What's going on guys? Welcome back to the podcast. This is new to me. I don't even know how to get back into the swing of things, to be honest, but we've got to give this a go.

But we'll do a catch-up episode when I could get stuff in, but just for a quick little recap, we've been gone for a hot minute.

Thank you guys for all the grace you've been extending i've been seeing the messages for weeks um for you guys saying hey

when is the pod coming back when are you going to start posting again and i appreciate you guys

because man the level of i won't say just discouragement but man it's just been so long you long, you know, to get into this. So if you're new, obviously, it's the first time you may have checked us out. My name is Tava. My wife is Sava, you know, December will make nine years for us. Thank God. Because it's not an easy road to be married, but God has been faithful to keep us together. But welcome to the podcast. Sorry that the past, it's been

about two years of inconsistency, you know, since nursing school and life, children, trying to

prioritize everything. But I've been wanting to get back into this. I've been telling myself,

I'll do it at the beginning of the new year, 2026.

But it was something that struck me in church on Sunday that I said, yeah, it's about that time. They were singing a song, and we sing a lot of songs in church that we don't even, we don't even mean that, to be honest with you. You know what I mean? Y'all sing stuff. Like, there was a joke on social media. It was just like,

I think they were making jokes with the Maverick City song, purify my heart. Whatever it was,

it was just like, I want to burn for you. You know, in reality, we don't know that we're asking for trials. But we say those things. But this song in church, they were singing, Never Let a Rock

Cry Out. You guys know that one. I think it's Naomi Rain, and I think the group she sang

in what was called Refresh Worship. But it's just saying that I won't let a rock cry out for me.

So I want to read a few verses based off where that story is from. Luke 19, verse 35 through 40.

This is a little bit before Jesus ends up being crucified, things like that. And it says,

And they brought him to Jesus, and they cast their garments upon the cult. And they set Jesus thereon.

And as he went, they spread their clothes in the way. And when he was come nigh, even now at the

descent of the Mount of Olives,

the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice

for all the mighty works that they had seen, saying, bless be the king,

that cometh in the name of the Lord, peace in heaven, and glory in the highest.

And some of the Pharisees from among the multitude said on to him,

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