Oh, it's so good to be with you all again this week.

I love being here at Bridgetown.

It's such a great place of prayer.

And then, you know, just being friends with the pastoral staff is really good to be here.

You know, I heard that you all had

an up-the-coming preacher by the name of Auntie Wright that was here. Y'all really should encourage

them to keep on going. But seriously, like the Holy Spirit conference, it was really fascinating.

I was talking to Gavin on Thursday and just was just asking about the conference.

And he was just saying how the theme, like grief was a common theme,

Holy Spirit and grief was a common theme.

And it's interesting because in my, just over the last few weeks, I've just been dealing

with a lot of grief.

You know, a lot of the impact of decisions that have been made have a significant impact on

a lot of vulnerable communities and it's just been such a very significant disconnect.

And I've just been grieved with the,

just even some of the Christian thought and attitudes,

things that are being done in the name of Jesus.

It's just been causing a lot of grief.

And it's been really interesting, because I just, and a lot of grief. And it's been really interesting.

And a lot of my preparation has really been working through that,

working through the grief and the prayers that's been in this text.

And it's just so fascinating to see how in Richmond, Virginia,

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