Well, hello, my friends, and welcome to the live-inspired podcast Monday morning moments with

John O'Leary.

As you know, I record these each week so that you and I can

begin these days and these weeks in awe and on fire with a burst of inspiration. We're going to

begin this one with a quote from President Kennedy. John F. Kennedy said this. What unites us

is far greater than what divides us. I think in this

era, you and I are living, working, and existing in, we need to be reminded of those words.

One more time to kick it off. What unites us is far greater than what divides us.

You know, everywhere we look, the world highlights everything's separating us from our news

headlines, our social media feeds, even across the dinner table.

Differences are magnified, divisions are emphasized, and it can leave us feeling distant

or isolated, definitely discouraged.

And yet, brothers and sisters, family and friends, what I have learned is that despite everything

seemingly pulling us apart, we are far more alike than we realize.

In fact, one of our hopes for soul on Fire was simple, to remind people of our shared

humanity, to encourage moviegoers to embrace the beauty of their story, yeah, for sure,

but also to inspire audiences to bravely live their faith, their hope, and their love.

Well, since release, we've received hundreds of correspondents from veterans, from widows,

from pastors, from addicts, from business owners, retirees, and from students that the film delivered

on those goals. And one of my favorites arrived just a couple weeks ago. The note read in part,

I have almost the same hands as you. It was from a second

grader named Julia who had watched the movie with her family. Her mom shared that the little girl

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