Gordita, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-language-override: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: 24px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;Funny how the silence breaks&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-g5y9jx r-18u37iz r-1w6e6rj&quot; style=&quot;align-content: flex-start; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-flow: wrap; flex-shrink: 0; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-g5y9jx r-13awgt0 r-18u37iz r-1w6e6rj&quot; style=&quot;align-content: flex-start; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-flow: wrap; flex: 1 1 0%; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-146c3p1 r-1inkyih r-11rrj2j r-13awgt0 r-fdjqy7 r-1dxmaum r-1it3c9n r-135wba7&quot; dir=&quot;auto&quot; style=&quot;background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #131313; display: inline; flex: 1 1 0%; font-family: Gordita, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-language-override: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: 24px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;When it′s too damn late&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-g5y9jx r-zd98yo&quot; style=&quot;align-content: flex-start; align-items: stretch; background-color: white; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 32px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-g5y9jx r-13awgt0 r-18u37iz&quot; style=&quot;align-content: flex-start; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-direction: row; flex: 1 1 0%; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;&quot;&gt;&lt;h3 aria-level=&quot;3&quot; class=&quot;css-146c3p1 r-fdjqy7 r-a023e6 r-1kfrs79 r-1cwl3u0 r-uia4a0 r-pkx7oh r-tz2msa r-1upy0dh r-5oul0u&quot; dir=&quot;auto&quot; role=&quot;heading&quot; style=&quot;align-content: center; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #777777; display: inline; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;, Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-language-override: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: small-caps; font-variation-settings: normal; letter-spacing: 2px; line-height: 16px; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 8px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;verse&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-g5y9jx r-18u37iz r-1w6e6rj&quot; style=&quot;align-content: flex-start; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-flow: wrap; flex-shrink: 0; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-g5y9jx r-13awgt0 r-18u37iz r-1w6e6rj&quot; style=&quot;align-content: flex-start; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-flow: wrap; flex: 1 1 0%; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-146c3p1 r-1inkyih r-11rrj2j r-13awgt0 r-fdjqy7 r-1dxmaum r-1it3c9n r-135wba7&quot; dir=&quot;auto&quot; style=&quot;background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #131313; display: inline; flex: 1 1 0%; font-family: Gordita, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-language-override: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: 24px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;They post my name like they knew my pain&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-g5y9jx r-18u37iz r-1w6e6rj&quot; style=&quot;align-content: flex-start; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-flow: wrap; flex-shrink: 0; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-g5y9jx r-13awgt0 r-18u37iz r-1w6e6rj&quot; style=&quot;align-content: flex-start; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-flow: wrap; flex: 1 1 0%; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-146c3p1 r-1inkyih r-11rrj2j r-13awgt0 r-fdjqy7 r-1dxmaum r-1it3c9n r-135wba7&quot; dir=&quot;auto&quot; style=&quot;background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #131313; display: inline; flex: 1 1 0%; font-family: Gordita, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-language-override: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: 24px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;But I walked through fire in the pouring rain&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-g5y9jx r-18u37iz r-1w6e6rj&quot; style=&quot;align-content: flex-start; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-flow: wrap; flex-shrink: 0; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-g5y9jx r-13awgt0 r-18u37iz r-1w6e6rj&quot; style=&quot;align-content: flex-start; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-flow: wrap; flex: 1 1 0%; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-146c3p1 r-1inkyih r-11rrj2j r-13awgt0 r-fdjqy7 r-1dxmaum r-1it3c9n r-135wba7&quot; dir=&quot;auto&quot; style=&quot;background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #131313; display: inline; flex: 1 1 0%; font-family: Gordita, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-language-override: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: 24px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;No calls, no letters, no helping hand&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-g5y9jx r-18u37iz r-1w6e6rj&quot; style=&quot;align-content: flex-start; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-flow: wrap; flex-shrink: 0; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-g5y9jx r-13awgt0 r-18u37iz r-1w6e6rj&quot; style=&quot;align-content: flex-start; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-flow: wrap; flex: 1 1 0%; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-146c3p1 r-1inkyih r-11rrj2j r-13awgt0 r-fdjqy7 r-1dxmaum r-1it3c9n r-135wba7&quot; dir=&quot;auto&quot; style=&quot;background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #131313; display: inline; flex: 1 1 0%; font-family: Gordita, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-language-override: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: 24px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;Just empty words and shifting sand&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-g5y9jx r-zd98yo r-kbtpn4&quot; style=&quot;align-content: flex-start; align-items: stretch; background-color: white; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; list-style: none; margin: -20px 0px 32px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-g5y9jx r-18u37iz r-1w6e6rj&quot; style=&quot;align-content: flex-start; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-flow: wrap; flex-shrink: 0; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-g5y9jx r-13awgt0 r-18u37iz r-1w6e6rj&quot; style=&quot;align-content: flex-start; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-flow: wrap; flex: 1 1 0%; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-146c3p1 r-1inkyih r-11rrj2j r-13awgt0 r-fdjqy7 r-1dxmaum r-1it3c9n r-135wba7&quot; dir=&quot;auto&quot; style=&quot;background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #131313; display: inline; flex: 1 1 0%; font-family: Gordita, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-language-override: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: 24px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;Now they′re lining up to pay respect&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-g5y9jx r-18u37iz r-1w6e6rj&quot; style=&quot;align-content: flex-start; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-flow: wrap; flex-shrink: 0; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-g5y9jx r-13awgt0 r-18u37iz r-1w6e6rj&quot; style=&quot;align-content: flex-start; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-flow: wrap; flex: 1 1 0%; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-146c3p1 r-1inkyih r-11rrj2j r-13awgt0 r-fdjqy7 r-1dxmaum r-1it3c9n r-135wba7&quot; dir=&quot;auto&quot; style=&quot;background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #131313; display: inline; flex: 1 1 0%; font-family: Gordita, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-language-override: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: 24px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;To a soul they chose to disconnect&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-g5y9jx r-18u37iz r-1w6e6rj&quot; style=&quot;align-content: flex-start; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-flow: wrap; flex-shrink: 0; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-g5y9jx r-13awgt0 r-18u37iz r-1w6e6rj&quot; style=&quot;align-content: flex-start; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-flow: wrap; flex: 1 1 0%; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-146c3p1 r-1inkyih r-11rrj2j r-13awgt0 r-fdjqy7 r-1dxmaum r-1it3c9n r-135wba7&quot; dir=&quot;auto&quot; style=&quot;background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #131313; display: inline; flex: 1 1 0%; font-family: Gordita, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-language-override: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: 24px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;Preacher says, &quot;I touched their lives&quot;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-g5y9jx r-18u37iz r-1w6e6rj&quot; style=&quot;align-content: flex-start; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-flow: wrap; flex-shrink: 0; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-g5y9jx r-13awgt0 r-18u37iz r-1w6e6rj&quot; style=&quot;align-content: flex-start; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-flow: wrap; flex: 1 1 0%; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-146c3p1 r-1inkyih r-11rrj2j r-13awgt0 r-fdjqy7 r-1dxmaum r-1it3c9n r-135wba7&quot; dir=&quot;auto&quot; style=&quot;background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #131313; display: inline; flex: 1 1 0%; font-family: Gordita, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-language-override: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: 24px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;But where were they when I tried to survive?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-g5y9jx r-zd98yo&quot; style=&quot;align-content: flex-start; align-items: stretch; background-color: white; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 32px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-g5y9jx r-13awgt0 r-18u37iz&quot; style=&quot;align-content: flex-start; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-direction: row; flex: 1 1 0%; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;&quot;&gt;&lt;h3 aria-level=&quot;3&quot; class=&quot;css-146c3p1 r-fdjqy7 r-a023e6 r-1kfrs79 r-1cwl3u0 r-uia4a0 r-pkx7oh r-tz2msa r-1upy0dh r-5oul0u&quot; dir=&quot;auto&quot; role=&quot;heading&quot; style=&quot;align-content: center; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #777777; display: inline; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;, Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-language-override: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: small-caps; font-variation-settings: normal; letter-spacing: 2px; line-height: 16px; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 8px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;chorus&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-g5y9jx r-18u37iz r-1w6e6rj&quot; style=&quot;align-content: flex-start; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-flow: wrap; flex-shrink: 0; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-g5y9jx r-13awgt0 r-18u37iz r-1w6e6rj&quot; style=&quot;align-content: flex-start; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-flow: wrap; flex: 1 1 0%; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-146c3p1 r-1inkyih r-11rrj2j r-13awgt0 r-fdjqy7 r-1dxmaum r-1it3c9n r-135wba7&quot; dir=&quot;auto&quot; style=&quot;background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #131313; display: inline; flex: 1 1 0%; font-family: Gordita, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-language-override: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: 24px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;They&#39;ll drive four miles to see me dead&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-g5y9jx r-18u37iz r-1w6e6rj&quot; style=&quot;align-content: flex-start; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-flow: wrap; flex-shrink: 0; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-g5y9jx r-13awgt0 r-18u37iz r-1w6e6rj&quot; style=&quot;align-content: flex-start; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-flow: wrap; flex: 1 1 0%; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-146c3p1 r-1inkyih r-11rrj2j r-13awgt0 r-fdjqy7 r-1dxmaum r-1it3c9n r-135wba7&quot; dir=&quot;auto&quot; style=&quot;background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #131313; display: inline; flex: 1 1 0%; font-family: Gordita, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-language-override: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: 24px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;But not a soul checked in when I bled&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-g5y9jx r-18u37iz r-1w6e6rj&quot; style=&quot;align-content: flex-start; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-flow: wrap; flex-shrink: 0; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-g5y9jx r-13awgt0 r-18u37iz r-1w6e6rj&quot; style=&quot;align-content: flex-start; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-flow: wrap; flex: 1 1 0%; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-146c3p1 r-1inkyih r-11rrj2j r-13awgt0 r-fdjqy7 r-1dxmaum r-1it3c9n r-135wba7&quot; dir=&quot;auto&quot; style=&quot;background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #131313; display: inline; flex: 1 1 0%; font-family: Gordita, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-language-override: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: 24px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;Now they′re dressed in black, heads bowed low&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-g5y9jx r-18u37iz r-1w6e6rj&quot; style=&quot;align-content: flex-start; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-flow: wrap; flex-shrink: 0; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-g5y9jx r-13awgt0 r-18u37iz r-1w6e6rj&quot; style=&quot;align-content: flex-start; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-flow: wrap; flex: 1 1 0%; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-146c3p1 r-1inkyih r-11rrj2j r-13awgt0 r-fdjqy7 r-1dxmaum r-1it3c9n r-135wba7&quot; dir=&quot;auto&quot; style=&quot;background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #131313; display: inline; flex: 1 1 0%; font-family: Gordita, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-language-override: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: 24px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;Saying things they never let me know&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-g5y9jx r-zd98yo r-kbtpn4&quot; style=&quot;align-content: flex-start; align-items: stretch; background-color: white; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; list-style: none; margin: -20px 0px 32px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-g5y9jx r-18u37iz r-1w6e6rj&quot; style=&quot;align-content: flex-start; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-flow: wrap; flex-shrink: 0; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-g5y9jx r-13awgt0 r-18u37iz r-1w6e6rj&quot; style=&quot;align-content: flex-start; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-flow: wrap; flex: 1 1 0%; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-146c3p1 r-1inkyih r-11rrj2j r-13awgt0 r-fdjqy7 r-1dxmaum r-1it3c9n r-135wba7&quot; dir=&quot;auto&quot; style=&quot;background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #131313; display: inline; flex: 1 1 0%; font-family: Gordita, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-language-override: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: 24px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;I was the black sheep left to roam&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-g5y9jx r-18u37iz r-1w6e6rj&quot; style=&quot;align-content: flex-start; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-flow: wrap; flex-shrink: 0; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-g5y9jx r-13awgt0 r-18u37iz r-1w6e6rj&quot; style=&quot;align-content: flex-start; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-flow: wrap; flex: 1 1 0%; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-146c3p1 r-1inkyih r-11rrj2j r-13awgt0 r-fdjqy7 r-1dxmaum r-1it3c9n r-135wba7&quot; dir=&quot;auto&quot; style=&quot;background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #131313; display: inline; flex: 1 1 0%; font-family: Gordita, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-language-override: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: 24px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;Now they&#39;re here like I was never alone&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-g5y9jx r-18u37iz r-1w6e6rj&quot; style=&quot;align-content: