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My name's Father Mike Schmitz and this is essential presents.

So, um, what in the world is happening right now?

I think I have allergies.

I don't know if that's a thing.

I mean, it's a thing.

And it's a thing with me.

I don't know if that's the reason why I'm as like out of it.

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Hi my name is Father Mike Schmitz and this is a sense of present.

I think a lot of people I'll talk to will say like they will pray for other people

a lot but they hesitate to pray for themselves and I just want to pause just for one second and let you know you're worth praying for.

Imagine this, imagine if you're a mom or dad.

Imagine if you had a child who would never come before you

and ask you for something for themselves.

Would that make you love your child or would it help you feel closer to your child or would you feel like there's a little bit of a distance there that maybe they don't trust you enough to actually bring you their heart and reveal to you what they want what's in their heart. And I think the same something

is similar when it comes to the Lord. Of course God already knows what's in our

heart, but when we come before him with what we want, with what we need, and ask him for something for ourselves.

Again, it's not automatically selfish.

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