Hey friends, this is Dan and Stephanie Burke behind the scenes divine intimacy radio a third part in the series with Father Altier If you missed the previous They'll be they're either there now or they'll be published eventually Out at spiritual direction calm We'll be talking about his book. God's plan for your marriage So I think we should just jump in ready Mark said go This is Dan Stephanie Burke welcome to divine intimacy radio your radio Haven of rest Your hermitage of the heart your monastery of the mind where we lift our hearts and minds to heaven to draw upon the wisdom of The saints the teaching of the church To help us to navigate this challenging life and what we're talking about today is a great and beautiful reality of marriage And how it is that God has designed us In terms of coming together in marriage and I I really want you to Listen closely to this this broadcast And I want you to send this out to your friends because you every one of us knows broken marriages every one of us knows People who are in marriages, but they don't have hope and they just don't see any way out of The mess they're in and they're thinking about divorce Or even couples who are doing very well, but have never really tapped into the The deep wisdom that can be found in this book God's plan for your marriage about what The glorious and highest order of reality Marriage is which I think for the first time in the church and this is a bold claim But father but Cardinal Burke has reviewed the book and I think would back up this claim I think father dr. Bob shoots The same is for the first time. God's giving us a new perspective and tools Really as a grace to deal with the challenges the unique Challenges of our time and the devastation of marriage in modern culture. Absolutely So we're gonna start to move forward into the to our next chapters But I want to go back just and touch on on one thing in the new creation And that was chapter four of these two souls coming together You know for those who have been following along with us these two souls coming together who then became a new creation in them This is the they're being joined the soul is being joined the two souls in the sacrament of matrimony and I'm about to say something that I've only spoken to my husband, but I I'm super passionate about this because I've lived a broken marriage and having a healed Vibrant marriage in Christ is is just Transformational my life who I am as a person is is not the same person. I was 20 years ago 30 years ago. I'm a different person You know, it's Christ is transformative, you know, he he changes us he brings us into union with him to become who we're called to be and I just had this reflection, you know for those who know our ministry who know all this, you know When Dan and I got married, we were both broken individuals. We were trying to get Christ at the center We've begun spiritual direction, you know All the things that we talk and teach about is what we did at the very beginnings what we continue to do To get right with God right to go through the the purgative and And just move along the path and the journey that the Lord was doing for us And I said to Dan not too long ago as we were getting ready for this I said, let me just ask you something I said if we had never been married Do you Would would the ministry have been possible? If we had never been married if you had just stayed a single guy, you know broken divorced You know trying to raise your boys Would the ministry have have been birds and flourish, you know, God can do all things But he said no it wouldn't have been possible, you know us coming together and this is not about me I'll just make that clear But us coming together in the sacrament of holy matrimony created something new We became a new creation and through our Desire that the Lord had placed in our heart our cooperation the graces many beautiful holy priests and and spiritual directors The ministry is now touching Thousands and thousands millions of people all over the world And I believe it's through the grace and the power of marriage And and that's what I want to get forth to people That they don't understand the reason the enemy hates your marriage And wants it destroyed is because how powerful The Lord what he can do in a holy In a holy marriage what he desires to do Well and marriage it is the foundation of society It's the foundation of the church the devil wants to destroy both of those But also you recognize In a marriage what happens in that new creation that Not only did the two start out as two totally separate unique individuals, but you go back to the Garden of Eden Adam started with a certain fullness within himself And then eve was made from adam He lost part of what he was And and so it's in marriage that the fullness of humanity is united And so we are obviously we're both human male and female. There's a fullness that's there But the differences between males and females Bring come together in marriage. And so there is a true fullness of humanity That is there when the two are united to become one And and so again, that's part of that that new creation That's there and but it is the foundation For what you're doing. It's uh the nature, you know when we even talked about God is love You know love by its nature overflows whatever boundaries we can put upon it and that love in a marriage You know becomes life giving it must be life giving you can't just be in love with one another and stare at each other and just You know be enamored with one another it has to go beyond the two Normally, of course, that's going to be life giving for children But it also becomes life giving for others and that's exactly what you're doing In this ministry it is it is overflowing And so as as you pray together and as you build not only your own individual spiritual life But spiritual life together as a couple Then it begins to overflow that that and and so The the more that God is going to to bless this ministry with The more the prayer has to be at the foundation and the spiritual union that is yours Has to be so well rooted so that the devil can't push it over or dig it up so amen amen and that leads us obviously in the consummodum est The the next chapter and it's interesting You know, I've had a theory and I wonder what you think about it. I mean, of course as an exorcist.  The devil's work very well I I have always thought that the reason that The enemy works so hard on sexual corruption is to ruin The the most important image That you can have of what is divine union because of course all of the spiritual doctors of the church to sales and and John of the cross trees of avila at list goes on and on Used the The pure and holy marital embrace as the highest analogy to describe Union with God union of the wills Perfect and holy self-giving and all of that so in consummodum est you talk about prayer And and I think you're talking about mental prayer fundamentally, which is Which is a prayer that unites us with the one for whom we were made and in whom we we live and breathe and have our being Um as essential for marriage. So do you agree with the idea that that's why satan corrupt sexuality As much as he does and and then talk with us about consummodum est And and it is and of course the corruption of sexuality Sexuality is supposed to be the expression of marriage. So therefore within marriage It is the expression of the love of the union of the two. So the physical Union expresses the spiritual union And and so so what the devil does then in corrupting sexuality is he makes it selfish And and so again it then is the opposite of what it's supposed to be rather than the expression of love It becomes self-seeking. It becomes pleasure seeking And so rather than a gift that's given So obviously there's going to be a lot of pleasure that's involved in this but If you're taking from the other you're not loving the other If you receive the gift the other is giving to you Then that receiving is actually part of the gift that you're giving to the other person Because to to look at and say no, no, no, I don't want what you want to give to me Well, that that's a rejection of that person's gift And so the the the receiving of the gift is part of the gift that you give But if you're taking from the other I want what you have for me. I want my pleasure Number one, it's never going to fulfill And number two, it's a selfish thing. You're using the other person And rather than truly loving the other person And and so so you're you're exactly right on target with that and in a sexualized society like ours That has become a huge problem. It's it's all about self-seeking It's looking at others as objects. So you look at the pornographic issue that we've got in our society I mean, it's just Women have been particularly presented as objects for men to ogle and lust after and so on And and so this has affected the way women look at at themselves as just objects And obviously and and that the dignity that women Are so Low in their dignity because they've been treated this way And then for men to think that women are just objects And so this is part of what what has to be turned around and this is again what marriage Does what a true marriage will do it will get that turned around it will it Both treat one another with respect with dignity And and then that physical expression of the marriage is truly an act of love So that's the beauty of what god created. Yeah, it's it's it's the core of theology of the body, right? It's the essence of it And you know as as we move into our break When dan and i started talking, you know, because we were truly courting we were in different states Which helped a lot right from from our brokenness to to kind of mitigate any kind of temptation there But we studied theology of the body together and I had never heard of it I was 38 years old.  We're studying theology of the body and i just wept through it all I thought where was this when i was 10 12 15 18, you know on into my adult Female years of not understanding The beauty and the dignity of who i was as a woman the beauty and dignity of man You know of the male Of of what it meant to be in in a sexual union with somebody the importance of it All of those things and the enemy has just done all he can to destroy that which just flows right into the marriage and really Wrecks that union that is so life giving so as we move into the break. We'll come back and Talk about kansumatum est and you are the temple Okay, 12 and a half on the final You hear that I know 12 and a half on the final. That's what i was telling me Okay, market set go This is dan stepney burk. Welcome back to divine intimacy radio. We're here with father robert altair talking about what we believe and are very confident in is a Divinely inspired text and we've never said that before and probably will never say it again About any author or any book and it's not hyperbole God's plan for your marriage and exploration of holy matrimony from genesis to the wedding feast of the lamb Published by that great publishing house of course opiants to press And we're walking through the chapters if you missed any of the shows Uh, you can find them out on spiritual direction dot com and then Let's go ahead and go ahead and jump in so we were talking about kansumatum est and I think it's Fitting to move into you are the temple What is the mystery That reflects the union of christ and his bride the church as it plays out in marriage How are those two things connected? Well, first of all it follows from the point of the kansumatum est We have to understand those are the words jesus spoke from the cross So we we were looking at first the the fact that there's a new creation You go back to genesis when god is is creating It says that when god finished his creation and then when when god finished so it uses that term twice St. John does the exact same thing In the in in the 19th chapter of his gospel when jesus is on the cross talks about being finished Consumated and and so so that's that's the foundation then so this is where jesus then enters into the marriage With his bride the church. So there's this new creation. It is finished So in in you have in the book explains this but in st. John's gospel how you've got The overturning of what happened on the first day of creation with the angels rejecting god And then the overturning