flex-start; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-flow: wrap; flex-shrink: 0; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-g5y9jx r-13awgt0 r-18u37iz r-1w6e6rj&quot; style=&quot;align-content: flex-start; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-flow: wrap; flex: 1 1 0%; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-146c3p1 r-1inkyih r-11rrj2j r-13awgt0 r-fdjqy7 r-1dxmaum r-1it3c9n r-135wba7&quot; dir=&quot;auto&quot; style=&quot;background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #131313; display: inline; flex: 1 1 0%; font-family: Gordita, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-language-override: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: 24px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;Funny how the silence breaks&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-g5y9jx r-18u37iz r-1w6e6rj&quot; style=&quot;align-content: flex-start; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-flow: wrap; flex-shrink: 0; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-g5y9jx r-13awgt0 r-18u37iz r-1w6e6rj&quot; style=&quot;align-content: flex-start; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-flow: wrap; flex: 1 1 0%; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-146c3p1 r-1inkyih r-11rrj2j r-13awgt0 r-fdjqy7 r-1dxmaum r-1it3c9n r-135wba7&quot; dir=&quot;auto&quot; style=&quot;background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #131313; display: inline; flex: 1 1 0%; font-family: Gordita, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-language-override: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: 24px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;When it′s too damn late&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-g5y9jx r-zd98yo&quot; style=&quot;align-content: flex-start; align-items: stretch; background-color: white; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 32px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-g5y9jx r-13awgt0 r-18u37iz&quot; style=&quot;align-content: flex-start; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-direction: row; flex: 1 1 0%; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;&quot;&gt;&lt;h3 aria-level=&quot;3&quot; class=&quot;css-146c3p1 r-fdjqy7 r-a023e6 r-1kfrs79 r-1cwl3u0 r-uia4a0 r-pkx7oh r-tz2msa r-1upy0dh r-5oul0u&quot; dir=&quot;auto&quot; role=&quot;heading&quot; style=&quot;align-content: center; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #777777; display: inline; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;, Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-language-override: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: small-caps; font-variation-settings: normal; letter-spacing: 2px; line-height: 16px; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 8px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;bridge&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-g5y9jx r-18u37iz r-1w6e6rj&quot; style=&quot;align-content: flex-start; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-flow: wrap; flex-shrink: 0; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-g5y9jx r-13awgt0 r-18u37iz r-1w6e6rj&quot; style=&quot;align-content: flex-start; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-flow: wrap; flex: 1 1 0%; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-146c3p1 r-1inkyih r-11rrj2j r-13awgt0 r-fdjqy7 r-1dxmaum r-1it3c9n r-135wba7&quot; dir=&quot;auto&quot; style=&quot;background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #131313; display: inline; flex: 1 1 0%; font-family: Gordita, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-language-override: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: 24px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;Don&#39;t bring me flowers when I′m gone&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-g5y9jx r-18u37iz r-1w6e6rj&quot; style=&quot;align-content: flex-start; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-flow: wrap; flex-shrink: 0; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-g5y9jx r-13awgt0 r-18u37iz r-1w6e6rj&quot; style=&quot;align-content: flex-start; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-flow: wrap; flex: 1 1 0%; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-146c3p1 r-1inkyih r-11rrj2j r-13awgt0 r-fdjqy7 r-1dxmaum r-1it3c9n r-135wba7&quot; dir=&quot;auto&quot; style=&quot;background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #131313; display: inline; flex: 1 1 0%; font-family: Gordita, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-language-override: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: 24px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;If you couldn&#39;t stand me when I was strong&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-g5y9jx r-18u37iz r-1w6e6rj&quot; style=&quot;align-content: flex-start; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-flow: wrap; flex-shrink: 0; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-g5y9jx r-13awgt0 r-18u37iz r-1w6e6rj&quot; style=&quot;align-content: flex-start; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-flow: wrap; flex: 1 1 0%; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-146c3p1 r-1inkyih r-11rrj2j r-13awgt0 r-fdjqy7 r-1dxmaum r-1it3c9n r-135wba7&quot; dir=&quot;auto&quot; style=&quot;background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #131313; display: inline; flex: 1 1 0%; font-family: Gordita, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-language-override: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: 24px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;I&#39;d rather die with truth than live with lies&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-g5y9jx r-18u37iz r-1w6e6rj&quot; style=&quot;align-content: flex-start; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-flow: wrap; flex-shrink: 0; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-g5y9jx r-13awgt0 r-18u37iz r-1w6e6rj&quot; style=&quot;align-content: flex-start; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-flow: wrap; flex: 1 1 0%; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-146c3p1 r-1inkyih r-11rrj2j r-13awgt0 r-fdjqy7 r-1dxmaum r-1it3c9n r-135wba7&quot; dir=&quot;auto&quot; style=&quot;background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #131313; display: inline; flex: 1 1 0%; font-family: Gordita, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-language-override: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: 24px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;So save your tears and alibis&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-g5y9jx r-zd98yo&quot; style=&quot;align-content: flex-start; align-items: stretch; background-color: white; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 32px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-g5y9jx r-13awgt0 r-18u37iz&quot; style=&quot;align-content: flex-start; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-direction: row; flex: 1 1 0%; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;&quot;&gt;&lt;h3 aria-level=&quot;3&quot; class=&quot;css-146c3p1 r-fdjqy7 r-a023e6 r-1kfrs79 r-1cwl3u0 r-uia4a0 r-pkx7oh r-tz2msa r-1upy0dh r-5oul0u&quot; dir=&quot;auto&quot; role=&quot;heading&quot; style=&quot;align-content: center; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #777777; display: inline; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;, Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-language-override: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: small-caps; font-variation-settings: normal; letter-spacing: 2px; line-height: 16px; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 8px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;chorus&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-g5y9jx r-18u37iz r-1w6e6rj&quot; style=&quot;align-content: flex-start; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-flow: wrap; flex-shrink: 0; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-g5y9jx r-13awgt0 r-18u37iz r-1w6e6rj&quot; style=&quot;align-content: flex-start; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-flow: wrap; flex: 1 1 0%; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-146c3p1 r-1inkyih r-11rrj2j r-13awgt0 r-fdjqy7 r-1dxmaum r-1it3c9n r-135wba7&quot; dir=&quot;auto&quot; style=&quot;background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #131313; display: inline; flex: 1 1 0%; font-family: Gordita, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-language-override: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: 24px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;They′ll drive four miles to see me dead&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-g5y9jx r-18u37iz r-1w6e6rj&quot; style=&quot;align-content: flex-start; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-flow: wrap; flex-shrink: 0; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-g5y9jx r-13awgt0 r-18u37iz r-1w6e6rj&quot; style=&quot;align-content: flex-start; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-flow: wrap; flex: 1 1 0%; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-146c3p1 r-1inkyih r-11rrj2j r-13awgt0 r-fdjqy7 r-1dxmaum r-1it3c9n r-135wba7&quot; dir=&quot;auto&quot; style=&quot;background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #131313; display: inline; flex: 1 1 0%; font-family: Gordita, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-language-override: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: 24px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;But not a soul checked in when I bled&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-g5y9jx r-18u37iz r-1w6e6rj&quot; style=&quot;align-content: flex-start; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-flow: wrap; flex-shrink: 0; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-g5y9jx r-13awgt0 r-18u37iz r-1w6e6rj&quot; style=&quot;align-content: flex-start; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-flow: wrap; flex: 1 1 0%; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-146c3p1 r-1inkyih r-11rrj2j r-13awgt0 r-fdjqy7 r-1dxmaum r-1it3c9n r-135wba7&quot; dir=&quot;auto&quot; style=&quot;background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #131313; display: inline; flex: 1 1 0%; font-family: Gordita, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-language-override: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: 24px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;Now they′re dressed in black, heads bowed low&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-g5y9jx r-18u37iz r-1w6e6rj&quot; style=&quot;align-content: flex-start; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-flow: wrap; flex-shrink: 0; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-g5y9jx r-13awgt0 r-18u37iz r-1w6e6rj&quot; style=&quot;align-content: flex-start; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-flow: wrap; flex: 1 1 0%; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-146c3p1 r-1inkyih r-11rrj2j r-13awgt0 r-fdjqy7 r-1dxmaum r-1it3c9n r-135wba7&quot; dir=&quot;auto&quot; style=&quot;background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #131313; display: inline; flex: 1 1 0%; font-family: Gordita, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-language-override: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: 24px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;Saying things they never let me know&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-g5y9jx r-zd98yo r-kbtpn4&quot; style=&quot;align-content: flex-start; align-items: stretch; background-color: white; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; list-style: none; margin: -20px 0px 32px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-g5y9jx r-18u37iz r-1w6e6rj&quot; style=&quot;align-content: flex-start; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-flow: wrap; flex-shrink: 0; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-g5y9jx r-13awgt0 r-18u37iz r-1w6e6rj&quot; 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font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-language-override: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: 24px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;Now they&#39;re here like I was never alone&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-g5y9jx r-18u37iz r-1w6e6rj&quot; style=&quot;align-content: flex-start; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-flow: wrap; flex-shrink: 0; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;css-g5y9jx r-13awgt0 r-18u37iz r-1w6e6rj&quot; style=&quot;align-content: flex-start; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); 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&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://web.archive.org/web/20260614171014/http://www.inspirationpeak.com/cgi-bin/stories.cgi?record=155&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Accidental Angel&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt; - 
The true story of how two strangers changed each others&#39; lives, in ways they could have never imagined.
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&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://web.archive.org/web/20260614171014/http://www.inspirationpeak.com/cgi-bin/stories.cgi?record=154&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Conquering The World&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt; - 
A thought-provoking story about a powerful king who wants to conquer the world.
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&lt;b&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://web.archive.org/web/20260614171014/http://www.inspirationpeak.com/cgi-bin/stories.cgi?record=153&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Clay Balls&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt; - 
There is a beautiful treasure inside each and every one of us and this story perfectly describes it.
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&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://web.archive.org/web/20260614171014/http://www.inspirationpeak.com/cgi-bin/stories.cgi?record=152&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Things Change&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt; - 
The real-life story of Alex Miller and another good example of why we should never give up.
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&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://web.archive.org/web/20260614171014/http://www.inspirationpeak.com/cgi-bin/stories.cgi?record=151&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;If You Bring Love&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt; - 
When life doesn&#39;t go according to plan, or when something terrible happens, remember this advice...
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&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://web.archive.org/web/20260614171014/http://www.inspirationpeak.com/cgi-bin/stories.cgi?record=150&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The Triple-Filter Test&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt; - 
Anytime you&#39;re tempted to repeat something juicy you heard to a friend, it would be wise to remember these words from Socrates...
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&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://web.archive.org/web/20260614171014/http://www.inspirationpeak.com/cgi-bin/stories.cgi?record=149&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The Dew Drop&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt; - 
Possibly the most beautiful story about a dew drop you have ever read...
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&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://web.archive.org/web/20260614171014/http://www.inspirationpeak.com/cgi-bin/stories.cgi?record=148&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Two Horses&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt; - 
Just up the road from my home is a field, with two horses in it. From a distance, each horse looks like any other horse...
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&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://web.archive.org/web/20260614171014/http://www.inspirationpeak.com/cgi-bin/stories.cgi?record=147&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wooden Bowls&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt; - 
A frail old man lived with his son, his daughter-in-law, and his four-year-old grandson. His eyes were blurry, his hands trembled, and his step faltered...
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&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://web.archive.org/web/20260614171014/http://www.inspirationpeak.com/cgi-bin/stories.cgi?record=146&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Pools&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt; - 
A fascinating story about our reluctance to make changes... from our friend and British author Peter Hughes.

