Ep. 050 Be Salty, Stay Light

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Hello and welcome back to the Potter's House Salmon Arm podcast. It's David Bickford here

again. I'm the pastor here and today's message I've put together is called Be Salty, Stay

Light. The subheading for this would be Preserves, Prevents, Provides. It's a 3P sermon today.

Preserves, Prevents, Provides. If you're going to follow along, the text we're going to be

using today is a jumping off point is Matthew 5 verses 13 through 16. If you've got your

Matthew 5:13–16

Bible you can go ahead and pull that out and you can dive right in with me as we jump off.

So five reasons why Chesty Puller is a Marine Corps legend. So if you've been listening

for a while you'll know that I was United States Marine and I was an air winger so that

means that I served with the Air Force version of the Marine Corps if you will. So I was

a helicopter crew chief. I worked on helicopters but in the United States Marine Corps. A lot

of people don't realize the United States Marine Corps is its own military if you will.

We are a department of the Navy yes and so we use their ships but we actually have our

own landing craft. So we have some smaller vessels that we use to launch off to take

beachheads from the Navy. We come to shore and we're able to set up on the shore our

own entire military and we can hold that beachhead ideally for a 90-day period of time which

allows the US Army to be able to mobilize and get there for a longer drawn out battle.

We have our own tank divisions, we have our own artillery divisions, we have our own infantry

divisions and we have our own aviation divisions. So our own F-18s and Harrier Jump Jets at

least from the time when I was there. They have the Ospreys now and the CH-46 Frogs and

CH-53 Super Stallions which I was honored to be able to serve on during my time in the

Corps. And in that time one of the things that you come to realize very quickly as United

States Marine is that Chesty Polar is and was the man. He is somebody that exemplifies

what it is to be a Marine back in his day and today as well. So Lieutenant General Louis

Chesty Polar, Chesty was his nickname, was a Marine's Marine, a bonafide hardcore leatherneck

with the scars to prove it but Chesty had one soft spot. His fierce loyalty and care

for his men, Polar's leadership is one of the reasons why to this day Marine Corps officers

in the field never eat a meal until the enlisted men have been served. It's one of those things

within the military that helps build our esprit de corps, our bondage, or not bondage but

like our bond to serve together is because of people and men and leaders like Chesty

Polar. So Chesty Polar, he has become a myth of a man in the United States Marine Corps

and beyond. His service to the Corps exemplifies what it means to be salty. He served as an

enlisted man and then he became an officer. He served from 1918 until 1955 just missing

World War I but he went on and he fought in the Banana Wars or the South American Wars

and World War II and the Korean War as well. His exploits are too numerous to go into for

the time that we have today for this message but he is the most decorated Marine in all

of the United States Marine Corps history and he'll likely remain in that place of

honor for a very long time if not forever. He was born June 26, 1898 in West Point, Virginia.

Polar grew up hunting and listening to tales of Civil War veterans told by his relatives

and he also had a heavy appetite for reading pouring through countless books of military

history and military stories. He'd go on to become a well-known figure in Marine Corps

folklore as I said but he and this is both with exaggerated tales of his exploits but

also his experiences that we all can recount in Marine Corps history. So we're going to

look at today for this message our call to be the salt and the light to the world and

this is a command to us from Jesus and as we move through the scripture I want to highlight

why we need to be salty and why we must remain the light. Let's look at our text in Matthew

5 13 through 16. Salt and light. You are to be the salt of the earth but if salt has lost

its taste how shall its saltiness be restored it is no longer good for anything except to

be thrown out and trampled under people's feet. If you are the light of the world a

city set on a hill cannot be hidden. I misspoke that so you are the light of the world a city

set on a hill cannot be hidden nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket but

on a stand and it gives light to the all in the house in the same way let your light shine

before others so that they may see your good works and give glory to your father who is

in heaven. So let's pray dear Lord God I pray that you would use this message to speak into

people's hearts wherever they be and to help them to turn to you so that they can be redeemed

and set free but also that they could remain salty and be a light unto this fallen world

amen. So what did Jesus mean when he said you are the salt of the earth the following

application shows us that salt means to preserve prevent corruption and provide slavery. The

power of the Sermon on the Mount is that our Savior Jesus Christ has always been willing

to lead by example. The Sermon on the Mount is found in Matthew 5 chapter 5 through 7

and it's broken down into three main parts. You have the introduction or the kingdom identity.