of what happened after the the man and woman Had had sinned against god and so now jesus has recreated things in this censor and and so so now within the marriage We had mentioned in one of the earlier shows that that a marriage is the domestic church The family is the domestic church and so jesus with his bride the church Born from his side just as eve was born from the side of adam and and so so all the The giving and the receiving and and all of that that that we can look at with within within those that that union with with jesus and the church That then is to be reflected against st. Paul talks about this and is lettered to the Ephesians about You know how not only that the two are one But that this is a great mystery and he says I speak of christ and the church So he's talking about husband and wife, but he's talking about how it's a mystery of christ and the church So now we had talked in an earlier show about how When the two become one there is a new reality that's there a new creation that's there But now look at it a little bit differently When st. John retells us jesus spoke about destroy this temple in three days I will raise it up. He said he was speaking of the temple of his body Okay, st. Paul says of each one of us Do you not know that your body is a temple of the holy spirit? So you are the temple of the lord But now there's this new creation. There's a new reality the two become one There is a spiritual union that's there which means within the marriage There is a temple So you have the two temples That come together to make one new temple So each one still is is individually each one is still a temple But now in this new reality of marriage, there is a new temple that is made And so that is to reflect the church and so when we look at Going back to to you know our baptism And we're just looking at the church. You can say okay the three most important places in the church You've got the the tabernacle where our lord is and that should be in the most prominent spot in the church We have the baptismal font and we have the altar and and so all of us Spend only a few minutes at the baptismal font. We are baptized once We can renew our baptismal vows thousands of times if we want, but we're only baptized once so we only spend a few minutes there So the point that I make here is that okay? Jesus should be at the foundation the center the most important point in your marriage just like the the tabernacle the marriage vows The marriage itself only happens once you can renew the vows again hundreds of times if you want But the marriage only happens once just like baptism And then at the center of the church and where the point the point for most people is at the altar And so we have a priest and we have an altar And so that's the point of marriage then if the two become this temple And jesus is at the center and the two are one in this marriage And just like what happens in baptism there is a covenant that takes place and and so on And so too with the eucharist there's a covenant. So these are the three sacraments most closely related So now in marriage you have a priest and an altar The husband is the priest And the wife is the altar and and I don't mean that in the sense that she's a piece of stone or wood or whatever But but rather that this is the place where the sacrifice takes place And the sacrifice is that dying to self the total self giving and self receiving And so just as jesus pours out his life for the church the church receives that life and then in the eucharist Because now this is her own life given to her by jesus. She gives that back in the eucharist And so so the two are dying to one another to themselves and living for the other And the two give that life back to the other and that's what happens in the temple of the marriage And and so it is Just it's mind boggling to me. It just it's so beautiful. It's I mean if you could spend A lifetime meditating on just that thought Exactly. Yeah, it's it's that profound. It is so beautiful I mean, I'm thinking about the lord pouring himself out on the altar and the altar receiving The lord receiving the gift that he's offering, you know for the sake of the other and for the sake of the whole and You know all of humanity It's just incredibly beautiful and and it also Then brings to mind that if it's an if it's a temple An altar a sacrifice that can also be desecrated Exactly, right So so the ways that we desecrate marriage, you know turning away from our spouse Hating one another that the the self withholding The selfishness the bitterness The you know, you're not doing what I want. Therefore, I'm not going to do what you want kind of thing and the breakdown of marriage and how Incredibly important it is that we maintain the sag the sanctity The dignity of our marriages and and be those self-giving spouses So that that sacrifice can flourish and give life Exactly. Wow and and The point of the desecration is so important and and we need to make this point very clear that probably the most Most common point of desecration is contraception You know, it is you know as human beings God made us with a soul Which is the principle of life. He made us with a mind to know the truth. He made us with a will for love So he made us for life for love and for truth Well, when you look at contraception It violates all three It's it's a lie You're trying to express something But it but it's going through the motions, but not carrying it out. It's not true. It's not an act of love It's two people being selfish. So now it's selfish, which is the opposite of love It is no longer giving life And that doesn't mean that a baby has to be conceived, but it's not a total gift of self It's not a complete dying to self and a reception of the gift of the other Because it's two people using each other rather than loving each other Consequently, it is the desecration of the altar and and consequently of the sacrifice It becomes a sacrifice that is unacceptable And just just for the jewish people the the victim had to be perfect Any imperfection they couldn't offer that lamb the same is true within a marriage If it's the the sacrifice of the two the dying to self and receiving the gift of the other Has to be complete. It has to be perfect in that way. Otherwise. It's not a sacrifice It's just going through the motions but offering A blemished sacrifice You know Contraception also another reason we've heard you know people give for pursuing contraception Among faithful couples, whether that's withholding Or actually, you know committing the the mortal sin of contraception is fear lack of trust You know, god won't take care of me and i won't be able to provide and you know, whatever But all of the contrary to what we've been talking about in this series, which has been a beautiful series Is is really about the devil's deception, right? That it's all lies that try to keep us from the beauty of marriage I I will say, you know both stephanie and i have been through divorce and painfully so in both cases Not desired in both cases It's harmed our children, you know, it it's it's had immense consequences But the hope that I have is the same hope that I see in this book for newly married couples or couples working to restore is I could not imagine A better marriage than the marriage I have now And in foundationally even though we hadn't of course, this book is new and the principles are And some of the revelations are new and and more beautiful and clear than anything we've thought about before But fundamentally The underlying truths have been at play in our marriage And god is calling us because he designed us in a way to understand these things and live these things out to To come to a true restoration Which what we talked about in previous shows And even greater than the restoration. It's not it's not it's actually something much greater than the restoration So there's hope for everyone no matter how wrecked you are How bad your marriage is if you're alone and divorced, you know And wondering if you could ever do this again Or the right time real, you know, the right the real thing if you will Because of maybe the the marriage wasn't sacramentally valid And so you still have that opportunity to to live again the beautiful call Taking it good and going going great. Stephanie said This book really is is going to be the best place for you divine intimacy and marriage retreats Spiritual or what is it discernment of spirits and marriage by father timothy gallagher in this book? I think the combination of these things will totally turn everything upside down for the good And bring restoration healing or Greater heights than you could ever imagine So we're grateful to you father all to your for being with us To talk about god's plan for your marriage and exploration of holy matrimony from genesis To the wedding feast of the lamb, which is available out on sophia institute press And uh, we hope that um, this book will be a huge success So we ask everyone to go out and buy two And then go give it a great amazon review So that other people will buy it as well buy one for yourself and buy buy one for another couple who needs it and with that Until next time may the god of peace make you perfect in holiness May you preserve you whole and entire Spirit soul and body Irreproachable at the coming of our lord jesus christ amen and for our listeners. I want to mention I'm going to put a I'm going to let a cat out of the bag. I was wondering if I'm not great Well, we didn't talk that much we talked for 22 seconds if you will Well, maybe we should do it and and do a final wrap-up because we haven't spoken about the banquet of the lamb We did bleed into that. So I think I think it's the essence of it was there. Okay. Okay. Okay Well, so I'm going to let the cat out of the bag and that uh coming this fall and we don't have the settled dates But we are going to do divine intimacy in marriage In megagory We're going to do the divine intimacy and marriage retreat in megagory So it was the brainchild of one of the beautiful couples that's walked with us for a long time and She thought of this and so we're going to make it happen And so we're excited to do that So keep an eye out on our events page on spiritualdirection.com And if you've always wanted to go to megagory and you want to do a divine intimacy and marriage And you want to come with your spouse? this would be a very very cool combination to Let our lady kind of pour out graces on your marriage. So anyway, it's been a wonderful gift to have you with us Thank you so much. Well, thank you a great blessing to be here. Thank you


In human trafficking you have prevention, protection and prosecution. We are mainly about prosecution but we realise that we need to make cross-sector cooperation. So we have non-governmental organisations coming that are very good at prevention and protection of victims are also very good non-governmental organisations, international organisations. So we are very happy to have all our cooperation partners here and this year we have also tried to get together a number of representatives from private industry because we are focusing a lot of force labour this year and you have supply chain all the way from the harvest or the catch at sea. We are talking about fisheries all the way to the shelf in the supermarket and there you see the private companies, they have an important role to play. So this is the new step we are taking this year. Well I see a substantial potential for Interpol here and that is exactly the role that half of our pilot project is all about developing a solid base for a larger scale project in more areas, in more sectors. Because the international component is so essential in human trafficking because it's so often a transport phenomenon and it's a crime type that is relevant for all countries in the world. So we are just setting up, we are just setting off in West Africa it's not because this is the only place in the world that's happening it's just to have a point of departure. So I really see a significant role for Interpol and don't forget we are working well in South America, we are working well in Central America we are working well in Africa now. So I see the expansion here and our dream of course is to go to Asia as well but we also have to admit that we need to take one step at a time so that is what we are doing.


بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم الحمد لله رب العالمين والصلاة والسلام على أشرف الأنبياء والمرسلين حبيبي إله العالمين أبل قاسم المصطفى محمد وعلى أهل بيته الطيبين الطاهرين قال الله تعالى في كتابه الكريم بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم وإذا سألك عبادي عني فإنني قريبا أجيب دعوة الداعي إذا دعان صلو على محمد وآله محمد مسلم السكولرين لقد فرمت المصطفى المصطفى المصطفى إلى ثلاثة كتابه وأن هذا لأن القرآن و the book of Allah has mentioned three types of souls three types of nefs the first nefs that are mentioned in the Quran is the nefs that is labeled as the نفس الأمارة الله says in the Quran وما وبرء و نفسي إن نفس ل أمارت بالسوء this is the part of the soul أن تساعدنا لتساعد الله سبحانه وتعالى هذا هو المدينة التي تساعدنا to follow and worship our desires just like the animals أن تضع المنطقة، أن تضع المنطقة، أن تضع المنطقة and following the desires and it is it's not only asking us to disobey Allah once it is constantly it never stops asking us to follow our desires and then there's another soul and this is labeled as the نفس اللوامة لا أقسم بيوم القيامة ولا أقسم بنفس اللوامة this is the part of us that tells us to go back to Allah سبحانه وتعالى after we have disobeyed after we have fell in the traps of shaitan this is the part of me that tells me I have done something wrong and I must go back to Allah سبحانه وتعالى this is the regret that every single one of us feels as soon as we have done something wrong there's a feeling when we have done something wrong everyone feels that regret some people try to cover it up some people try to ignore it but this is the نفس اللوامة and this is the gravity that pulls me back to Allah سبحانه وتعالى after I have gone astray and after I have disobeyed Allah and then there's the third type of soul that is mentioned in the Quran and this is the نفس المطمئنة the soul that has reached satisfaction the soul that is satisfied with itself and satisfied with Allah and Allah سبحانه وتعالى is satisfied with this person Allah says in the Quran فتخلي في عبادي وتخلي جنة this is the soul that Allah سبحانه وتعالى has accepted and this is the soul that it is satisfied with Allah سبحانه وتعالى the soul that is rest assured in this life the only way that we can reach security spiritual security and spiritual satisfaction is through Allah سبحانه وتعالى the only way that we can be content is through Allah سبحانه وتعالى because Allah is the one that controls the feelings in the heart and Allah is the one that will bring satisfaction to the heart you see some people they are millionaires you see some tyrants leaders kings presidents they have everything under their control they have the money they have the wealth they have power anything that anyone can wish for but then you see that they're still not satisfied look at for example one of the tyrants Saddam Saddam he had everything he had tens and tens of castles and mansions and palaces but he lived a lifestyle of fear he was always afraid every time he goes out there's a hundred cars going out with him every time he walks into a place he's constantly afraid for his life this means that he's not satisfied he hasn't reached the state of اطمينان he hasn't reached the state of satisfaction but you look at امير المؤمنين علي ابناء بطالب عليه السلام he used to walk and his servant the one who was with him he wasn't a servant he was as a friend to امير المؤمنين قمبر he would walk behind امير المؤمنين telling him او امير المؤمنين I'm afraid for you I'm afraid someone is going to harm you امير المؤمنين would tell him او قمبر the day that Allah has written for me to leave this life is a day that no one can change bring hundreds of bodyguards bring armies and soldiers let them try to defend me no one can that is the day that Allah has written for me this is the rest assured soul this is the soul that has submitted تا الله سبحانه وتعالى الا بذكر الله تطمئن القلوب it is only through the remembrance of Allah that the hearts will find peace الله says in the Quran ان الذين قالوا ربنا الله ثم استقاموا the ones that say ربنا الله and then they act upon what they say ثم استقاموا then they stand for what they say تتنزل عليهم الملائكة ان لا تخافوا ولا تحزنوا وابشروا بالجنة التي كنتم تعدون and then they promise them of the ultimate reward and that is تتنزل عليهم الملائكة ان لا تخافوا ولا تحزنوا do not be sad do not be afraid do not be sad for what is going on in front of you وابشروا بالجنة التي كنتم تعدون and then they promise them of the ultimate reward and that is تتنزل عليهم الملائكة these are the ones that have a rest assured soul these are the ones that have built a relationship with الله سبحانه وتعالى now I ask and every one of us we want to reach that level of اطمينان every single one of us we want to reach that level of satisfaction where we are we are worry free in this life we have Allah with us if I have Allah with me I am not going to be worried about anyone or anything but how do I reach that level how do I reach that level النفس المطمئنة this is what the month of رمضان teaches us this is what رسول الله صلى الله عليه وعاله teaches us this is what امير المؤمنين teaches us and the أهل البيت they teach us through the duas through the supplications that are recited during the holy month of رمضان and my dear brothers and sisters I've said this and I'll say it again you go and you look all over the world search east and west and north and south you will never find supplications like that of the like that the أهل البيت have brought for us where can you find the دعاء like دعاء كميل where can you find the دعاء like دعاء الصباح where can you find beautiful words like the دعاء that was just recited earlier دعاء الافتطاع this is the legacy of the أهل البيت this is what the أهل البيت left for us we hold on to the أهل البيت not only because of it's an issue of power an issue of خلافة after رسول الله no we hold on to the أهل البيت because they help us reach spiritual satisfaction for ourselves during this holy month let's learn lessons from أهل البيت all Muslims are fasting but it is only a few Muslims it is only a small group of Muslims that are able to benefit benefit from their fasting otherwise you'll have a person that was fasting but he goes and he blows himself up killing people that are prostrating to Allah on a Friday in a Masjid in the month of Ramadan he was fasting as well most likely you need to have spirituality you need to reach Allah through the correct way the way that Allah سبحانه وتعالى has brought for us and that is where we go to the أهل البيت عليهم السلام we go to the أهل البيت to learn how to build a relationship with Allah سبحانه وتعالى let us go to the doors let us go to the teachings of زين العابدين عليهم السلام the one who رسول الله صلى الله عليه و آله named him زين العابدين the adornment of the worshippers إمام علي ابن الحسين this great Imam of the أهل البيت the son of Imam الحسين عليه السلام who teaches us how to build a relationship with Allah at a time where everyone is busy for themselves it's either night time when everyone is asleep when everyone is worried about the rest or during the hours of صحر during the month of روضان when we are worried stuffing our stomachs so that we so that we won't go hungry throughout the day what do the adornment teaches us what does also Allah صلى الله عليه و آله teaches us yes take a few bites eat you're not going to starve out of hunger but during those hours make sure that you feed your soul as well so that that is the time that the dua is most likely to be accepted during the times of eating also رسول الله صلى الله عليه و آله says during the time of إفطار right before you eat right before you eat ask Allah for one of your hajats ask Allah for something say one because that is also a time that Allah will answer the dua we learn from the أهل البيت that during that hour the hour of the صحر to build a bond with Allah to invest in a relationship with Allah صبحانه و تعالى it is mentioned in the تفسير سورة يوسف after the brothers they brought the catastrophe upon يوسف they came back to their father and they were repenting they told their father يعقوب يعقوب father الله to forgive us so Prophet يعقوب عليه السلام he says سأستغفر لكم ربي he says I will ask الله to forgive you he doesn't do it right now at that moment commentators of the Quran they say that he was waiting for the moment of صحر he was waiting for the time of صحر because that is the time of prayer that is the time that you can have a relationship an intimate relationship with الله سبحانه وتعالى and we learned from Imam زين العابدين عليه السلام some of the most beautiful prayers some of the most beautiful supplications that are recited specifically during the month of Ramadan one of them is دعاء أبو حمزة ثمالي this beautiful دعاء this beautiful language of love where the Imam عليه السلام he teaches us how to speak to Allah from the perspective of a servant from this perspective of a sinner from the perspective of someone who is a deviant sinner that is going to be judged by Allah any day now we don't know when we're going to leave this life but have we prepared ourselves for that day have we prepared ourselves for the Akhira this is what the Imam teaches us this is what the Ahl al-Bayt teaches us to get up in the middle of the night and remember Allah and build a bond with Allah Allah سبحانه وتعالى describes the ones that stand in the middle of the night the ones that stand in the middle of the night to have a conversation with Allah Allah says in the Quran تتجافة جنوبهم عن المضاجع يدعون ربهم خوفا وطمعا ومن ما رزقناهم ينفقون their bodies are lifted from the bed in the middle of the night you know there are some sleep cannot come to them sleep cannot come to them why because this is the time that your lover is waiting for you this is the time that Allah is waiting for you who is going to speak to Allah during that moment during those moments who is going to cherish those moments and have a conversation with Allah سبحانه وتعالى and this is what the dua of Imam Zain العبدين عليه السلام teaches us one third of the month of Ramadan has passed my dear brothers and sisters one third of this holy month has passed let us take advantage of what is remaining from this month and this beautiful dua we are taught how to have a conversation with Allah and Allah سبحانه وتعالى is welcoming Allah سبحانه وتعالى listens to us وإذا سألك عبادي عني فإني قريب وجيب دعوة داعي إذا دعان when my servant ask about me let them know that I am close and I answer whoever calls upon me and this dua the Imam teaches us how to have a conversation with Allah many of us we want to have a conversation many of us we want to have a dialogue with Allah but we don't know what to say we don't know what to ask for we don't know how to ask the imams they teach us how to have a conversation with Allah and one part of the dua the Imam says إلهي بذكرك عاش قلبي وبمناجاتك برت ألم الخوف عني he says oh Allah it's through your remembrance that my heart survives and through the munaajat through the whispering prayers with Allah I have cooled down the pain in my heart I have cooled down the suffering that I witness all around me every day when you talk to Allah you will feel comfortable when you have a conversation with Allah even if you're poor even if you're suffering from diseases even if you're suffering from health financial issues if you have Allah what else do you need what else do you need if you have Allah سبحانه وتعالى أمير المؤمنين عليه السلام he used to say ركعة لي في دنياكم أحب إلي من الجنة وما فيها he would say that one raka'a in this lower life is better than heaven and what it offers because if you have Allah what is heaven if I have Allah سبحانه وتعالى then heaven is nothing if someone builds a bond with Allah سبحانه وتعالى this is أمير المؤمنين so here in this dua أمام زين العابدين عليه السلام he teaches us a few factors in building a relationship with Allah he begins the dua دعاء أبو حمز الثمالي by admitting who he is and who Allah is many of us we want to have a relationship with Allah but I treat Allah as a coworker when I ask Allah if he does not answer me I come and I get upset and I yell and I say Allah doesn't listen to me and I'm going to leave we don't