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&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://web.archive.org/web/20241004183218/http://www.inspirationpeak.com/cgi-bin/stories.cgi?record=145&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Tasting Life&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt; - 
A short story by Anthony De Mello about a young man who happens to have a lot of questions...
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&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://web.archive.org/web/20241004183218/http://www.inspirationpeak.com/cgi-bin/stories.cgi?record=144&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Thanks for Your Time&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt; - 
The beautiful story of an old man, a young man and a small gold box with something very special inside.
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&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://web.archive.org/web/20241004183218/http://www.inspirationpeak.com/cgi-bin/stories.cgi?record=143&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The Dream&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt; - 
A young man wakes up from a dream he doesn&#39;t understand. Luckily, his father is there to explain...
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There once was a farmer who grew award-winning corn. Each year he entered his corn in the state fair where it won a blue ribbon..
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During Thomas Jefferson&#39;s presidency he and a group of travelers were crossing a river that had overflowed its banks...
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Once upon a time there was a young merman who lived in a beautiful kingdom deep in the ocean...
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I grew up in the &#39;50s with very practical parents. A mother, God love her,who washed aluminum foil after she cooked in it...
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At a fund-raising dinner for a school that serves learning-disabled children, the father of one of the students delivered a speech that would never be forgotten...
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The beautiful story of a poor and devoted woman who had only one wish...
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The very inspirational graduation speech given by Steve Jobs to the graduating class of Stanford University...
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    That true story is a parable of sorts. It applies to things we see in our own lives and in lives and circumstances around us. As we see threats creeping up ...&lt;/p&gt;
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      &lt;p style=&quot;font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin-left: 2em; margin-right: 2em; text-align: start;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.margiesmessages.com/parablefarmerstork.html&quot; style=&quot;color: #000099; text-decoration: none;&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;The Parable of the Farmer and the Stork&quot;&gt;The Parable of the Farmer and the Stork&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.margiesmessages.com/parables/ParableFarmerStork.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;PDF&lt;/a&gt; - Finding that cranes were destroying his newly sown corn, a farmer one evening set a net in his field to catch the destructive birds.&lt;/p&gt;
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      &lt;p style=&quot;font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin-left: 2em; margin-right: 2em; text-align: start;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.margiesmessages.com/parables/TheFourWives.pdf&quot; style=&quot;color: #000099; text-decoration: none;&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;The Parable of the Four Wives&quot;&gt;The Parable of the Four Wives&lt;/a&gt; / PDF - Once upon a time, There was a rich merchant who had 4 wives. He loved the 4th wife the most and adorned her with rich robes and treated her to delicacies.&lt;/p&gt;
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  &lt;p style=&quot;font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin-left: 2em; margin-right: 2em; text-align: start;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.margiesmessages.com/parablelasthorseman.html&quot; style=&quot;color: #000099; text-decoration: none;&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;The Parable of the Last Horseman&quot;&gt;The Parable of the Last Horseman&lt;/a&gt; / &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.margiesmessages.com/parables/TheLastHorseman.pdf&quot; style=&quot;color: #000099; text-decoration: none;&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;The Parable of the Last Horseman&quot;&gt;PDF&lt;/a&gt; - It was a bitter, cold evening. The old man&#39;s beard was glazed by winter&#39;s frost while he waited for a ride across the river. &lt;/p&gt; 
  
