truth is that God is in the business of redeeming and think about when Jesus talks about

unless a seed falls to the ground and dies, you know, unless it does that, it won't bear the

fruit. So you have to, there is this part of healing that feels like death. It feels like a breaking

apart of the seed. And it's almost as if you cannot see what good could come out of a breaking up of a seed.

But death always comes before resurrection.

And so if you're in that place of sorrow and death, just know that Sunday is coming and resurrection is coming.

And God loves to redeem a difficult story.

Today's guest, Mary Demuth, really knows what it feels like to walk through trauma, loss, and deep brokenness, and she still finds God in the midst of the

struggle. So on today's episode, our friend Mary is going to show you how she lived a story that

oh, she would have never written for herself. And she celebrates that God rewrites,

redeems, and restores all of our stories.

She is going to introduce you to how Jesus meets you in your past,

transforms your present, and sets a new course for your future.

Jesus is still writing your story, my friend.

So let's trust him with the pin. All right, here we go.

Welcome to the 413 podcast where practical encouragement and biblical wisdom set you up to live

the I can life because you can do all things through Christ who strengthens you.

Now welcome your host, Jennifer Rothschild. All right,

that was Casey Wright, my seeing eye guy. And we're so glad you're here. I'm Jennifer, and I'm just here to

help you be and do more than you feel capable of as you're living this 413 life. Oh, my friends,

I got to tell you, though, my house is very loud right now. It is so loud

that even though Casey was planning to come over and record, there is so much banging and drills

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