You have the main body which is a picture of a greater righteousness within the kingdom

of God and then you have the third portion the conclusion which is the choice that we

all have to come to. So the second section is broken down even further into three parts

you have the Torah and the prophets religious practices and the right relationship with

God so our text this morning is from the first part. Jesus introduces us to his kingdom the

introduction announces the surprising counterintuitive identity of those who are going to be part

of God's kingdom. Matthew begins with the introduction in chapter 5 with the Beatitudes those who

are called to the kingdom of God the poor in spirit the grievers the unimportant the

hungry the merciful the pure in heart the peacemakers the persecuted the misunderstood

the lowly are the ones that our Lord calls upon. We're called to be the salt of the land

we are called to carry on the covenant of God to its fulfillment through Christ and

in Matthew 5 14 we are told that we are meant to be the light in the fallen world. So as

we work through this message today we'll focus on being salty as Christ commanded and in

doing so we will look at the saltiness of Chesty Polar the saltiest of all salty US

Marines. Here are five reasons why Polar became a Marine Corps legend. Lead by example is

the first one lead like a Marine. The number the second one is the legend of Chesty the

third is that he's the most decorated Marine. The fourth is served is that he served both

as an officer and enlisted and fifth and final we'll look at some polarisms is in Chesty

polar polarisms. So let's get in salt preserves the church preserves and reinforces the qualities

of goodness honor justice and mercy in society. Salt has been used as a food safety aid since

ancient times while salt helps to preserve food by reducing the water content and disrupting

microbial cells it can take a very high concentration of salt around 10 percent or more to prevent

that bacterial growth much higher than that is what is found in the food that we eat.

So if you think of like salted foods foods that are going to be used in this manner rather

preserved in this manner you can think of like beet jerkier pickles or smoked salmon.

These are kind of things that are used with the preservation of salt these are foods of

the old before refrigeration. So to preserve our saltiness we must live according to the

example of Christ. We have to keep the percentage or the concentration of Jesus in our life

high enough so that we can remain salty as he says. Jesus is king but he came to earth

as a servant he led us by example and that example exemplifies you know what we are supposed

to do and how we are supposed to lead when we are here on earth. So lead like a mariner

lead by example this one of Pollard's mottoes was lead by example and it is not an empty

slogan in his life he lived with his men there were no officers messes in Pollard's units

and he fell into line with the privates carrying his own mess gear in combat he rigidly refused

the comforts unattainable for his men and in training he carried his own pack and bedding

roll while marching at the head of his battalion. This is something that is hard for many to

understand maybe if they have not served in the military they do not quite understand

this. When you are marching when you are in a forced march and you see like a leader you

see somebody who is going to take you know pull ahead or take a ride that is a pretty

demoralizing thing when you are drudging through you might have seen or heard stuff like that

from other movies or stories where you have like the knights that are coming across in

their you know on their horses while the normal foot soldiers just drudging along well not

Chesty not Chesty Pollard he was out there marching and he was not only marching with

his unit but he was in the front. Once during a 28 day combat patrol through New Britain

he refused to allow the native bears to carry his pack you know so they had been stripped

down to the bears essentials and like the men he adhered to this you know monotonous

diet of K rats. I do not know if these are the same K rats or I think it was T rats that

I ate but rations are typically not that great they get you by but it is not like you are

going to be excited for the meal. So for him in his position of authority to not take advantage

of the perks or benefits that were available to him is a pretty striking thing and a lot

of leaders even today they will not do that. They want to feel the benefits they want the

privileges they want the perks. I worked for a company that when you got to a certain

level you got to get first class or executive flights whereas your normal guys they would

not get that they had to fly coach. It is a small matter for most people but the reality

is if you are an executive you are flying a lot more often so it costs a lot more to

pay for those tickets and when you are in a lower level role you might only fly a couple

times a year wouldn't it make sense for everybody to be able to fly the same or maybe get a

little bit of extra leg room themselves. It is this leading by example idea that sets

him apart. It sets him apart as a leader and an example to how to lead in a real way in

real life. So he also would sleep on the deck or the bare floor refusing to allow the natives

to make him a mattress out of the banana leaves and the legendary stories go on and on from

there. There is a lot more truth than fiction in the tale of his exploits and that is evidenced

by his massive list of combat decorations for extraordinary valor.