        &lt;p style=&quot;font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin-left: 2em; margin-right: 2em; text-align: start;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.margiesmessages.com/parables/TheParableoftheOldJoke.pdf&quot; style=&quot;color: #000099; text-decoration: none;&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;TITLE&quot;&gt;The Parable of the Old Joke&lt;/a&gt; / PDF - People have been coming to the wise man, complaining about the same problems every time. One day he told them a joke and everyone roared in laughter.&lt;/p&gt;
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      &lt;p style=&quot;font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin-left: 2em; margin-right: 2em; text-align: start;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://margiesmessages.com/popcorn.html&quot; style=&quot;color: #000099; text-decoration: none;&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;The Parable of the Popcorn&quot;&gt;The Parable of the Popcorn&lt;/a&gt; - Mortimer Behold at the time of the harvest the ears of corn did bring forth kernels which were dried and prepared for the poppers hand.&lt;/p&gt;

        &lt;p style=&quot;font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin-left: 2em; margin-right: 2em; text-align: start;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://margiesmessages.com/parableprayingteacher.html&quot; style=&quot;color: #000099; text-decoration: none;&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;The Parable of the Praying Teacher&quot;&gt;The Parable of the Praying Teacher&lt;/a&gt; - There was no timetable nor a room designated for PRAYERS in the School. The School was secular. Hence prayers were not supposed to be allowed.&lt;/p&gt;
  
      &lt;p style=&quot;font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin-left: 2em; margin-right: 2em; text-align: start;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.margiesmessages.com/parables/TheParableofTheLion&amp;amp;ThePoorSlave.pdf&quot; style=&quot;color: #000099; text-decoration: none;&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;The Parable of the The Lion &amp;amp; The Poor Slave&quot;&gt;The Parable of the The Lion &amp;amp; The Poor Slave&lt;/a&gt; / PDF - A slave, ill-treated by his master, runs away to the forest. There he comes across a lion in pain because of a thorn in his paw.&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;p style=&quot;font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin-left: 2em; margin-right: 2em; text-align: start;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.margiesmessages.com/retake.html&quot; style=&quot;color: #000099; text-decoration: none;&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;The Parable of the Retake&quot;&gt;The Parable of the Retake&lt;/a&gt; - One night four college students were out partying late night and didn&#39;t study for the test which was scheduled for the next day.&lt;/p&gt;
  
    &lt;p style=&quot;font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin-left: 2em; margin-right: 2em; text-align: start;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.margiesmessages.com/rose.html&quot; style=&quot;color: #000099; text-decoration: none;&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Parable of the Rose&quot;&gt;Parable of the Rose&lt;/a&gt; - So it is with many people. Within every soul there is a rose... the Godlike qualities planted in us at birth, growing amid the thorns of our faults.&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;p style=&quot;font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin-left: 2em; margin-right: 2em; text-align: start;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.margiesmessages.com/parablerosewithin.html&quot; style=&quot;color: #000099; text-decoration: none;&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;The Parable of the Rose Within&quot;&gt;The Parable of the Rose Within&lt;/a&gt; - A certain man planted a rose and watered it faithfully and before it blossomed, he examined it. He saw the bud that would soon blossom, but noticed thorns&lt;/p&gt;
  
        &lt;p style=&quot;font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin-left: 2em; margin-right: 2em; text-align: start;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.margiesmessages.com/parables/TheParableSandStone.pdf&quot; style=&quot;color: #000099; text-decoration: none;&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;The Parable of the Sand and Stone&quot;&gt;The Parable of the Sand and Stone&lt;/a&gt; / PDF - A story tells that two friends were hiking through a large desert. During some point of the hike they had an argument and one friend slapped the other one .&lt;/p&gt;
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  &lt;p style=&quot;font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin-left: 2em; margin-right: 2em; text-align: start;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.margiesmessages.com/parablesmallpuppy.html&quot; style=&quot;color: #000099; text-decoration: none;&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;The Parable of the Smallest Puppy&quot;&gt;The Parable of the Smallest Puppy&lt;/a&gt; / &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.margiesmessages.com/parables/TheSmallestPuppy.pdf&quot; style=&quot;color: #000099; text-decoration: none;&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;The Parable of the Smallest Puppy&quot;&gt;PDF&lt;/a&gt; - A farmer had some puppies he needed to sell. He painted a sign advertising the pops and set about nailing it to a post on the edge of his yard.&lt;/p&gt;  

        &lt;p style=&quot;font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin-left: 2em; margin-right: 2em; text-align: start;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.margiesmessages.com/parablethreecows.html&quot; style=&quot;color: #000099; text-decoration: none;&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;The Parable of the Three Cows&quot;&gt;The Parable of the Three Cows&lt;/a&gt; - There was a green and fresh pasture in which three cows lived - a white cow, a black cow and a reddish-brown one. The cows were kind to each other.&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;p style=&quot;font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin-left: 2em; margin-right: 2em; text-align: start;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.margiesmessages.com/parablethreemen.html&quot; style=&quot;color: #000099; text-decoration: none;&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;The Parable of the Three Old Men&quot;&gt;The Parable of the Three Old Men&lt;/a&gt; - One of the old men explained… &#39;His name is Wealth,“ he said pointing to one of his friends and said pointing to another one, &#39;He is Success and I am Love.”&lt;/p&gt;
  
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  &lt;p style=&quot;font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin-left: 2em; margin-right: 2em; text-align: start;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://margiesmessages.com/parableunhappypig.html&quot; style=&quot;color: #000099; text-decoration: none;&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;The Unhappy Pig&quot;&gt;The Parable of the Unhappy Pig&lt;/a&gt; - A great Parable about our attitudes in loving those that are diffucult to love and what happens when love is rejected.&lt;/p&gt;
  
  &lt;p style=&quot;font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin-left: 2em; margin-right: 2em; text-align: start;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.margiesmessages.com/parablevaluelove.html&quot; style=&quot;color: #000099; text-decoration: none;&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;The Parable of the Value of Love&quot;&gt;The Parable of the Value of Love&lt;/a&gt; - Once upon a time, there was an island where all the feelings and attributes lived - Happiness, Sadness, Knowledge, and all of the others including Love.&lt;/p&gt; 
  
