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Thanks so much for joining me for today's encouraging word.

Jesus said, for God so loved the world that he gave his one and only son,

that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life with God's help.

Let's open our understanding and see our view of lives as he sees our lives,

living with the gift of eternal life.

You know, some years ago, we celebrated the graduation of our youngest with a wonderful family vacation.

I mean, graduation one day on the plane the next.

And I can recall spending a dozen days with my favorite people, my wife, my three daughters,

this is long before we had son-in-laws.

Oh, how we watch the sunset and the fish jump and the waves crash.

We laughed at old stories. We made new memories. It was simply a splendid trip. It was a trip for the ages.

Yet somewhere in its inception, I had something really yucky happened. I had to go

through airport security and get checked out. We waited in line to lug our bags on the security belt

and walk through the metal detectors. I really don't like airport security. Of course, I haven't been on an airplane in several months now. I've kind of forgotten what they're like. I know airport security is essential, essential. And yet it's just a reminder of this corrupt world. Well, I got the wand all over me. I got my bag searched. I just kind of got

frustrated. But let me tell you, that moment is a forgotten part of that wonderful trip.

I mean, just a forgotten part. I'm wondering if someday we'll say the same about this physical

life, especially during this pandemic.

Will we look back and say, yeah, that was pretty rotten?

But boy, hadn't life been great ever since?

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