So the second thing was the legend of Chesty Puller. Some say Puller got his famous nickname

because of his big thrust out chest. The myth was that the original had been shot away and

the new chest was a steel plate. Others state that Chesty was an old marine expression for

being cocky. A few claim that he had developed the chest from shouting commands above the

noise of battle. We don't need frontline communications men that are Puller bragged. Chesty yells

the commands up and down the line you can hear him for miles. I like to believe that

the nickname Chesty came about because he refused to sit by when things weren't right.

The Cheney Chesty Puller never stopped supporting his marines and that even put at risk his

career in the United States Marine Corps. He stood by his men even when it wasn't politically

advantageous to do so. And this brings me to my next point which is salt prevents corruption.

In Mark 9 49 through 50 it says for everyone will be salted with fire. Salt is good but

if the salt has lost its saltiness how will you make it salty again. Have salt in yourselves

and be at peace with one another. Salt inhibits corruption. The church is meant to restrain

the corrupting influences of the world but also the the corrupting influences within

the church. The good works of the church are there to rebuke and stand against evil. How

does salt preserve food. Well as a preservative salt can work in two ways. Salt dries food

out like quickly. All living things need water and they cannot grow without it including

bacteria that can cause food poisoning. So an example in this in this case would be like

butter. You know salt draws out and leaves the fat behind which helps prevent butter

from spoiling. So you can take salted butter you can leave it out unrefrigerated on your

on your counter and it won't spoil because the salt protects it but unsalted butter has

to be refrigerated or else it will spoil. And the second thing it does is salt kills

the microbes. High salt is toxic to most but not all microbes because of the effect of

water pressure. Water goes between the cells and the environment to make the concentration

of salt and other solutes the same on both sides of the cell. So in a very high salt

solution many microbes will explode because of the difference in pressure between the

outside and the inside of the organism. High salt can also be toxic to the process inside

the microbes like DNA and enzyme. Solutions that are high in sugar have the same effect

on microbes which is why they can it can be used as a preservative in foods like jams

and jellies. The idea here with this is that you need high concentrations again. So if

we look at this as a case for Jesus Christ you need to have high concentrations of of

Jesus in your life because that's what's going to help you to remain salty to have the right

amount of salt in your life to both preserve what you're doing but also kill or hold off

the wickedness of the world the wickedness of our own hearts. You need to preserve your

heart you need a lot of Jesus you need Jesus in your heart and so you need to remain salty.

So Chesty Puller was the most decorated of Marines. He received five Navy Crosses and

just so you understand the Navy Cross is not something easy to be awarded it's the second

highest award under the you know United States Navy or Marines. The Navy Cross is just below

the Congressional Medal of Honor and he didn't just win one or two or three he was awarded

five Navy Crosses. He led Marines in some of the bloodiest battles of World War II including

the battle for Guadalcanal and Pellaloo. The names of which forever speak of the Marines

exploiting sacrifices but I want to I want to highlight that the battles Pellaloo these

battles in the island hopping campaign these were horrendous battles where the Marines

would see something like 70 to 80 percent casualties. These were the earliest amphibious

landings in World War II. So it predates the landing in Normandy and it actually is because

of these landings that the landing in Normandy was even a possibility and they had huge casualties.

So when we were to go and invade Normandy we understood the kind of loss we would suffer

in that battle but these but who did this this was Chesty Puller who did these bat these

kind of amphibious assaults in these battles of Guadalcanal and Pellaloo. And the Korean

War Puller was again assigned as the commander of the first Marines which he led to the landing

at Incheon on September 15th 1950 earning his Silver Star in the process which is the

third highest award that a Marine can be given for valor. He was given the distinguished

service cross from the Army for action from November 29th and December 5th of the same

year and his fifth Navy Cross for the action during December 5th through the 10th at the