  &lt;p style=&quot;font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin-left: 2em; margin-right: 2em; text-align: start;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.margiesmessages.com/parablewisestking.html&quot; style=&quot;color: #000099; text-decoration: none;&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;The Parable of the Wisest King&quot;&gt;The Parable of the Wisest King&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
      &lt;p style=&quot;font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin-left: 2em; margin-right: 2em; text-align: start;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.margiesmessages.com/parables/TheWolfInClothing.pdf&quot; style=&quot;color: #000099; text-decoration: none;&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;TITLE&quot;&gt;The Parable of the Wolf in Sheep&#39;s Clothing&lt;/a&gt; / PDF - The Lamb that belonged to the sheep, whose skin the Wolf was wearing, began to follow the Wolf in the Sheep&#39;s clothing&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;center&quot; valign=&quot;middle&quot;&gt;The Parable of the Unjust Judge (also known as the Parable of the Importunate Widow or the Parable of the Persistent Woman) is one of the parables of Jesus which appears in the Gospel of Luke (Luke 18:1–8).[1] In it, a judge who lacks compassion is repeatedly approached by a woman seeking justice. Initially rejecting her demands, he eventually honors her request so that he will not be worn out by her persistence. - &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parable_of_the_Unjust_Judge&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In the parable of the persistent widow (Luke 18:1-8), a poor, powerless person (the widow) persists in nagging a corrupt, powerful person (the judge) to do justice for her. The parable assumes John the Baptist’s teaching that holding a position of power and leadership obligates you to work justly, especially on behalf of the poor and weak. But Jesus focuses the parable on a different point, that we are “to pray always and to not lose heart” (Luke 18:1). He identifies the hearers — us — with the woman, and the prayed-to person — God — with the corrupt judge, a strange combination. Assuming that Jesus doesn’t mean that God is corrupt, the point must be that if persistence pays off with a corrupt human of limited power, how much more will it pay off with a just God of infinite power.&lt;br /&gt;
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The purpose of the parable is to encourage Christians to persevere in their faith against all odds. But it also has two applications for those who work in positions of leadership. First, the juxtaposition of a corrupt judge with a just God implies that God’s will is at work even in a corrupt world. The judge’s job is to do justice, and by God, he will do justice by the time the widow is finished with him. Elsewhere, the Bible teaches that the civil authorities serve by God’s authorization, whether they acknowledge it or not (John 19:11; Romans 13:1; 1 Peter 2:13). So there is hope that even in the midst of systemic injustice, justice may be done. A Christian leader’s job is to work toward that hope at all times. We cannot right every wrong in the world in our lifetimes. But we must never give up hope, and never stop working for the greater good[1]in the midst of the imperfect systems where our work occurs. Legislators, for example, seldom have a choice of voting for a good bill versus a bad bill. Usually the best they can do is to vote for bills that do more good than bad. But they must continually look for opportunities to bring bills to a vote that do even less harm and even more good.&lt;br /&gt;
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The second point is that only God can bring about justice in a corrupt world. That is why we must pray and not give up in our work. God can bring miraculous justice in a corrupt world, just as God can bring miraculous healing in a sick world. Suddenly, the Berlin wall opens, the apartheid regime crumbles, peace breaks out. In the parable of the persistent widow, God does not intervene. The widow’s persistence alone leads the judge to act justly. But Jesus indicates that God is the unseen actor. “Will not God grant justice for his chosen ones who cry to him day and night?” (Luke 18:7).&lt;/div&gt;
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Have you heard the parable of the stork?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Abraham Heschel tells us that Rabbi Nahman of Kossov used this parable. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&quot;A stork fell into the mud and was unable to pull out his legs until an idea occurred to him: Does he not have a long beak? So he stuck his beak into the mud, leaned upon it, and pulled out his legs. But what was the use? His legs were out, but his beak was stuck. So another idea occurred to him. He stuck his legs into the mud and pulled out his beak. But what was the use? The legs were stuck in the mud.&quot;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The conclusion? &quot;Such is the condition of man.&quot;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
We know this parable because we all embody it. We can kid ourselves all we want about our self-sufficiency, how we’ve got our act together, how we can manage any situation, but all of us are engaging in self-delusion.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
We all have either our legs, beak, or both stuck in the mud.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
We teeter on the brink of a demolished life every day. We’re all just one illness, one accident, one betrayal away from realizing the profundity of our mortal weakness. Notice that I did not say &quot;becoming mortally weak,&quot; but *realizing* that this is always the case with us.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
So, what do we do? Give up? Try harder? &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
No, rather, we confess that our lives, our children’s lives, our spouse’s life are upheld by the God who is unencumbered by weakness, by Jesus the Messiah. We are in his hands.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Jesus is strong, yes. He is wise, yes. But above all, he is merciful, gracious, and fully invested in us. He’s not stuck in the mud. He reigns from on high. And he is our sufficiency. Indeed, he is our life itself.&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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Grandfather, Great Spirit, 
                        once more behold me on earth and lean to hear my feeble 
                        voice. You lived first, and you are older than all need, 
                        older than all prayer. All things belong to you -- the 
                        two-legged, the four-legged, the wings of the air, and 
                        all green things that live.&lt;br&gt;
                        &lt;br&gt;
                        &amp;quot;You have set the powers of the four quarters of the 
                        earth to cross each other. You have made me cross the 
                        good road and road of difficulties, and where they 
                        cross, the place is holy. Day in, day out, forevermore, 
                        you are the life of things.&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