treat Allah as if he is our master and we are the servants we are the slaves but the Imam reminds us who we are when we begin a conversation with Allah ومن أين لي النجات ولا تستطاع إلا بك he says oh Allah do not punish me do not discipline me through your punishments through your torture who else do I have other than you oh Allah who else can save me from the afterlife who else can save me who should I turn to other than Allah سبحانه وتعالى the Imam teaches me to acknowledge who I am and who Allah is because the moment I acknowledge who I am I will be able to have a conversation with Allah سبحانه وتعالى and then the Imam of course there's many lessons every sentence every page every word there are many lessons that we can learn from this dua I'm just pointing out a few of these factors another factor of this dua is that the Imam focuses on the problem a problem that we all have and that is a problem that we continue falling into sin why do I continue falling into sin why am I like an animal following my desires I have no self control my desires control me Allah سبحانه وتعالى gave me intellect but I let that aside and I'm following my desires I'm going after this dunya the Imam says why why is it that we continue falling into sin why is it that we cannot build a bond with Allah سبحانه وتعالى اللهم إني كل ما قلت قد تهيأت وتعبأت وقمت للصلاة بين يديك ونا جيتك القيت علي نعاصن إذا أنا صليت وسلبتني مناجاتك إذا أنا جيت ما لي كل ما قلت قد صلحت سريرتي وقد قرب من مجالس التوابين مجلسي عرضت لي بلية أزالت قدمي he says why is it oh Allah that every time I make an intention to build a relationship with you I make an intention I decide that tonight I'm going to pray صلاة الليل I decide that tonight I'm not going to disobey tonight I'm going to do good tonight I'm going to do something that brings me closer to Allah but then something comes in the way and brings me away I slip I fall I crumble and I cannot stand in front of those desires the Imam replies he says سيدي لعلك عن بابك طرتني oh my master maybe it is because you have kicked me out of your doors and when Allah سبحانه وتعالى shuts the doors in front of our face that's it there's no head there's no head آية وعن خدمتك نحيتني أو لعلك رأيتني أستخفا بحقك فأقصيتني أو لعلك رأيتني معرضا عنك فقليتني أو لعلك وجدتني في مقام الكاذبين فرفثتني the Imam points out if you reasons why we cannot build a relationship with Allah سبحانه وتعالى the first لعلك عن بابك طرتني oh Allah maybe you have kicked me out of your doors Allah سبحانه وتعالى does not kick us out of his mercy Allah سبحانه وتعالى sent 124,000 profits just to guide me just to bring us to the right path why would Allah shut the door in front of my face Allah shuts the door because we shut the door Allah does not answer me because I have shut the door I don't want to have a relationship with Allah سبحانه وتعالى maybe it's because of my sins that are on my shoulders that stop me from building a bond with Allah سبحانه وتعالى and then he says أو لعلك رأيتني معرضا عنك فقليتني maybe I do not go the extra mile I say I only do the wajib I don't want to go extra I don't want to do anything else I don't want to go to the masjid listen to dua كوميل دعال افتتاح I don't want to have any relationship I'll just do whatever I have to because of that my dua is not getting closer to Allah سبحانه وتعالى Allah tells me there's no need to force a relationship with Allah you don't want to have a relationship with Allah there's no need for force you stay where you are and Allah is where he is and then he says أو لعلك رأيتني غيرا شاكرا لنعمائك فحرمتني maybe I do not take the time to appreciate what Allah سبحانه وتعالى has given me every breath that we take is a gift from Allah سبحانه وتعالى everything around us is a blessing from Allah سبحانه وتعالى have we taken the time to thank Allah and appreciate have we appreciated people around us and society around us Allah says in the Quran لأن شكرتم لأزيدنكم ولأن كفرتم إن عذابي لشديد if you thank Allah Allah will give you more and if you do kufr and do not thank do not appreciate then also the punishment is severe أو لعلك فقدتني من مجالس العلماء فخذلتني أو لعلك رأيتني آلف مجالس البطالين فبيني وبينهم خليتني he says لعلك فقدتني من مجالس العلماء I do not like to sit with the علماء I do not like to sit with a scholar not any scholar a scholar is someone who reminds you of Allah سبحانه وتعالى a scholar is anyone anyone could be a scholar but this is someone who reminds you of Allah سبحانه وتعالى maybe your parents can be scholars maybe your grandparents maybe a friend someone who reminds you of Allah سبحانه وتعالى أو لعلك وجتني رأيتني آلف مجالس البطالين فبيني وبينهم خليتني because I like to hang out in the sessions that are wasting my time sit and talk about politics talk about the economy talk about the weather talk about social networks talk about everything but as soon as the conversation becomes about Allah you see some people they get up and they leave they don't want to talk about Allah I don't want to have a conversation about Allah I want to sit and talk in a conversation I'll talk for hours and hours I'll give my input and I'll be willing to listen for hours about anything else as soon as it becomes a reminder of Allah سبحانه وتعالى I get up and I leave because I don't want to have a relationship with Allah I don't want to be reminded of my sins I don't want to be reminded of my obligations these are the مجالس البطالين they asked رسول الله صلى الله عليه و آله he tells the Muslims اجتنبوا مجالس الموتى انتبعوا من الأسئلة لا one literally sits with dead and socializes with dead people we all run away from dead people so they asked رسول الله who are the dead رسول الله صلى الله عليه و آله كله غني موتراف everyone who is so rich that all they think about is this life now you have some rich people they're very good they're very close to Allah they're constantly donating they're constantly giving for good causes they use their money to get close to Allah سبحانه وتعالى but then there are some that just want their money to bring them away from Allah سبحانه وتعالى رسول الله says stay away from that type of session so this is one factor another factor that the Imam points out and the dua is that we have to admit our sins the only way we can go through this obstacle the only way that we can build a relationship with Allah the only way that we can get closer to Allah is after we have admitted our sins after we admit that we are guilty but in my view I'm not a sinner everyone else is a sinner but I'm not a sinner this is why we refuse some of us we refuse to repent some of us we keep delaying the repentance and Allah سبحانه وتعالى says إن الله لا يغير ما بقومن حتى يغيروا ما بأنفسهم الله سبحانه وتعالى does not change a group of people or a person until they decide on changing themselves and the only way that I can change myself is once I have admitted once I have admitted of my faults and my mistakes in front of Allah سبحانه وتعالى and there is no shame in admitting your sins to Allah سبحانه وتعالى because Allah is all-seeing because Allah is all-hearing yes it's Makruh it's not good to tell your sins to other people because no one else can help me get rid of my sins but tell your sins to Allah سبحانه وتعالى and the Imam he points out to this factor إلهي أنا القليل الذي كثرته والمستضعف الذي نصرته وأنا الطريد الذي آويته أنا يا رب الذي لم أستحرك في الخلاق ولم أراقبك في الملاء أنا صاحب الدواه العظمة أنا الذي على سيده اشترى أنا الذي عصيت جبار السماء the Imam says oh Allah I am the small that you raised I am the nothing that you made something I am the one that couldn't walk you helped me I am the one that no one knew about me in the womb of my mother but you continued to send blessings and sustenance for me in a time where no one knew about me not even my own mother you kept giving me you kept giving me but what did I do I kept disobeying أنا الذي عصيت جبار السماء I am the one who had the audacity to disobey the creator of the universe the creator of the skies and the solar system out of all of the creation of Allah all of the creation everything that you look around you is a creation of Allah all of the creation of Allah does not disobey Allah everything goes in one pattern the solar system the DNA the genes the animals they don't disobey Allah they do what they're ordered to do but the only one that has the audacity to disobey Allah is me the human we are the only ones that disobey Allah سبحانه وتعالى but now what's the solution فقد عصيتك وخالفتك بجهدي فالآن من عذابك من يستنقذني ومن أيدي الخصماء غدا من يخلصني وبحبلي من التصل ان انت قطأت حبلك عني The problem is that this life is going to finish one day The problem is that we don't even know when that day is going to be The problem is that I've continued to live a lifestyle of disobedience but one day I'm going to leave this life Who's going to help me Who's going to be there for me and this is why the Imam The Imam he starts begging Allah سبحانه وتعالى begging Allah for forgiveness because there's no way out Today in this life maybe I could be the biggest criminal but I can go if I have money I can go and bring a lawyer and he could take me out of jail Look at the white collar criminals they go and steal so much money they destroy lives of millions of people CEOs of companies and then they come and they live everything is fine if they end up going to prison they go in a very nice place that there's no punishment nothing but with Allah can we escape ولا يمكن الفرار من حكومتك there's no escape from the government of Allah سبحانه وتعالى this is why the Imam right now before we go in the afterlife right now we have to beg Allah for mercy إله لو قرنتني بالأصفاد ومنعتني سيبك من بين الأشهاد ودللت على فضائحي عيون العباد وأمرت بي إلى النار وحلت بيني وبين الأخيار ما قطعت رجائي منك وما خرج حبك من قلبي أنا لا أنسى أيادك عندي وسترك علي في دار الدنيا he says oh Allah if you were to punish me if you were to hold me in the chains on the day of judgment during those hours during those moments I would say I have a Lord and that is Allah سبحانه وتعالى because who else can I call upon other than Allah سبحانه وتعالى the Imam he teaches us how to build a bond with Allah سبحانه وتعالى and finally in the dua the Imam reminds us of something that we all try to stay away from we all try to ignore and that is death is leaving this life you know there are some people they drive by cemeteries they turn around they don't even look at the cemetery because they don't want to be reminded of that home that is being prepared for them that home that is the true home that every single one of us is bound to be in our true home is the afterlife this life it finishes within a blink of an eye this life will finish it will be gone but what have we done for the afterlife I'm asking you to help me build a relationship that brings me closer to you because I have lived a life of tasweef and amal tasweef means that I say I will do istighfar tomorrow I will do istighfar next year I will go to Hajj this coming season this season comes I end up not going to Hajj this I'm going to repent and I was busy thinking of something else this is tasweef and the other thing is amal having hope I constantly have hope that we're going to live tomorrow who knows if I'm going to live tomorrow just two days ago the explosion in Kuwait these people they went to the masjid they took a shower they went they were praying who would have thought that there would have been an explosion while people are praying in their sujud today yesterday they were buried some of them in Karbala some of them in Najaf and others in Kuwait who would have thought how can I guarantee that I can live for another hour this is why the Imam teaches us to repent and the only way that we can repent is through shedding tears yes there's no shame in crying to Allah there's no shame in shedding tears in front of Allah مالي لا أبكي ولا أدري إلى ما يكون مصيري وأرى نفسي تخادعني وأيامي تخاتلني وقد خفقت عند رأسي أجنحة الموت مالي لا أبكي أبكي لخروج نفسي أبكي لظلمة قبري أبكي لضيق لحدي أبكي لسؤال منكر ونكير in EI he says I cry I cry for the moment that I leave this life that my soul is snatched out of my body I cry for that home that I have not prepared for myself I cry for the tightness of my grave I cry for the afterlife my time is over but we ask Allah سبحانه وتعالى to accept our du'az during this holy month of Ramadan during what is remaining from this holy month of Ramadan one third of this month has passed there's two thirds left let us take advantage of it والحمد لله رب العالمين وصل الله على محمد وعلى أهل بيته الطيبين الطاهرين