Battle of Chosen Reservoir. And I might be wrong I mean I might have to double check

this but I'm pretty sure the distinguished service cross from the Army is their equivalent

to the the Navy Cross for the Navy and the Marines. So again the second highest award

you could be given. It was during the battle of the Chosen Reservoir when he made this

famous quote, we have been looking for the enemy for some time now we have finally found

him. We're surrounded that simplifies things. And just for context in this battle

the entire US force was surrounded by several divisions of Chinese regulars who came in

from North Korea they came across the Chinese border into North Korea to squash the American

forces and to send the South Koreans reeling back into the ocean and win the war. So they

were surrounded and Chesty Poehler was able to do what we know in Marine Corps lore as

a fighting retreat and successfully breaking through and being able to pull back and survive

this onslaught that should have been a massacre. So when we look at Chesty Poehler he both

served as an officer and enlisted man and this might not mean much again if you haven't

served in the military if you don't understand. But Poehler was commissioned as a second lieutenant

during the very tail end of World War I. But as the war wound down he was put on inactive

status and giving the rank of corporal so he was busted down not for anything wrongdoing

but this is something that typically happened especially back in the day when you'd have

a large number of people in the military during a wartime condition but as the war waned you

had to cut people back and so they would reduce you in rank. Similarly people think of General

Custard but he was actually a lieutenant colonel Custard when he made his last stand because

the rank of brigadier general was awarded during the Civil War but then subsequently

it was a brevet rank and so he went back down to his regular pre-war rank afterwards. That

being said as the war wound down he was put on that inactive service he's moved to the

rank of corporal so now he's an enlisted guy and in keeping with this hardcore attitude

he decided to re-enlist as a private so that he could go back onto active duty and he was

sent to Haiti to fight the cacao rebels bent on violent overthrow of the US sponsored Haitian

government at the time. So here you go now he's a non-commissioned officer corporal but

he's an inactive status and because of his desire to serve and his desire to be in the

military he decided to once again put himself in an even lower rank. So now in today's military

you have nine enlisted ranks it's private is E1 and corporal is E4 and it goes all the

way up to sergeant major at E9 and then right after that is when you get to the O levels

the officer levels and second lieutenant is the O1 level so he goes from an O1 all the

way down to an E1 basically and just so that he would be able to serve. So his valor and

accomplishments in the battle earned him many rapid promotions and by the time he was shipped

out to Nicaragua in 1930 he was again commissioned as a lieutenant. Polar's legend preceded him

and served him well leading young men his men knew that he had their backs because he

had pumped through the jungles and endured the harshest of conditions had been wounded

in battle just like them. Our savior Jesus Christ was able to come to earth as a man

live as a man grow up as a man and he was wounded for our transgressions. It's a very

powerful idea when you think about it and this is one of the reasons why it always pulls

on our heartstrings when we see someone willing to sacrifice and to suffer alongside us. Chesty

Polar was willing to suffer and sacrifice for his men just like our savior suffered

and sacrificed for us. Polar quickly earned the reputation among his superiors as someone

who didn't abide with the red tape or political maneuvering. Some say that his straightforward

attitude while serving him well in combat and by gaining the respect of his men it caused

him to be passed over for receiving the nation's highest award the Medal of Honor. What do you

think of that? Again it reminds me of our savior because our savior came to earth and

then he quickly would speak out against the status quo of the religious elite or the political

elite within the government of Judea and the Roman Empire as well. Putting aside that is

it's a very interesting thing when we think of Chesty Polar. Men like Chesty Polar often

find themselves cast out of the loftiest of political places. When the devil took Jesus

up to the mountain and offered him the world he refused because of the word of God. The

world is very willing to exclude you when you're not willing to play along or go with

the flow. And so that's part of the reason why the the lore of Chesty Polar is of such

importance especially to enlisted Marines. Because he had our back just like Jesus has

our back today. As Christians we're called to hold God's standard above all else. If

that makes you less popular then fine. If that makes you less employable or less promotable

then okay. We cannot allow the corruption of the world to influence us or the church.