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  &lt;UL&gt; Hey! Lean to hear my feeble voice.&lt;br&gt;
                        At the center of the sacred hoop&lt;br&gt;
                        You have said that I should make the tree to bloom.&lt;br&gt;
                        With tears running, O Great Spirit, my Grandfather,&lt;br&gt;
                        With running eyes I must say&lt;br&gt;
                        The tree has never bloomed&lt;br&gt;
                        Here I stand, and the tree is withered.&lt;br&gt;
                        Again, I recall the great vision you gave me.&lt;br&gt;
                        It may be that some little root of the sacred tree still 
                        lives.&lt;br&gt;
                        Nourish it then&lt;br&gt;
                        That it may leaf&lt;br&gt;
                        And bloom&lt;br&gt;
                        And fill with singing birds!&lt;br&gt;
                        Hear me, that the people may once again&lt;br&gt;
                        Find the good road&lt;br&gt;
                        And the shielding tree.&lt;/UL&gt;
  &lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;
 &lt;P&gt; &amp;quot; I think I have told you, but if I have not, you must 
                        have understood, that a man who has a vision is not able 
                        to use the power of it until after he has performed the 
                        vision on earth for the people to see... It was even 
                        then only after the heyoka ceremony, in which I 
                        performed my dog vision, that I had the power to 
                        practice as a medicine man, curing sick people; and many 
                        I cured with the power that came through me. Of course 
                        it was not I who cured. It was the power from the outer 
                        world, and the visions and ceremonies had only made me 
                        like a hole through which the power could come to the 
                        two-leggeds. If I thought that I was doing it myself, 
                        the hole would close up and no power could come through. 
  Then everything I could do would be foolish...&amp;quot;&lt;/P&gt;
    &lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;
  &lt;P&gt;&amp;quot;The Six Grandfathers have placed in this world many 
                        things, all of which should be happy. Every little thing 
                        is sent for something, and in that thing there should be 
                        happiness and the power to make happy. Like the grasses 
                        showing tender faces to each other, thus we should do, 
                        for this was the wish of the Grandfathers of the World.&amp;quot;&lt;br&gt;
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                        &lt;i&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Verdana&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;Black Elk 
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&lt;p&gt;Our Father who art in Heaven. . . . 
  &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #990000;&quot;&gt;Yes? &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Don&#39;t interrupt me. I&#39;m praying. . . . 
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #990000;&quot;&gt;But you called Me.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt; 
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Called you? I didn&#39;t call you. I&#39;m praying. Our Father who art in Heaven.... 
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #990000;&quot;&gt;There, you did it again. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Did what? 
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #990000;&quot;&gt;Called Me. You said, &quot;Our Father who art in Heaven. . .&quot; Here I am. What&#39;s on your mind? &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;But I didn&#39;t mean anything by it. I was, you know, just saying my prayers for the day. I always say the Lord&#39;s Prayer. It makes me feel good, kind of like getting my duty done. 
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #990000;&quot;&gt;All right. Go on. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Hallowed be Thy name. 
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #990000;&quot;&gt;Hold it. What do you mean by that? &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;By what? 
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #990000;&quot;&gt;By &quot;Hallowed be Thy name.&quot; ?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;It means.... it means ....good grief, I don&#39;t know  what it means. How should I know? It&#39;s just  part of the prayer. By the way, what does it mean? 
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #990000;&quot;&gt;It means &quot;honored,&quot; &quot;Holy,&quot; &quot;Wonderful.&quot; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Hey, that makes sense. I never thought about what &quot;Hallowed&quot; meant before. 
&lt;br /&gt;
Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth  as it is in Heaven. 
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #990000;&quot;&gt;Do you really mean that? &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Sure, why not?  
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #990000;&quot;&gt;What are you going to do about it?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt; 
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Doing? Nothing, I guess. I just think it would be  neat if you got control of everything down here  like you have up there. 
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #990000;&quot;&gt;Have I got control of you? &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Well, I go to church. 
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #990000;&quot;&gt;That isn&#39;t what I asked you. What about that  habit of lust you have? And your bad temper?  You&#39;ve really got a problem there, you know.  And then there&#39;s the way you spend your  money...all on yourself. And what about the  kinds of books you read? &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Stop picking on me! I&#39;m just as good as some of the rest of those phonies at the church. 
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #990000;&quot;&gt;Excuse me....I thought you were praying for My will to be done. If that is to happen, it will have to start with the ones who are praying for it. Like you, for example. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Oh, all right! I guess I do have some hang-ups. Now that you mention it, I could probably name some others. 
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #990000;&quot;&gt;So could I. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I haven&#39;t thought about it until now, but I really would like to cut out some of those things. I&#39;d like to, you know, be really free. 
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #990000;&quot;&gt;Good, now we&#39;re getting somewhere. We&#39;ll work together....you and I can have some victories that can truly be won. I&#39;m proud of you. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Look, Lord, I need to finish up here. This is taking a lot longer than it usually does.... 
&lt;br /&gt;
Give us this day our daily bread. 
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #990000;&quot;&gt;You need to cut down on the bread too... You&#39;re overweight as it is. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Hey, wait a minute! What is this, &quot;Criticize Me Day?&quot; Here I was doing my religious duty, and all of a sudden You break in and remind me of all my hang-ups. 
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #990000;&quot;&gt;Praying is a dangerous thing. You could wind up changed, you know. That&#39;s what I&#39;m trying to get across to you. You called me, and here I am. It&#39;s too late to stop now. Keep on praying. I&#39;m interested in the next part of your prayer...... Well, go on.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt; 
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I&#39;m scared to. 
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #990000;&quot;&gt;Scared? Of what? &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I know what you&#39;ll say. 
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #990000;&quot;&gt;Try Me and see. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us. 
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #990000;&quot;&gt;What about Sally? &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;See I knew it! I knew you would bring her up! Why she&#39;s told lies about me, cheated me out of money. She never paid back that debt she owes me. I&#39;ve sworn to get even. 
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #990000;&quot;&gt;But your prayer......What about your prayer? &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I didn&#39;t mean it. 
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #990000;&quot;&gt;Well, at least you&#39;re honest. But it&#39;s not much fun carrying the load of bitterness around inside is it? &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;No, but I&#39;ll feel better as soon as I get even. Boy, have I made some plans for O&#39;l Sally! She&#39;ll wish she never did me any harm. 
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #990000;&quot;&gt;You won&#39;t feel any better. You&#39;ll feel worse. Revenge isn&#39;t sweet. Think of how unhappy you are already.  But I can change all that. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;You can? How?
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #990000;&quot;&gt;Forgive Sally. Then I&#39;ll forgive you. Then the  hate and sin will be Sally&#39;s problem and not  yours. You may lose the money, but you will  settle your heart. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;But Lord, I can&#39;t forgive Sally. 
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #990000;&quot;&gt;Then I can&#39;t forgive you. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Oh, you&#39;re right! You always are. And more  than I want revenge on Sally, I want to be  right with You. All right! I forgive her. Help  her to find the right road in life, Lord. She&#39;s bound to be awfully miserable, now that I think  about it. Some way, some how, show her the right way. 
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #990000;&quot;&gt;There now! How do you feel? &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Hmmm....not bad. Not bad at all, In fact I feel pretty great. You know, I don&#39;t think I&#39;ll have to go to bed uptight tonight for the first time since I can&#39;t remember. Maybe I won&#39;t be so tired from now on because I&#39;m not getting enough rest. 
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #990000;&quot;&gt;You&#39;re not through with your prayer.....Go on. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Oh, all right.....And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. 
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #990000;&quot;&gt;Good...good. I&#39;ll do that. Just don&#39;t put yourself in a place where you can be tempted. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;What do you mean by that?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #990000;&quot;&gt;Quit hanging around the wrong places, watching inappropriate movies and television, listening to sinful conversations; getting  into compromising situations. Change some of your friendships. Some of your so-called friends are beginning to get to you. They&#39;ll have you completely involved in wrong things before long. Don&#39;t be fooled. They advertise they&#39;re having fun, but for you it would be ruin. Don&#39;t use me for an escape hatch. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I don&#39;t understand. 
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #990000;&quot;&gt;Sure you do. You&#39;ve done it lots of times. You get caught in a bad situation, you get into trouble and then you come running to me.&lt;br /&gt;&quot;Lord, help me out of this mess, and I promise you I&#39;ll never do it again.&quot; You remember some of those bargains you tried to make with me? &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Yes, and I&#39;m ashamed, Lord. I really am. 
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #990000;&quot;&gt;Which bargains are you remembering? &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Well, when the woman next door saw me backing away from the neighborhood bar. I&#39;d told my wife I was going to the store. I remember telling you, &quot;Lord, don&#39;t let her tell my wife where I&#39;ve been. I promise I&#39;ll be in church every Sunday.&quot; 
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #990000;&quot;&gt;She didn&#39;t tell your wife, but you didn&#39;t keep your promise, did you? &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I&#39;m sorry Lord, I really am. Up until now I thought if I just prayed the Lord&#39;s prayer everyday, then I could do what I liked. I didn&#39;t expect anything to happen like it did. 
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #990000;&quot;&gt;Go ahead. Finish your prayer. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Oh yes....For Thine is the kingdom and the power, and the glory forever and forever. Amen. 
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #990000;&quot;&gt;Do you know what would bring me glory? What would make me really happy? &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;No, but I&#39;d like to know. I want to please You. I can see what a mess I&#39;ve made out of my life, and I can see how great it would be to really be one of Your followers. 
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #990000;&quot;&gt;You just answered the question. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I did?
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #990000;&quot;&gt;Yes, the one thing that would bring me glory is to have people like you truly love me. And I can see that happening between us. Now that some of these old sins are exposed and out of the way, well, there&#39;s no telling what we can do together. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Lord, let&#39;s see what we can make of me, OK?
&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #990000;&quot;&gt;Yes, let&#39;s see...... &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;center&quot; valign=&quot;middle&quot;&gt;The &quot;Parable of the Battery&quot; is a modern spiritual and psychological analogy comparing faith and resilience to a rechargeable battery. It illustrates how we must intentionally plug into a higher source to handle life&#39;s demands, and warns that we will eventually drain and fail if we never recharge.&lt;br /&gt;
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 &lt;h3&gt; The Parable of the Battery&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;i&gt;By Charles E. Vorwaller&lt;/i&gt;
&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;
Have you ever been in a car that broke down on the road and would not work?  This can be very frustrating.  In comparison, as we go through life, we face challenges every day.  These are just as frustrating.
&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;
One cause of a car breaking down is often a weakened battery.  In a similar way, our ability to deal with life’s challenges can be affected by a weakened testimony.
&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;
  &lt;h3&gt;Battery&lt;/h3&gt;

Is a souce of power
&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;
Small and quiet
&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;
Has two terminal posts
&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;
Both terminal posts are required to make the battery work
&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;
Lack of use weakens the battery
&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;
Corrosioin on terminal posts will prevent power temporally
&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;
We must clean terminal post to restore power
&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;
Another fully charged battery can restore the power of a weaker battery
&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;
Jumper cables provide the connection between two power sources

&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;

  &lt;h3&gt;Testimony&lt;/h3&gt;

Is a source of power
&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;
Small and quiet
&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;
Has to main parts – prayer and scriptures
&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;
Both scripture and prayer are required to strengthen your testimony
&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;
Not sharing our testimony can weaken it
&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;
Discouragement prevents us from praying and reading the scriptures
&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;
We must recommit to daily scripture study and personal and family prayer
&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;
Another person’s strong testimony can restore a weaker testimony
&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;
Heavenly Father provides the connection to us through prayer and scriptures
&lt;br /&gt;
  
&lt;br /&gt;
  The parable breaks down into a few essential lessons:
&lt;UL&gt;&lt;i&gt;The Need to Charge:&lt;/i&gt; Just as a smartphone dies without its charger, a life lacking spiritual or mental maintenance loses its strength. Regular practices like prayer, meditation, or quiet time act as the power cord.&lt;br /&gt;
  &lt;i&gt;Internal Capacity:&lt;/i&gt; Your &quot;battery&quot; represents your faith and resilience. When fully charged, you have the inner power to face sudden tests or challenges without collapsing. &lt;br /&gt;
  &lt;i&gt;The Danger of Draining:&lt;/i&gt; Attempting to run on low power often leads to burnout and frustration.&lt;br /&gt;
  &lt;i&gt;Residual Charge:&lt;/i&gt; Some variations of the parable suggest that even &quot;dead&quot; or abandoned batteries hold a tiny, residual charge. This serves as a reminder that it is never too late to clear away rubbish, get a &quot;jump start,&quot; and restore your connection to your power source&lt;/UL&gt;
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 &lt;h3&gt; The Parable of the Car Battery&lt;/h3&gt;
The Parable of the Car Battery:&lt;br /&gt;
Preaching in the kingdom of Heaven is like a car battery:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;1. Positive needed.&lt;br /&gt;
2. Negative needed.&lt;br /&gt;
3. It gets you going.&lt;br /&gt;
4. Maintenance needed.&lt;br /&gt;
5. Being connected is needed.&lt;br /&gt;
6. But…and this might be the most important…the parts of the car that are started by the battery (i.e., engine) are not intended to continuously rely upon the battery to operate – just needed to get started. If we are only energized while hearing the preacher (or while doing the preaching) and don’t operate after it is over, the problem is not that we need a new battery. The rest of the car needs fixing.
He who has ears to ear, let him hear. And start those engines! And then run the race!
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Can you hear the whistle sound&lt;br /&gt;
For them souls heaven bound?&lt;br /&gt;
Climb onboard the glory ride&lt;br /&gt;
Set you&#39;re earthly bonds aside.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
This old train will leave someday&lt;br /&gt;
Boarding Christians along the way.&lt;br /&gt;
Roaring down those one-way tracks,&lt;br /&gt;
Bound for heaven, it won&#39;t be back.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Get you&#39;re ticket while you can&lt;br /&gt;
If you want a ride to glory land.&lt;br /&gt;
We&#39;ll meet at the Lords station,&lt;br /&gt;
There&#39;s no time left for hesitation.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
This long black train has no gears&lt;br /&gt;
It&#39;s full throttle ahead leaving here.&lt;br /&gt;
The archangel will be our engineer,&lt;br /&gt;
We&#39;ll depart amidst angel cheers.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The price of the ticket is paid for you,&lt;br /&gt;
Jesus died on the cross for sins you do.&lt;br /&gt;
Surrender to the Good Shepherd your all&lt;br /&gt;
Before you miss that last boarding call.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
We&#39;ll glide on the ride to heavens shore&lt;br /&gt;
Where you will endure troubles no more.&lt;br /&gt;
So shed your shackles no need to pack,&lt;br /&gt;
Board that glory train with one-way tracks.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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©Written by: &lt;a href=&quot;https://web.archive.org/web/20050209053716/http://www.poetrybyken.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Kenneth J. Ellison&lt;/a&gt; 04-17-04&lt;br /&gt;
Poetry used with written permission&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