When karma strikes the narcissist the narcissist treated you unfairly You invested in them.  They threw you under the bus and They thought they got away with it They thought they got away without having to face any consequences for their actions and Then they forgot about what they did to you. They had a good time taking advantage of you and Then they just moved on like nothing happened But it was amusing for them to see you going through it To see you dealing with an unpleasant situation To see you trying to recover what they had destroyed They were laughing at you.  They were treating you like a joke They were saying they don't want you They were laughing at the distress that they caused you but what you do to other people Will eventually come back to you and It will return to them with equal impact They will experience the same kind of things that they caused to you. You may not see it But that doesn't mean that it isn't happening They may initially escape punishment and criticism for their bad actions They may think that they have gotten away and it may look like they're doing better Without you but that's when karma is about to strike Because they did a lot of bad things to you and they never did anything to correct it They never tried to compensate or make up for their wrongdoing They thought it was funny. They didn't try to compensate for their faults and bad aspects but first Karma will let them have a period of excitement It will let them find a situation that they think is better for them a Situation that they don't want to be spoiled or ruined but then Karma will come back to haunt them Because they know they cheated you They know they deliberately put you in an unfavorable situation Without trying to compensate or make up for their wrongdoing. They didn't show any sympathy for you They didn't feel any regret for what they had done So karma will let them feel comfortable for a moment But then it will rip them apart Because that is when karma is most effective When the person who has done wrong feels like they have gotten away with it When they feel like they can continue doing it Because there's no consequences for their actions But that's when karma comes back to strike them and deep down. They know why it's happening They won't try to make sense of it They won't try to reverse the effect of it But they're aware of it They know why it's happening to them. They will play the victim They will try to blame other people for them as fortune, but this is the effect of their actions It's the result of what they have done Karma will build you up and it will break the narcissist down And then one day you will see it You will see what is happening to them after they subject you to hostility and ill treatment They haven't got away with what they did to you There will be fairness and justice You may want them to get their karma now But it wouldn't be as effective You wouldn't feel that justice as a result of what they did to you So you have to stay patient until the time is right Until you start to see that things are going wrong for them because they will try to fight it They will try to bring other people into it Because when other people are involved It can sometimes obstruct their karma It can cause a delay Because other people may be supporting them Other people may be protecting them from their karma Which is why narcissists don't like being alone They're always looking for new supply So that they're not in a vulnerable position when karma finally strikes them But after some time You will start to see that it's getting to them At first it may have seemed like they were doing better without you But eventually that starts to diminish They can no longer maintain it Everything they try to build just keeps falling apart And they're unable to deal with it It may look like the narcissist has gotten away with it Because they've found someone else They're partaking in someone else's favour protection and benefits Because this other person has nothing to do with what the narcissist did to you So they're hanging on to this person for dear life Because they know that karma is coming for them But eventually karma will tear that situation to pieces as well Which is why you have to be careful with who you're dealing with You could be dealing with someone who has a lot of bad karma Because of things that they have done to other people And then it will wreak havoc in your life Because you're around them Which is why narcissists can't be alone They have to be around other people Because they can delay their karma if there are other people around to support them The new person they're with becomes a barrier They lessen the impact of the narcissist karma Which is why things started to go wrong in your life Because you were involved with someone who had a lot of bad karma Which is the result of things that they had done to people for you Karma is harsh and inflexible They can run They can hide They can find someone else They can blame you But they know what they've done And when karma finally strikes them it will break them down They will go from enjoying themselves extravagantly To being stuck with nothing But they will refuse to correct their wrongdoing So they will continue to experience the same sequence of events Because they didn't even try to make things right They didn't even try to correct it So trust in the process Don't worry about it Focus on rebuilding And let karma do what it needs to do Thank you for watching I hope this video resonates with you Please like, comment, share and subscribe If you would like to donate My PayPal link is in the video description Coach the inquiries You can email me at coach.narksurviver.uk Thank you for watching And I'll talk to you soon


Hello and welcome to all of the very best coverage from the 18th edition of the Lax Open. My name is Tim Ward and I'm very excited to bring you all of the best action. Let's do slope style men and women. We also have Jenny Jones out there. Jenny, how is it going? Hey Tim, yes it is hot and sunny here in Lax. It's been like that the last few days but we don't think it's affecting the slope style course and they're all clear in the jumps fine which is great. Also worth noting that COVID measures are in place and those athletes are in their own separate bubble. So talking about the athletes let's hear from them and how their week has been going here at the Lax Open. This is maybe my first Lax Open where the weather is really good for the whole week so I'm so excited. I am feeling phenomenal actually. I can tell you I want to give it my all this year again. I'm feeling really blessed to be here. The course is amazing. They did a really good job. I can't wait to compete in it. The course here in Lax it's so good. Super creative. Definitely a bit challenging this year which is good. It'll separate a lot of riders. I've never hit a quarter by before on a slope style so that's going to be a challenge but at the same time it's very progressing. After last week after my second place at the Mammon World Cup I feel pretty confident for this World Cup as well especially like Lax. I always feel good riding in Lax. It's always nice coming back to Lax. The park and the view is like always one of the best out there so yeah it's it's good to be back. Agasa qualified in second place. It went alright. I'm glad I put one on my feet.  This course is so fun to ride and I'm excited to like hopefully show some doubles tomorrow and like put some more difficulty especially in the race because that's where I was a little bit struggling today. Agasa's got room to improve. Has Tess Cody got room to improve? There's not a lot separating them. Let's talk about Marcus Cleveland. You can't not talk about Marcus Cleveland can you? He actually is the rider's rider and on his day he's unstoppable but surprisingly he's never won here in Lax. The first run went as planned then you can like basically either chill or go for a better one on the second run. I was supposed to chill when I was at the drop in for the second run but as soon as I dropped in I was like yeah I just got to try and do my best run but I didn't land it though but I'm still in the final so I'm happy. And then one person that's really impressed you. You're very excited about this guy, Tion Collins. I'm stoked to land the first run. I just wanted to put something down and make it through and I thought I was pretty safe after that first run so tried to step it up and that worked out even better so yeah stoked. Moments away from the women taking to the start gate. Before we get things underway let's head back to checking with Jenny Jones. Jenny what's the vibe like? Tim the vibe is amazing right now. It's almost like spring conditions the athletes have said so they really like it. On the landings it's nice and slushy hopefully it stays that way because I've definitely seen some bigger tricks going down from the athletes. Also noticed that on the quarter pipe people are getting a lot more of a handle on that so hopefully we'll see some different things on there. Had a quick word with Anna Gasser and she said do you know what Jenny I think it's either I'm going for the win or I'm going to come last so maybe something big is going to happen for Anna. Who knows? Well let's take a look at the start list then for the women. Annika Morgan from Germany. Really nice. Two and a half rotation going upside down twice. Great run. Her first ever podium at the Lux Open. It's Anna Gasser so solid through the rail. Switch rail slide with the 270 out. Carb double under. Hold on to it. Second place. 9-10 was the standard here and I don't think I've ever seen it. Of course it was a perfect day, a perfect course and everyone was feeling it so it was so fun to ride and like to be part of it. So Tess Cody with a victory lap here. You've got it all done on run number one showing you just why she's the champion. What a run. Women's snowboarding is in a very good place and here are your official results. An 86 on that final run and I think we should be able to hear from Tess Cody now. I'm stoked but I know this event means so much to me so it's like super sick.  Strap yourselves in. It's time for the finals of the Lux Open men's slope style. Let's get through Jake Cantor. The youngster out of Evergreen, Colorado. We finally get to see this boy in the air. Into the backside. 14-triple. He's finally coming back to board. 74-76. Oh Jake Cantor. Oh my god. Starley Sandback. One of the most stylish snowboarders in the world looking for a podium here. Well the speed is there. Can he put this down now? Yes he can. What has he got? Just hold on here. Oh my goodness. Starley Sandback. Oh second place. All eyes back to the top then for our next rider. Sean Fitzsimmons. Into the backside. Triple. He's got so much time in the air. What a run. It is good. Oh it's an 80.9. Straight into first place. And here are your official results. What an incredible slope style men's final we've had here and we can hear from the winner now. It's incredible. Like with Starley like I mean I've looked up to him since I was a belong. It's insane. Like and you're just like with all your friends but you're also just amazed every time you watch them ride. It's pretty pretty cool dynamic. I've been watching this event for since I was like nine years old. So it's pretty surreal to be on the podium with one of my best friends and then also Starley. Like it's just insane. The atmosphere down here in the finals has been incredible. How's the standard of the women's with all those doubles in the finals. Great riding from the women and then the men's the two youngsters on the podium with their idol as well in second place. That's just amazing. The atmosphere. Everyone's been cheering. Loads of warmth and the sunshine's you know out there. It's just been great.


