Hey, everybody, welcome to you. We're born for this podcast with Father John Ricardo.

That's me. I'm Father John. I am the executive director at Acts 29, where we talk about anything and everything having to do with transformation in the church.

I'm here, as always with my sister in the Lord, partner in mission,

Mary Guilfoyle. How are you? I'm good, Father John, and you? Oh, better every day. Thank you.

The steroids are done. People just can't tell you. They are. I was going to say I can't tell you.

No, it's great to see you feeling better. And it's always fun to have these conversations.

Yeah, it is.

And, you know, we talk about how this podcast is really devoted to talking about transformation.

And that is exactly the topic today, isn't it?

I mean, the heart of it all, right?

So what's our topic?

This is the genesis of everything.

So our topic for today is

i can't you can please do all right how about that can't wait okay father john let's pray

the name of the father the son the holy spirit amen our gracious father we just come before you right now

in jesus's name thanking you for the gift of life and for blessing and for hope and faith and friendship,

for family, for creating us for this moment.

Father, we thank you in a special way today right now for who you are

and who we are to you,

which is so far beyond our ability to understand.

So, Lord, we pray that your Holy Spirit would bless and guide our conversation now,

that it would truly bring hope,

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