Welcome to the Excel Stillmore podcast. I am your host, Chris Emerson. I'm here to encourage you in your walk with God. Thank you for joining in.

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He's been a big help to me and my family, and I commend him to you.

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I am so thankful you're here, so let's get started.

So today's episode title might ring a bell for you, depending on your age, I guess.

I have always been a big Rascal Flats fan. I would say I haven't listened to them as much in the last 10 years or so, but they started back in the year 2000,

and for maybe 10 straight years just released terrific albums, great songs, Gary LaVoc's incredible voice,

and I still enjoy going back and listening to some of those. Their first single released in

2000 that really put them on the map was titled, Prayin for Daylight.

It's about a guy who's going through a breakup,

and he has trouble making it through the night.

He has all the lights turned on, the TV turned up.

He's just trying to stay occupied to get through to the next day.

Although he admits that things aren't going to be any better,

the lyrics say, praying for daylight, waiting for that morning sun, so I can act like my whole life ain't going wrong.

Baby come back to me, I swear I'll make it right. Don't make me spend another lonely night praying for daylight.

Anyway, if it peaks your interest, you can check it out. Today's episode

is not about that Rascal Flats song, except that I thought about it. Those lyrics went through my mind,

and for the very first time in my life, I found myself actually praying for daylight this past Monday night. Let me give you a little

context for that, though if you live anywhere in Texas or north of us, you know exactly what's

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