Join me, Max Locato, for Max Locato's Because of Bethlehem, in theaters nationwide December 5th,

6th, and 7th. Together, we will remember that the Christmas season is more than a pretty tree

with presents piled underneath. It's a time to reflect on the true gift of the season. Join me,

along with special guests, Matthew West, Ann Wilson, C.C. Winans, and more. Tickets are on sale now

for this special in theaters only event. Hey everybody, Erica here with Team Locato.

Wanted to share some exciting news with you all, Max's brand new book you were made for this

moment, inspired by the timeless and timely story of Esther, is available now wherever books are sold.

Hi everybody, Max Locato here from my home to yours. Thanks so much for joining me for today's

encouraging work. Hope you're having a good day and I hope if you're not having a good day that

I might say something that will help you to have a better day. Back in the 1980s,

we lived in Brazil. One time I was traveling and I was in Sao Paulo, Brazil. I boarded a subway

train and a suburb of Sao Paulo. It was midnight. It was late. The station was quiet. I was tired.

Our expectations were simple just to get back to the hotel room safely. And we did eventually.

But over only after the train, for reasons that we never discovered, came to a lurching stop

in the tunnel. The lights blacked out. The motor shut down. It was deathly quiet and a car full

of strangers sat in the inky night of an underground passage. We all expected the engines to reboot

and the lights to reignite quickly. But when they did not, our concerns heightened. At least

mine did. Trapped in an underground confined space with a group of strangers, not my way to spend

an hour. I checked my wallet, held my breath, made a mental note to take the bus next time.

Actually, it didn't take an hour. It took only a few minutes, but it felt like an hour.

You know, nobody wants to be stuck in the dark, trapped in a tunnel with no word from the outside.

But millions of people feel and fear that they are. Their world just seems like a stalled subway

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