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&quot;Seven days without prayer makes one weak&quot;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&quot;No Jesus -- no peace&lt;br /&gt;
Know Jesus -- know peace!&quot; 
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&quot;Worry is interest paid on trouble before it is due&quot;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&quot;The happiest people are those who are too busy to notice&quot; 
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&quot;A man&#39;s character is like a fence. It cannot be strengthened by whitewash&quot;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&quot;Walmart isn&#39;t the only saving place!&quot;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&quot;The best ability is dependability&quot;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&quot;Preach the gospel at all times. Use words if neccessary&quot;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&quot;Delay is preferable to error&quot;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&quot;In case of rapture buiding for sale&quot; 
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&quot;Prevent truth decay. Brush up on your bible&quot;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&quot;It&#39;s hard to stumble when you&#39;re down on your knees&quot; 
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&quot;What part of THOU SHALT NOT &lt;br /&gt;
don&#39;t you understand?&quot;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&quot;A clear conscience makes a soft pillow&quot; 
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&quot;The wages of sin is death. Repent before payday&quot;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&quot;Never give the devil a ride. He will always want to drive&quot; 
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&quot;Can&#39;t sleep? Try counting your blessings&quot;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&quot;Forbidden fruit creates many jams&quot; 
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&quot;Christians, keep the faith. But not from others!&quot;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&quot;Satan subtracts and divides. God multiplies and multiplies&quot; 
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&quot;If you do not want to reap the fruits of sin stay out of the devil&#39;s orchard&quot;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&quot;May is God&#39;s apology for February&quot; 
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&quot;To belittle is to be little&quot;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&quot;God only answers kneemail&quot; 
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Try Jesus. If you don&#39;t like Him, the devil will always take you back&quot;&lt;/p&gt;

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 If you have noticed how &quot;a school of fish&quot; swims in the open sea, you will be amazed.  Together they will swim in one direction, and they move together as a group.  A dear friend of mine said to me, &quot;Elaine, can you see the way they actually swim together in one direction as a group?&quot;  &quot;This is what I call unity!&quot;  I paused.  Before I could speak further, she tapped on my shoulder and said, &quot;Hey Elaine, can you see there are a few fish that do not swim together with the rest of the fish?&quot;  &quot;Oh well,&quot; she said, &quot;Looks like there are some fish too, that do not want to swim together with the rest.&quot;  And for the rest of the day, I pondered what she told me.

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          Living in unity does not mean that we have to agree on everything; there will be many opinions just as there are many instruments played during an orchestra.  But we have to agree on one thing--to work together for the Lord.  Our outward expression of unity will reflect our inward unity of purpose.

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          God gives us diverse gifts and talents so we could build up His Church.  God&#39;s gifts and talents to us differ in nature, power and effectiveness according to His wisdom and graciousness, and not according to our own understanding. 

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          May all who love the Lord be willing to bear with one another and forgive one another, as Jesus himself suffered in the hands of those He created--yet he was able to say, &quot;Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.&quot;...  (Luke 23: 34)&lt;/div&gt;
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 &lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;He paced the floor for days&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Then he was found dead&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;A white rose beside him&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;And a good-bye note on his bed&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Now Rose is so overcome&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;with hurt and unbelief&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Tears streaming to no end&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;What can she do  with her grief&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;I cannot live without him&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;I&#39;ve made up my mind&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;He was the only man for me&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;He was one of a kind&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;The monks see her often now&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;In her long  white gown&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;She looks for him still&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;while appearing all around&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;There is a certain sadness&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;You can see in her blue eyes&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;She still has a loneliness&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;As she waits for his reply&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;The monks pray  for her soul&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;They see her where ever she goes&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Now and then they shed a tear&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;as they pray for *God&#39;s White Rose*&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; 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1. Don&#39;t miss the boat.
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2. Remember that we are all in the same boat.
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3. Plan ahead. It wasn&#39;t raining when Noah built the Ark
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4. Stay fit. When you&#39;re 600 years old someone may ask you to do something really big.
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5. Don&#39;t listen to critics, just get on with the job that needs to be done.
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6. Build your future on high ground.
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7. We were meant to travel in pairs, it was planned that way.  
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8. Speed isn&#39;t everything. The snails were on board with the cheetahs.
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9. When you&#39;re stressed, float awhile.
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10. Remember the Ark was built by amateurs, the Titanic by professionals
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11. No matter what the storm, when you are with God there&#39;s always a rainbow waiting.
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Noah’s Ark is an interesting and challenging story that we find in Scripture. It is a story of rebellion and of God’s reaction to it. When we dig beneath the surface of the story of Noah’s Ark, we find that there are some valuable lessons that we can learn about our relationship with God and the hope that we have in our lives.
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1, God cares for and protects us.
2. Rebellion leads to death.
3. Staying close to God keeps you safe.
4. Trust God with the impossible.
5. God might ask you to do something that sounds crazy.
6. Recognizing God’s voice makes all the difference.
7. Our hope is in Christ alone.
8. Look for signs of hope.&lt;/UL&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;The 14 Stations of the Cross represent events from Jesus’ passion and death. At each station we use our senses and our imagination to reflect prayerfully upon Jesus’ suffering, Death, and Resurrection.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h4&gt;1. Jesus Is Condemned to Death.&lt;/h4&gt;Pontius Pilate condemns Jesus to death.&lt;h4&gt;2. Jesus Takes Up His Cross.&lt;/h4&gt;Jesus willingly accepts and patiently bears his cross.&lt;h4&gt;3. Jesus Falls the First Time. &lt;/h4&gt;Weakened by torments and by loss of blood, Jesus falls beneath his cross.&lt;h4&gt;4. Jesus Meets His Sorrowful Mother. &lt;/h4&gt;Jesus meets his mother, Mary, who is filled with grief.&lt;h4&gt;5. Simon of Cyrene Helps Jesus Carry the Cross. &lt;/h4&gt;Soldiers force Simon of Cyrene to carry the cross.&lt;h4&gt;6. Veronica Wipes the Face of Jesus. &lt;/h4&gt;Veronica steps through the crowd to wipe the face of Jesus.&lt;h4&gt;7. Jesus Falls a Second Time. &lt;/h4&gt;Jesus falls beneath the weight of the cross a second time.&lt;h4&gt;8. Jesus Meets the Women of Jerusalem. &lt;/h4&gt;Jesus tells the women to weep not for him but for themselves and for their children.&lt;h4&gt;9. Jesus Falls the Third Time. &lt;/h4&gt;Weakened almost to the point of death, Jesus falls a third time.&lt;h4&gt;10. Jesus Is Stripped of His Garments.&lt;/h4&gt;The soldiers strip Jesus of his garments, treating him as a common criminal.&lt;h4&gt;11. Jesus Is Nailed to the Cross. &lt;/h4&gt;Jesus’ hands and feet are nailed to the cross.&lt;h4&gt;12. Jesus Dies on the Cross. &lt;/h4&gt;After suffering greatly on the cross, Jesus bows his head and dies.&lt;h4&gt;13. Jesus Is Taken Down From the Cross. &lt;/h4&gt;The lifeless body of Jesus is tenderly placed in the arms of Mary, his mother.&lt;h4&gt;14. Jesus Is Laid in the Tomb. &lt;/h4&gt;Jesus’ disciples place his body in the tomb.&lt;p&gt;The closing prayer—sometimes included as a 15th station—reflects on the Resurrection of Jesus Christ.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt;
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  Come work for the Lord. The work is hard, the hours are long and the pay is low. But the retirement benefits are out of this world!
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It is unlikely there&#39;ll ever be a reduction in the wages of sin.
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Forbidden fruit creates many jams.
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Searching for a new look? Have your faith lifted here.
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Have trouble sleeping? We have sermons - come hear one.
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People are like tea bags - you have to put them in hot water before you know how strong they are.
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Where will you be sitting in eternity - smoking or non-smoking?
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“Staying in bed screaming, ’Oh God!’ does not constitute going to church.”&lt;br /&gt;
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“A four inch tongue can bring a six foot man to his knees!”
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  &lt;a href=&quot;https://i1-c.pinimg.com/1200x/5b/bb/60/5bbb60d69bd6adf46d5b0417f051975f.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i1-c.pinimg.com/1200x/5b/bb/60/5bbb60d69bd6adf46d5b0417f051975f.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;“Whoever stole our AC units—keep one. It is hot where you&#39;re going.&quot;
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  &lt;h3&gt;  Ways to Know you are in the wrong Church...&lt;/h3&gt;
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-The staff consists of Senior Pastor, Associate Pastor, and Socio-Pastor.
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- They have ATM machines in the lobby.
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- No cover charge, but communion is a two drink minimum.
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- Services are B.Y.O.S. (Bring Your Own Snakes)
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- They have karaoke worship time.
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- The guy that takes the minutes in business meeting votes against everything because he can&#39;t spell unanimous.
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- The only song the church organist knows is Inna-Gadda-Da-Vida.
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- The church bus has gun racks.
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- The Bible they use is the &quot;Dr. Seuss&quot; version.
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- The choir wears leather robes.
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- When you go in ushers ask you, &quot;Do you want smoking or non-smoking?&quot;
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Cry no tears&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;
We have a home&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;
Cry for the little children&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;
Who are in this world&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;
All alone&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;
&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;