Many Christian churches today are falling into apostasy as they cling to the trappings

of the world. We are meant to be a bulwark against the world. We are not meant to lose

our saltiness and become saccharine sweet like the world. This brings me to the final

point which is salt provides a zest and flavor. In Luke 14 34 through 35 it says, salt is

good but if salt has lost its taste how shall its saltiness be restored? It is of no use

either for the soil or for the manure pile it is thrown away. The church gives zest and

a distinct flavor to its surroundings. The church is not meant to be the sugar of the

earth but the salt of the earth. As believers we are warned not to lose this savor. Savorless

salts are good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men. From our

text in Matthew 5 13. So let's look at some polarisms. Old breed, new breed. There's not

a darn bit of difference as long as it's the marine breed. Now I have to clean up that

one a little bit because he was a salty marine. But let's think about that for a second. What

he's saying is old breed, new breed. There's not a darn bit of difference as long as it's

marine breed. So here it is in a Christian sense. Whether you're a new saint, you're

an old saint, whether you're brand new saved and in service of the Lord or you're an old

man who's been pushing through and running a race, it doesn't matter as long as you're

Christian and you're actually serving Jesus Christ. There's no difference. Keep your saltiness.

Another one is where the hell do you put the bayonet? So he said this while at a flamethrower

demonstration. So apparently, Polar wanted to be ready to stab the man he set on fire.

These are crazy thoughts because he's a warrior. He's a mindset of, I need to be able to continue

the fight. I need to be able to continue the fight. And I only put this one in because

it's quite salty, but we're meant to be soldiers for Christ. Now I don't think you need to

be lighting people on fire and stabbing them. But here's the thought. Maybe you are supposed

to use the word of God so that it burns on them with a spirit of conviction. And as you

continue to drive home the word of God, the gospel message of Jesus Christ, it'll pierce

like a bayonet into their heart and they'll receive and accept salvation in Jesus Christ.

Here's another funny one. Jesse Puller says, son, when the Marine Corps wants you to have

a wife, you will be issued one. This was Puller's response to young Marine who was asking permission

to be married. It's a pretty interesting thing because oftentimes in our society now, it's

all about what we want when we want it. But the reality is, is that it's not about what

we want when we want it. It's about what God wants us to do and how we can best fulfill

the call of Jesus Christ in our life. So in closing, maintaining our saltiness.

The church is not only the salt to the world, but we're called to keep our saltiness, to

restrain selfish ambition and quarrelsomeness. Salt is meant to be impactful. Paul seems

to interpret salt to mean wisdom or spiritual zest in communication, speech that is not

dull or bland. In Colossians 4-6, it says, walk in wisdom towards the outsider, making

the best use of time. Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt so that you

may know how you ought to answer each person. The church is the light of the world. In Ephesians,

we read, for one time you were in darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk is

the children of light, for the fruit of light is found in all that is good and right and

true and try to discern what is pleasing to the Lord. Take no part in the unfruitful works

of darkness, but instead expose them for it is shameful even to speak of the things that

they do in secret. But when anything is exposed by the light, it becomes visible. For anything

that becomes visible is light. Therefore, it says, awake, O sleeper, and arise from

the dead, and Christ will shine on you. Look carefully, then, how you walk, not as unwise

but as wise, making the best use of time, because the days are evil. Therefore, do not

be foolish, but understand what will be done, or what will, or what the will of the Lord

is. And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit.

Addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody

to the Lord with your heart. Giving thanks always and for everything to God, the Father

in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ.

In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus tells us, You are the light of the world, a city that

is set on the hill, cannot be hidden. The figure of the church as light suggests the

following, believers are children of light and give witness to Christ, who is the true

light of the world. In John A-12 it says, I am the light of the world. Again, Jesus

spoke to them, saying, I am the light of the world, whoever follows me will not walk in

darkness but will have the light of life. Believers reflect the light of Christ like

the light of the moon as Christ shines on us. Ephesians 5-14, for anything that becomes

visible is light, therefore it says, Awake, O sleeper, arise from the dead and Christ

will shine on you. And the book of Revelation calls the local church Lampstands, Revelation

120, as for the mystery of the seven stars that you saw in my right hand, and the seven

golden lampstands, the seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven

lampstands are the seven churches. No matter how blessed we are to minister to one another,

believers must not forget their primary mission is illuminating the darkness of the world.