I'm going to shoot the Lord. We'll bless you. Hallelujah. To pray. Hallelujah. To pray. Hallelujah. To pray. Amen. At this time, we're going to give it to Hallelujah. And she's going to lead us further into the story. Yes. What's his name? Jesus. Jesus. He's the king of kings. He's the Lord of lords. There's nobody like him. Hallelujah. Father, in the name of Jesus, we come into your presence this morning with a grateful heart. Thank you for being our Lord, Savior, and our King. Thank you for dying on the cross for our sins. Thank you for calling us out of darkness and to the light of holiness. Thank you because you said you'd never leave us nor forsake us. You're with us all the time. We bless your holy name. How many doors you've opened. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. For us, you made a way where there seemed to be no way. What a wonderful Savior. What a friend. What a keeper. We honor you, Lord. Hallelujah. We have held up holy hands before you this morning. We came here to praise you and honor you. Hallelujah. In the name of Jesus, Lord, continue to save and add to this church, oh God, such as should be saved. Touch the hearts of those who are members. Put it in their hearts to come out to help us praise you, Lord. Hallelujah. We give you glory and we give you honor. In the name of Jesus, bless our pastor, bless his sister, Bobby, Lord, and completely heal her body. Completely restore her to help in the name of Jesus. We honor you, Lord. Speak to our hearts today. We want to hear from you, Lord Jesus. Hallelujah. Our hearts are open to receive you. Hallelujah. Hallelujah.  Help us to win souls into the kingdom. In Jesus' name we pray. We honor you. We give you glory forever and ever. In Jesus' name, thank you, Jesus. Amen. Hallelujah. Glory. Praise Him. Praise Him. God is good saints. Amen. Amen. I'll be reading the scripture this morning. It'll be out of Lamentations, chapter 3, verse 21 through 26. It says, in this I recall to my mind, ha, therefore I have hope. Do you have hope today? Say, it is a Lord's mercies that we are not consumed. Say, because His compassion, they fail not. Say, but they are new every morning. Somebody say, every morning, say every morning, great, great, great, great is our faithfulness. The Lord is my portion, says my soul, therefore I will hope in Him. The Lord is good unto them that wait for Him, to the soul that seeketh Him, said it is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord. Come on, give God praise because His mercies and compassion are new every morning. Great is His faithfulness. God bless you. Hallelujah. What a great God we serve. Hallelujah. He's compassionate. He's merciful. Hallelujah. And He is our Savior. Amen. We come to lift His name up today. Lord, I lift Your name on high. Lord, I love to sing Your praises.  I'm so glad You came to say, Lord, I lift Your name on high. I lift Your name on high. Lord, I love to sing Your praises. I love to sing Your praises.     Lord, I'm my life, Lord. And as earlier, we asked what was His name. His name is Jesus. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. The name will be exalted. Hallelujah. Up by everything and everyone. Hallelujah. In heaven and in earth. I will sing praises unto my King. Exalt Him, His name adore. And I'll declare that worship. We worship. Adore You. Adore You. We worship. We worship. Adore You. Adore You. Adore You. There's nobody like You. Nobody like You. Nobody like You. Nobody like You. Nobody like You. Nobody like You. Nobody like You. Nobody like You. El Shaddai. Nobody like You. Elohim. Elohim. Elohim. Elohim. Elohim. Elohim. Elohim. Elohim. Elohim. Elohim. Elohim. Elohim. Elohim. Elohim. Elohim. Elohim. Elohim. Elohim. Elohim. Elohim. Elohim. Elohim. Elohim. Elohim. Elohim. Amen. Come on. Keep praising him. Keep giving him the glory. Yes, Lord. Yes. Hallelujah. Every worship. We're on one accord today, giving God the glory. Amen. With one accord, every praise. Hallelujah. Because he's great and mighty and because he alone is God. Amen. At this time, we will have a selection, a song by Brother Michael James. Praise God.  Praise for Brother Michael. Worthy is his name. He's no God better than our God. Nobody like our God. Nobody can do what he does. Nobody loved us like he loved us. Nobody delivered us like he delivered us. Worthy is your name. Worthy is your name. I thank the Lord because he's such a powerful God. We prayed for my son. He went to Haiti. He went home to Haiti. He's like, and it's just a blessing. You need to understand the power of prayer is for for real. Yeah. While he was there doing the Lord's work, 17 missionaries were captured and kidnapped while he was there. So, but you know what? When I heard about it, I didn't worry. I didn't fret because we prayed. I don't know about anything else, but I knew he was coming home in one piece and he was gonna glorify God. All right. Now he has a presentation. He'd like to make the bishop. We're gonna give him just a couple of minutes to them to come and to do that in Jesus name. Opportunity to worship with you this morning. I was so blessed by Brother James wherever he went that his voice is absolutely Michael James. Yes. Excellent job. Excellent job. We just wanted to give a brief presentation.  These are my notes usually. I don't have the notes with me, but I just wanted to let you know that the 34 boxes arrived in Port-au-Prince. They weighed 700 pounds and our DSV air and ink company gave us a 66% discount. So praise the Lord. I love 66% off. And so we have the report for the pastor and for the deacons on exactly how the monies were paid and exactly where everything went. So all that documentation is there and we just want to say thank you. Thank you for your contribution. Thank you for your prayers. This is a sculpture of the it's the shape of map of the island of Haiti. And you can see exactly where Harris arrived into Port-au-Prince and then the earthquake was down in south. It's ensued is how it's said in French in the city of Lecais. That's where the earthquake was the epicenter was and where he traveled to go and see where our supplies are going to be going to help the people there. And so this is just a gift to you to say thank you and to remind you please continue to pray for the people of Haiti. There's a lot of as my father mentioned violence going on. Harris had his own exciting time trying to get through roadblocks which is code for people stopping you armed with their various homemade weapons and asking for a fee to pass safely. So I was praying. My dad was praying. Sister's praying. Everybody was praying but God was so good and brought him safely back home. So thank you again for your contributions and your prayers. We're just so blessed to be with you today. Amen. Thank you so much. Thank you so much. You know it's a blessing to know the God we serve is so faithful. I want to give proper appreciation for that that you've shown for us that the Lord caused us to feel the burden and the want to share in that ministerial event. And I've found the Lord to be faithful in all of his ways. He remembers his people. I thank God that you were able to go there. And as Elder Ross said we prayed and we had the belief we had faith we had hope and trust in God that you would return safely to us.  I said he's faithful. He never lets us down. So I thank God for what he's done in your behalf and in the behalf of the people of Haiti. We thank you for the opportunity to share in this blessing. Lord bless you in Jesus name. I'm going to put your hands together and bless the Lord. I want to thank brother Michael for that song. He's such a good God and it just made me think that as the dear pants for water so my soul pants for the living God he's such a wonderful God. I long to work you're my friend you're my friend and you're my king even though a person want perfect unity for you alone for you I'm saying you alone my she desire say hallelujah say hallelujah come on worship we bless your name we glorify come on raise your voices hallelujah hallelujah the hallelujah the greatest praise Thank you.dessus. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Thank you. For you. We've blessed your name. Praise is comely. Praise is right. Praise is due. Somebody just said it simply this way when I think of the goodness of Jesus. And all that he's done for me, my soul. Come on somebody. My soul, not my lips, not sign language, but down in my sanctified soul. My soul magnifies the Lord. Thank you Jesus. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. He's great. He's great and mighty. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Thank you Jesus. Thank you Lord. Thank you Lord. He's here. He's here. He's here right now. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Thank you. And when I say God is great, that's an understatement. I don't have the words in my vocabulary to express the greatness of God. And it is commonly said among many people, among our group, we just say He's everything. He's everything. He's everything that we need. Hallelujah. What a privilege it is again on this Sunday morning to come together with God's people. God's people I'll continue to say are the best people on earth. Amen. God's people. Amen. You know, the scripture says it tells us our original state. The scripture says to us that we were born in sin and shape and in iniquity.  Didn't have anything in the good column. Everything we were and everything we were about was over in the bad column. Come on somebody. But we were born in sin and shape and in iniquity, but the long came Jesus. Then came Jesus. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Thank God. Thank God for Jesus. Now I didn't always understand that. When I was growing up in church when I was a little boy, I used to hear the old folks say, thank God for Jesus. I go, but let me tell you when when you come to the realization of who you are, who you were, who you started out and the road your feet were upon and the desires that you had in your heart towards wickedness and Jesus came along. Come on somebody. Thank God. Thank God for Jesus. Amen. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Thank you, Jesus. I feel it right now. Thank you, Jesus. Let me go to the message. See, sometimes I get up here and I'm too excited from the get go, but I'm gonna put it in reverse and I'm gonna back up a little bit and see and I understand homiletically that I'm not supposed to do that, but I can't help it sometimes. They say you're supposed to do the didactic portion, then bring in the praise and the worship portion on the other end, but it's something about the Holy Ghost. Said it's something about the Holy Ghost. I can't explain it. I got it and it makes me kind of different sometimes. Hallelujah. Let us consider from the word of God that we addressed in the devotion portion of the service from Lamentations chapter three and in Lamentations chapter three, we see that salvation was the greatest thing, the greatest need for God's people. And what we find in Lamentations, God's people were untrue and unfaithful. God had called them to a clean life, called them to righteousness, but they couldn't contend along the way they'd do it for a while and then they'd drop off and go a different way. But the Lord was determined to have a group of people who were true to him. And so the Lord helped them to get themselves together. When I say he helped them, he loved them. Now let me just pause for a second and throw this in. My wife said, tell everybody today that she loves you all, all right? And while I'm in that vein, I thought about what her father used to say to them when they were growing up. When they misbehaved, their father would say, all right, come on, I'm gonna love you. And he wasn't saying that after they had done some admirable feat. He had began to say that when they had gone in the wrong direction, he said, so I'm gonna love you. He said, what I'm gonna do is I'm gonna get you back on the right road because I love you. And so I'm going to chastise you. And that's where we find this group. Verse 21 said, this I recall to my mind, therefore I have hope. It is of the Lord's mercy that we're not consumed. He said, the Lord had to do something very special for us because we're all knuckleheads and we couldn't get it right. So he said, it was the Lord's mercy that cost us not to be consumed and wiped off of the face of the earth. He said, his compassion failed not. The Lord feels our pain. He understands our coming and goings and he understands how the devil has such a challenge on us. We can't hold on to what we know for a long time. Our memory gets very short. He said, but God has compassion. His compassion failed not. They're new every morning. Great is thy faithfulness, Lord. The Lord is faithful unto his people. The Lord is my portion. He said, I realize that the only thing that I have that's worth anything is the Lord. He said, when the deal goes down and when everybody finishes trying to weigh the balance and see who's the winner and who's got the biggest amount here and whatever houses and land and golden silver and all. He said, when it get all down to that, he said, all of that counts for nothing. He said, the Lord God is my portion. He's the part that I have. The Lord is my portion said, my soul. Therefore, I will hope in him. The Lord is good unto them that wait for him and to the soul that seeketh him. God, God shows his favor. It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord. And I want to stop right there. And as I looked at this passage, you all know that I know a thousand songs. All right, I have one that will fit verse 20, 26 right here. It says, have thine own way, Lord. Have thine own way. Thou art the potter. I am the clay. Mold me and make me after thy will. While I'm waiting, yield it and still. Now, this verse says right here, it is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait. You know what that quietly waits mean? Don't be complaining while you're waiting. Why don't you come on?  Don't you see where I am? It looks like I can't find you anywhere when I need you. But he said it is good to hope and quietly wait.  I'm just a lump of clay and I'm I'm surrendering the will that I have.  Come on, somebody. I won't fight the progress you're trying to make in me. Let me give you another verse. Have thine own way, Lord. Have thine own way, search me and try me, master today.  Humbly I bow. I'll give you the rest. Have thine own way, Lord. Have thine own way, hold over my being. Absolute sway. Come on. Come on, somebody. When you live for Jesus, you can't withhold anything. Lord says, give me all of it. He said, everything that's in your negative column, which is everything that you own, he said, you give that to me. Don't hold on to anything. Hold over my being. Absolute sway. Fill with thy spirit till all can see. Christ only. Christ only. Living in me. So now I'll leave there. I'm going now at this point to Psalm 119. And what Psalm 119 offers to us, it gives us the understanding that there's power in God's word. There is power in God's word. And when we think about it, if we think clearly, we understand that everything that is, everything on earth or any place else in outer space or wherever, there is something. It all came to be because of a spoken word. God said, let there be light. And at his word, the light came on. Now, sometimes a person perhaps might say, let there be light. And they say, but first I've got to get some materials together so I can create electricity, so I can create a bulb to burn it, to bring forth the light. And so what they have to do, they're manufacturing something. But God said, let there be light. And it was light. So now, understanding that everything that is came about by spoken word, we need to learn how to conduct ourselves. And we need to know one thing that I'm here. I've heard many, many times. Anybody ever heard of saying there's no free lunch? There's no free lunch. When you walk with God, there's always adversity that comes. There's always testing that comes into our lives. And we're never left alone by the adversary of our soul. And so we need to understand that the Lord's not going to take your test away. He has all power. And if he didn't want the test to come, he wouldn't let it come. So we understand that every test and every trial comes to us by order from God. God allows it. And because he allows it, we have to say, have your way, Lord. Have your own way. Not my will, but your will be done in me because I want to please you. I want to do what you call me to do.   Come on, somebody. It's going to cost you. Begin reading at verse 65. Thy health has dealt well with thy servant, O Lord, according unto thy word. He said, Lord, I acknowledge your goodness to me. I thank you for all that you've done and that that you're doing in me. He said, but teach me good judgment and knowledge. He said, my slate is pretty much clean when it comes to judgment and knowledge. So I need to be taught while I have believed thy commandment. He said, I hear what is said and I believe it. In one place, the scripture says, Lord, I believe, but help thou my unbelief, a dichotomy. I believe, but I need help. I need help believing. So Lord, you see me. You see my position. You see my heart's concern. And Lord, I need you to help me to have the wisdom and the judgment that I should have so I can walk right like you want me to walk. See, there's some teaching going around in different churches and they say you can do anything long as you get to confession, go in the box and confess and then go on out next week and do it all over again and come back again and do the same thing. And see, that will cause you to never have growth. You'll never reach perfection. The Lord is wanting to perfect what he's put in us and he wants to perfect. He gave us his spirit so that his spirit can perfect us. We don't have to fight it by ourselves. We don't have to have the ingenuity and we don't have to have all wisdom. We just need the power of the Holy Ghost on the inside saying to us, thou shalt not, you can't go past this boundary. You got to stop there. So Lord, teach me good judgment, teach me some good sense, give me the knowledge for I have believed thy commandment. He said, I believed your word. He said, before I was afflicted, I went astray. He said, Lord, I was walking with you. I believed your word and I attempted. I attempted to do what you required me to do. He said, but I found it was too hard. I found out it just didn't make sense. And I found out people were laughing at me behind my back because of the stand I had taken with you. He said, but thank you because you afflicted me. I thank you that you didn't let me lose my mind completely. And you said, you get back on the right track. I'll make sure you do. I'll bring affliction to you and turn your heart around. Come on, let God love you. Every one of us, each of us, every day, we have an opportunity to do the right thing. He said, before I was afflicted, I went astray. But now have I kept your word. He said, when you put that whooping on me, when you came down on me hard and when you came down on me and didn't show me the mercy that I felt like I needed to feel, he said, that helped me to come to my sense. Anybody want to grow in God? We need to grow. We need to grow in grace. Come on. We need to grow in our walk with him completely. He said, bowed good and doeth good. Teach me thy statues. He said, Lord, when I looked at you and I saw how you felt about me, I said, Lord, you're good and your mercy endured forever. Y'all know that song? Lord, you are good and your mercy endured forever. I have to say again, Lord, you are good and your mercy endured forever. He said, I found out when I looked at you and I looked at your record that you're everything that is good. You are good. There's no bad in you. There's no wrong in you. He said, you're good and you do good. So teach me thy statue. He said, Lord, I want to be like you. Anybody want to be like Jesus? Anybody want to walk like Jesus? Anybody want to talk like Jesus? Anybody want to give their will over to Jesus? Wait, wait, don't say that too fast. Don't say yes too fast. Because sometimes it don't seem like that's the way it's going. You know, the truth of the matter is you're tested and you're tried every day and you have opportunity to do it right or to do it your way. Come on, somebody. Teach me your word. Help me to get it down in my heart. Help me to tell it. It saturates my soul. Help me. I won't think of anything bad to do when the situation comes. When afflictions come, I'll be right in the path where you established me. And then he says, Lord, you see my situation. You know how they do me.   He said, the proud have forced a lie against me. He said they made up stuff that wasn't even true. Then comes the great conjunction that I love but he said, they lied against me, but I will keep thy precepts with my whole heart. He said, Lord, my heart is fixed and my mind is made up. And I don't have to wake up every morning and say, Lord, should I serve you today? Should I, should I walk with you today? Or should I take a break? Lord, can I go on vacation for a couple of weeks and I'll be right back? He said, I will keep thy precepts with my whole heart. Whole heart. Whole heart. Whole heart. He said, everything in me is going to be caught trying to do your will. Their heart is as fat as grease. I'm going to let the airplane get over so I can talk about that fat, fat heart. Their heart is as fat as grease.  Fat. Fat is greasy. And it says their heart is slippery and slimy and greasy and nasty. He said, they can't bring it to me too hard because I made up my mind. I've decided to serve Jesus. I decided to make Jesus my choice. So bring it on. Bring your fat, greasy stuff all over here.  I get happy when I think about what you called me to you. You called me out of darkness into a marvelous lighter. You set my feet on a solid rock.  Nothing shall move me. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. And you know what, after he said that, he says, Lord, I just want to thank you. Lord, I just want to thank you because you've been so good to me. He said, it is good for me that I have been afflicted to Lord when it came the time for the testing and for the trying and when the arrows were being shot at me and they were out to get me and trying to take me down. I thank you that you let it happen. I thank you that you let it come into my life. I thank you that you didn't take the test away, but I thank you that you let the affliction come on because it made me stronger. It made me better. It made me love you more and more. It is good for me that I've been afflicted, that I might learn that stature. He said, the affliction helped me to get stronger in you. Come on, somebody.  