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The following is an encore presentation of issues etc. Of the fathers love we're not head.

There the world began to be.

The years of the world began to me. The is a fan of America. The us are the source the enemy. the and that future

you can it shall see

ever more grand ever go. That is the first stanza of the ancient hymn of the Father's love begotten.

It's known as a Christmas Carol.

It's taken from something called a little melody called the divine mystery.

Talking about the birth of Jesus Christ, I like the way it's put, of the Father's love begotten.

Now, how can we squeeze?

The love of the Heavenly Father that beget in the womb of the Virgin Mary, the son of God in human flesh, our Savior, how can

we squeeze all of that into one day, Christmas Day. Well, we can't. Merry Christmas and

welcome to issues etc. I'm Todd Wilkin, thanks for tuning us in. We're going to

be talking about Christmas not only as a day but also

as a season as a series of days. Pastor Will Weeden joins us he's director of

worship and chaplain of the International Center for the Lutheran Church, Missouri Senate, author of the book

Celebrating the Saints, Will welcome back.

Hey, thank you, Tao. What a joy to be with you guys today.

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