Hi, I'm Susie Larson. Thanks for listening to this podcast from Susie Larson Live.

Welcome to Sissy Larson Live. Welcome to Sizzy Larson Live.

Always honored to get to spend this time with you.

In fact, I look forward to bringing you conversations every single day that hopefully inspire you in your faith walk,

the deep in your understanding of God's Word, and that heightens your awareness of his very real presence in your life.

Well, if you and I were standing face to face, you know what I would do? I awareness of his very real presence in your life.

Well, if you and I were standing face to face, you know what I would do?

I'd grab your shoulders or maybe even your face.

I'd like to touch people on their face.

I would look you in the eye and I would tell you how much God loves you, how much He's promised you, how faithful he is to fulfill his purposes for you.

I'd pray for your healing.

I'd pray for your healing. I'd pray for your strength.

And then I'd pray for a revival of hope that God is very much involved in your story,

that hope would make a comeback in your heart. And you'd start to live with this expectancy.

And then I would pray that God would so empower you with His Holy Spirit that you'd go out

and you do the same for someone else. We have the power to change

a person's life with our words, and not just positive words, biblical life-giving words. And that's why I'm

so excited to welcome our friend back to the show, Pastor Alan Wright, to talk about his really

amazing book, The Power to Bless, How to Speak Life and Empower the People You Love. And we're

going to do what we always do in Alan's on.

Toward the end of the show, this is such a sacred time whenever he does us. He speaks prophetically.

He really does. I'm going to have him speak over the men, and then I'm going to have him speak over the women, a blessing. And I want you to just open your hands, open your mouth,

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