In Matthew 5-16 it said, In the same way let your light shine before others so that they

may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven. We are called

to shine our light, to be good soldiers for Christ, to be on watch for Jesus Christ. Believers

witness through words and works. In 1 Peter 2-12 it says, Keep your conduct among the

Gentiles honorable so that when they speak against you as evildoers they may see your

good deeds and glorify God on the day of visitation. And then later in James 2-14 and verse 17

it says, What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith but does not have

works? Can that faith save him? And in verse 17, so also faith by itself, if it does not

have works, is dead. So when you think of that, if you have faith but no works, you've

lost your saltiness. It's like being dead. We are called to be both salt and light. The

purpose of both is to bring men and women to the knowledge of Christ so that they can

find salvation in him. If the whole point is to see others saved, then we cannot placate

the desires of the world. We must act with wisdom and with love, but both of these things

can at times be painful to the hearer. When treating an injury, we often use antiseptic

that can help clean a wound, but it stings. In the process of cleaning a wound, it stings.

Similarly, salt can sting, and it can seem harsh at times. That is why Jesus pairs the

salt with the light. We bring clarity with the light. The light of Christ reveals the

wounds of sin and the need for treatment. Only in Christ can the wounds of sin be healed.

Only the wisdom or salt of the word can bring people closer to Christ. We must remain salty,

but we always need to temper that salt with the loving light of Jesus Christ. If I could

ever have bowed every eye closed as I finished this message, my time is up, and so we need

to bring this to a close. I want to thank you for listening to me today again and for

coming back to the pod fast, but I want to give an invitation. If this message has impacted

you and maybe you know you're not right with Jesus Christ, you're not right with God, maybe

you've never given your life to Him, but you know you're bound by sin and you want to make

it right. I just want to give you an invitation. If that's you, I want you to raise your hand

wherever you are, wherever you're listening to this message in recognition to the work,

the spirit of conviction that's just pricking your heart right now. If you did that, if

you raised your hand, I can't see it. Of course, God can. I want you to repeat after me, Dear

Lord God, I know that I'm a sinner, but I know that you sent your son, Jesus Christ,

and that he died for my sins. I repent of my sins and accept you as my Lord and my Savior

in Jesus name. Amen. If you prayed that prayer, you've taken that first step in salvation.

You've been set free of the bondage of sin. You've been washed by the blood of lamb and

you are saved by His grace and His grace alone. The next step would be to find a church to

lock into. If you're in Samanar, please come out. If you did pray that prayer, reach out

to me. We have lots of churches globally. I can help you find a good Bible-believing

church, but read the Bible. You can get it on a phone. Everybody's got phones now. You

can download the YouVersion app, get any of the decent translations out there.

I personally like the English Standard Version, but I know there's a big King James people

and you know, NIV people. It doesn't matter. Read the Bible and just cry out to God in

prayer. But I want to thank you again for listening to this message and for those of

us who have been saved for a long time, don't lose your saltiness. Don't let this world

grind you down, but be salt and be light. We are living in a precarious time in our

society today with lots of comings and goings and elections on the horizon in the United

States and then later in Canada as well. Vote your conscience according to the Word of God.

But remember too, that you're voting for a manager, for a government. You're not voting

for a pastor. Why I say that is none of these people are perfect, but some are clearly,

clearly in the world. They're clearly trying to live against the will of God. And you need

discernment. You need to read the Word of God. You need to read your Bible and understand

that there is sanctity of life. You know, I'm an American. I live in Canada. We're

pastoring here in Salmon Arm, but I will be, you know, voting, you know, absentee from

where my home state was, where my family is from in Michigan. But it's in a very important

election. And I think that if you, if you listen to me for any time, I guarantee you

could guess who I'm voting for because I think it's important that we put the right

guy into position. And it's not to, it's not to say that I think that he's good to

be a pastor, but I do think that God is moving and we all need to do our part in the countries

that we're, we're living in the countries that we're part of. But the biggest thing

here is remember you're Christian first. You're the great commission is for you to

tell the people of the gospel of Jesus Christ. You should be able to start that conversation

before you go off on any tangents politically or about finances or any of the other stuff

out there. You should be able to dive in and you should be able to tell people that Jesus

sets you free from a life of sin and that you are saved because of the sacrifice of

Jesus Christ. And with that, I'll just say again, thank you for listening to me today.

I just pray that God will help you the rest of this week and I can't wait for you to come

back next time. God bless.

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