The children who walk around&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;
With heads hung low&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;
Dreading the days&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;
Because there&#39;s no where to go&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;
&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;

The children who have no&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;
Place to take a bath&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;
And hate going to school&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;
Because other&#39;s will laugh&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;
&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;


The children who are so hungry&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;
And need to be fed&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;
They smile for the outside world&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;
But inside they are dead&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;
&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;


The children who beg&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;
For money on the street&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;
Just so they can buy&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;
Shoes for their feet&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;
&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;


The children who cry&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;
As nightime nears&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;
Because sleeping in a alley&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;
Is one of their biggest fears&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;

&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;

So the next time&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;
You want to cry&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;
Over your woes&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;
Instead cry for&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;
The little children&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;
Who have no home&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;
&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;
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In the days of sailing vessels, a party of Moravian missionaries was sailing toward St. Thomas in the West Indies.  The ship on which they were sailing was called the Britannia.  In those days, the southern seas were full of pirates; and one day a pirate ship was seen rapidly approaching the Britannia.  Though poorly equipped for defense, all hands on Britannia were called to prepare to resist the pirates.  The Moravian missionaries, however, retired to their cabin.  There they began to pray for God to intervene and to not only spare human life, but to make it possible for them to continue on their trip so that they could carry the gospel message to a dark and waiting land.
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     The pirate ship continued to draw closer until it was within gunshot range of the Britannia; and then, from its many cannons, it began to poor out heavy fire.  As the ships came closer together, the men along the pirate ship’s deck next prepared themselves to board the Britannia.  In order to do this, they would throw large metal hooks attached to ropes on to the deck of the ship they wanted to board.  As soon as the hooks, called grappling irons, fastened themselves to something, they would quickly pull themselves across to the ship on the ropes.  Just at the moment the pirates threw their grappling irons across toward the Britannia, their own ship was suddenly tossed violently by the waves and the men who held the ropes were thrown headlong into the sea.
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                  Irritated with this disaster, the pirate captain sent others to take the place of the fallen men.  When they also tried to board the Britannia, the same thing happened to them.  Seeing he could not succeed in this manner, the captain ordered his guns to fire again; but strange to say, the balls all missed the Britannia, falling harmlessly into the sea.  The smoke of the frequent firing of the guns was, however, very dense and hung about the vessels for quite some time, hiding them from each other’s view.  When at last a gust of wind cleared away the smoke, to the amazement of the pirate captain, the Britannia was seen to be far away with all her sails set, speeding rapidly away from him.  The pirates gave up the chase as hopeless, feeling completely frustrated by their failure to capture the ship on which the missionaries were sailing.
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       For five years after their arrival, the missionaries continued to faithfully preach the gospel in St. Thomas.  On the fifth anniversary of their narrow escape, they, along with the other brethren on the island, assembled together to celebrate.  As they were sitting together, word was brought that a stranger wished to speak to them.  At their permission, a tall, fine-looking man with a pleasant expression on his face entered.  He asked if they were the missionaries who had come to the island in the Britannia five years before.
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             “We are,” replied the brother whom he addressed.
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        “And were you attacked upon the sea by pirates?” asked the stranger.
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                  “Yes,” replied the brother, but why are you asking these questions?”
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      “Because,” answered the stranger, ‘I am the captain who commanded the pirate ship that attacked you.  The miraculous way in which your ship escaped was the reason for my own salvation from the power of sin through faith in Christ.”
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                  The stranger then proceeded to tell them how, on making inquiry, he was led to conclude that it was through the prayers of the missionaries that the Britannia escaped.  As a result, he was determined to visit their place of worship.  Finding a Moravian mission, he was there converted from the error of his ways.
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     “And thus,” he concluded, “from the pirate captain I am become a poor sinner, justified by the grace and mercy of Christ.  My hope has been that I might some day be able to find you and tell you of my miraculous conversion.  This joy has now been granted me today.”&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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A couple had two little boys, ages 8 and 10, who were excessively mischievous. The two boys were always getting into trouble and their parents could be assured that if any mischief occurred in their town, their two sons were in some way involved. The parents were at their wits end as to what to do about their sons&#39; behavior. The mother had heard that a clergyman in town had been successful in disciplining children in the past, so she asked her husband if he thought that they should send the boys to speak to the clergyman. The husband said, &quot;We might as well. We need to do something before something really bad happens.&quot;
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The clergyman agreed to speak with the boys, but asked to see them individually. The 8 year old went to meet with him first. The clergyman sat the boy down and asked him, &quot;&lt;b&gt;Where is God?&lt;/b&gt;&quot;
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  The boy made no response, so the clergyman repeated the question in a stern tone, &quot;&lt;b&gt;Where is God?&lt;/b&gt;&quot;
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Again the boy made no attempt to answer, so the clergyman raised his voice even more and shook his finger in the boys face, &quot;&lt;b&gt;Where is God?&lt;/b&gt;&quot;
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At that the boy bolted from the room and ran directly home slamming himself in his closet. His older brother followed him into the closet and said, &quot;What happened?&quot; 
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  The younger brother replied, &quot;Oh darn, We are in BIG TROUBLE this time! God is missing and they think we did it!&quot;&lt;/div&gt;

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       A
        man was walking through a forest pondering life.&lt;br /&gt;
        He walked and pondered, walked and pondered.&lt;br /&gt;
        He felt very close to nature and even closer to God,&lt;br /&gt;
        so close that he felt if he spoke, God would listen.&lt;br /&gt;
        &lt;br /&gt;
        So he asked, &quot;God, are you listening?&quot;&lt;br /&gt;
        And God replied, &quot;Yes, my son, I am here.&quot;&lt;br /&gt;
        &lt;br /&gt;
        The man stopped and pondered some more.&lt;br /&gt;
        He looked up to the sky and said,&lt;br /&gt;
        &quot;God, what is a million years to you?&quot;&lt;br /&gt;
        God replied,&lt;br /&gt;
        &quot;Well, my son, a second to me is like a million
        years to you.&quot;&lt;br /&gt;
        &lt;br /&gt;
        So the man continued to walk and ponder... walk and
        ponder...&lt;br /&gt;
        Then he looked to the sky again and said,&lt;br /&gt;
        &quot;God, what is a million dollars to you?&quot;&lt;br /&gt;
        And God replied,&lt;br /&gt;
        &quot;My son, a penny to me is like a million dollars to
        you.&quot;&lt;br /&gt;
        It means almost nothing to me.&lt;br /&gt;
        It does not even have any value, it is so little.&quot;&lt;br /&gt;
        &lt;br /&gt;
        The man looked down, pondered a bit,&lt;br /&gt;
        and then looked up to the sky and said,&lt;br /&gt;
        &quot;God, can I have a million dollars?&quot;&lt;br /&gt;
        And God replied, &quot;In a second.&quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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                                                                    &lt;h3&gt; Preacher Man&lt;/h3&gt;
Once I knew &lt;br /&gt;
A preacher man&lt;br /&gt;
Speaking God’s word&lt;br /&gt;
Across the land&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
His love for all&lt;br /&gt;
Clearly showed through&lt;br /&gt;
His dream of teaching others&lt;br /&gt;
Is going to come true&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
A man of God&lt;br /&gt;
He is for sure&lt;br /&gt;
Vowing to preach&lt;br /&gt;
The word for everymore&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
Making his loved ones&lt;br /&gt;
Beam with pride&lt;br /&gt;
Walking this earth&lt;br /&gt;
With God by his side&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
He knows there isn&#39;t&lt;br /&gt;
Nothing he can&#39;t do&lt;br /&gt;
As long as his word&lt;br /&gt;
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