So, here's what we're going to do. I would like to speak around the subject tonight

why I think you feel incomplete. Now, some of you might think I actually don't feel

incomplete. That's awesome. Please use this sermon when necessary. Now, for those of us

that feel like we're lacking a little bit and things aren't totally going according

to plan and we feel a little bit unsettled and incomplete or undone. Nothing worse than

the feeling of leaving your home, feeling like, did I forget something? Did I forget something?

And I wonder if we're all kind of grappling with these emotions. Is there something? Did

I forget what's going on? And so, we're going to talk about that. I want to say this.

I want to apologize for trying to make jokes tonight. We bite need more jokes now than

we've ever needed before. Maybe I'll say it differently. We've never needed a sense

of humor more. Sometimes life is so hard and painful. You have to laugh, not necessarily

at what's painful and difficult. That would be inappropriate, but you have to find some

joy and some laughter. It really can be like a medicine to your soul. So, I want you to

know that that is with intentionality. We live in a culture and a day that if your

joke is in the wrong context, you're immediately assumed to have no compassion, empathy, or

understanding of what's going on in the world. And I do not espouse that. We must remain

joyful, my brothers and sisters. We must make a decision to enjoy the minutes and moments

that we do have because they are gifts. That was the time I was hoping for an amen, but

I didn't get it. It's okay. Our applause. I'm a big proponent of brushing your teeth. I

really am. Which is weird because at 42, I'm starting to, anybody, you know, have a mom,

dad, uncle, aunt, and as they got older, their teeth got yellow and you kind of would look

at them like, what are they going to do? I'm the guy now. Like I smile and I'm like, that's

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