Come on. I did not crazy like I never had the power of the Holy Ghost. I understood what the power of the Holy Ghost was for. It's in me to guide me, to protect me and give me deliverance out of every situation. So Lord, I thank you. I thank you for the affliction because it caused me every time the affliction came. I said, let me see what God said. What's in the word? What did he say about this situation? Come on, somebody. You know, he says different things about different situations. So he says, when your heart is overwhelmed, he said, you can, you can come to me. He said, lead me to the, Thomas said, lead me to the rocker that is higher than I. Lead me to someone who knows every answer. Lead me to one who has all power in his hand. Hallelujah. Thank God. Thank God for the Holy Ghost, but thank God for the afflictions. It made me better. It made me better. It is good for me that I have been afflicted, that I might learn thy statues. Lord, help me to get your word down in me so your word has complete control. Come on somebody.  Now, in order for that to happen, somebody's got to do something. Somebody got to pay a price. Somebody got to pray a price. There's no free lunch. You can't walk with Jesus on two sides of the street at the same time.  Say the Lord God. He said, it's going to cost you. Come on, but it's good for you. Hallelujah. Thank God.  Lord, why you let this happen to me? Why did it have to happen to me? Why not? I'd say when you say why did it have to happen, he'd say just because you said that. You ask why? That's sure you need it. Why that? Why that? Hallelujah. It's good for me that I have been afflicted, that I might learn thy statues. The law of thy mouth is better. The law of thy mouth is better unto me than thousands of gold and silver. So he ends this by saying, Lord, let the test come. Let the trials come. He said, I'm not in a race trying to see who dies with the most stuff.  Elder Ross, they tell me that it's never been seen that following funeral procession behind the hearse was a U-Haul truck. You won't see that. A U-Haul truck. Even if it got it, if they put it in there, it wouldn't go with you. Let me take it this way. I'd rather say it this way. If they took everything you owned to the grave, you couldn't take it with you. You, you couldn't take it with you. People say, well, you know, he had a special ring and so I put that ring on him. He didn't take it. You put it on him. He don't know it's there. Come on somebody. So he says, Lord, I've looked at this thing clearly and I just want to thank you. Lord, I just want to thank you that you cause my eyes to be open and see and understand what your word is saying to me. And Lord, I humble myself. I bow down to you and I say, have your way with me. Have your way. You're the potter. I'm the clay. Just make me into what you want me to be and I'll be happy in what you want me to be. And I looked and I saw that all the rat race who can drive the biggest car, who could fly the biggest airplane, who can live in the largest house on the hill. When I looked at that and I saw that it was all foolishness, vain, vain, vanity and vexation of the spirit. And I said, Lord, you're more precious than silver. Lord, you're more costly than gold. Lord, I love you with everything in me and I give myself. I say, take control of my life. Use me in the building of your kingdom. Make me your child. I thank you. I thank you because you've given me the, the, wherewith, wherewith all to accomplish that that I was placed on this earth. Now I thank God. I'm going to quit. Yeah. Come on. Come on. Come on. Stand right here. I'll stop if you stand right here. We were born in sin, shaping in iniquity. That's not the end of the story. I'm about to make the altar call. Go here. He's everything. He's everything to me. He's everything. He's everything. He's my father, my mother, my sister, and my brother. He's everything to me. He's everything. He's everything. He's everything to me. He's everything. He's everything to me. My father, my mother, my sister, and my brother. He's everything to me. One more time. He's everything. He's everything. He's everything to me. He's everything. He's everything to me. He's my father, my mother, my sister, and my brother. He's everything to me. I want to know do we have any ex-greasy people in the house? Let me hear you make some noise. Do I have any ex-greasy people in the house? Let me hear you make some noise. He's her. He's everything. He's everything to me. Now, Bishop said the Lord is my portion. He'll be everything that you need. The Lord wants to be your portion. He wants to be everything that you need. But let God love you. Let Him love you. Even when He has to correct you, let God love you. Let God change your heart and change your mind. Someone has to say, I surrender all my will, my thoughts, everything that I have. See, we like to be independent. We like to feel like we have it all together. But at some point we have to surrender it all. We have to say yes to the will of God. We have to say not my will, but your will be done. We have to begin to desire to do it his way. Said, and Peter said unto them that you repent and be baptized. Every one of you in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, he says, and you shall receive the gift. I like that. I like gifts. See, I don't have to pay for a gift because Jesus paid it all and all to him I owe. I receive the gift.  And it's to many as all four of many as the Lord our God shall call. See, I know it's true. He gave it to my grandmother, the gift. He gave it to my mother, the gift. He gave it to my uncle, Bishop, the gift. I think he gave it to Irma over there, the gift. He gave me the gift and he gave it to my daughter to as many as the Lord your God shall call and he will give you this gift of the Holy Ghost and power. See, I can't live holy by myself. I need power. And after that, the Holy Ghost has come upon you. You shall have power. Yeah. Power, Sister Cece, to live right. Power to walk right. Power to talk right. Power to stop lying. Power to stop stealing. Power to love your neighbor. Even when your neighbor don't love you. There's something about the Holy Ghost. That's right. That's right, Sister Cece. She said be nice. I remember somebody's sister was sharing to me and she said, really, all the Lord wants you to do is just be nice and that covered everything. But I can't be nice without the power of the Holy Ghost. I can't be loving without the power of the Holy Ghost. I thought that I could and someone says that said something to me. I didn't like it. I wanted to slap him. But the Holy Ghost held my hand and said, oh, this thing is real. This thing is real because I wanted I wanted to lay some hands suddenly and repeatedly. But he said, hold your peace. And I've seen it over and over again. When I held my peace, he fought my battles in ways that I never could have dreamed of doing it by myself. So today we offer you the gift of the Holy Ghost. We invite you to come if you haven't been baptized, if you haven't received the Holy Ghost, we invite you to receive the gift. And I promise you, if you will do that, your life will be changed. And the best part is you'll be ready to fly away when Jesus comes. So it's a some glad morning. When this life is over, I'm going to fly away either by the rapture of the great, but I'm going to fly by out of here because I've got the Holy Ghost and flying power. I used to be greasy. I used to be no good, but I'm ready to fly away now. So we invite you. No more grease. That's right. No more grease. Give it up.   So we invite you. If you're not here, come next week and receive Jesus into your lives. Come and be baptized and let him feel you with the Holy Ghost. And you'll begin to worship like my sister over here, sister Merlin. See, he said it's like fire.  When I want to be quiet, when I want to shut up, I find myself dancing. I find myself praising because it's like fire.   All stirred up. Tell somebody I'm tired of being greasy. Tired of being greasy. Give it up. I better stop. I better stop. I'm gonna get myself in trouble. So if you can't, if you're not here, come next week, let the Lord do what he wants to do in your life and you will never, ever be the same. Sister Merlin. Bishop, that was a great word from the Lord. Hallelujah is so good to us. However, hallelujah, he sets us free. However, he delivers us. Hallelujah. It's a great thing. No more grease. Jesus is good. I love the Lord. Hallelujah. Come on. Let's give the Lord a hand. Pray for the word like share. This was an excellent word. If you're not say regenerating or renew, this was the word of the Lord for you. Hallelujah. God is so good. My heart is so. Sometimes when we're going to allow us to stay in our stupor, hallelujah, and dwindle and dwindle away. Hollister to others about the saving power and the delivering power of the Lord Jesus Christ. Hallelujah. He can take us through anything. Hallelujah. He can take us through anything and make us better. Hallelujah. Make us better than we were before. Hallelujah. He's a great God. God is into perfecting. He's into making you better. Hallelujah. It's offering time. Come on. It's a beautiful word from the Lord. Hallelujah. Thank you, Lord. Come on, deacons. Come on, deacons. Come receive the offering. Hallelujah. Come on. I left mine right there on the off, on the organ. Hallelujah. You can give through Ghiblify, Children of Faith, Long Beach. Amen. You can mail it to 4934 Long Beach Boulevard, Long Beach, California, 90805, right? Hallelujah. Thank you, Jesus. Thank you, Jesus. Thank you, Jesus. Thank you, Jesus. Hallelujah. Thank you, Jesus. Thank you, Jesus. Thank you, Jesus. Thank you for your love. Thank you for your love. Amen. Has everyone given? Hallelujah. Come on. Receive your blessing. That's what that is. Hallelujah. You get an opportunity to bless the kingdom of God. Amen. And the Lord will bless you for blessing the kingdom. Amen. Hallelujah. Press it down. Shake it together so some more can drop down. You can put some more in there. Hallelujah. That's how he blesses. Hallelujah. Thank you, Lord. Father, we thank you for the offering. God, thank you for everyone that gave. Thank you, Lord, even for those that didn't have to give. Teach them, Hallelujah, to give.  You love children, givers. Hallelujah. And the sacrificial offering, anything that you have to give to the Lord, the Lord, Hallelujah. You'll never beat him giving. Hallelujah. And so, Lord, we thank you. Hallelujah. Bless it. Amen. Multiply it, Hallelujah. And stretch it out for whatever the kingdom needs here at Long Beach. Amen. And even throughout the entire kingdom, God, we thank you in Jesus' name. Hallelujah. How many are determined to walk with Jesus? Come on. I'm still up there, y'all. I'm still, I'm just right there. Yes. Come on. I'll be faithful. I'm determined to walk with Jesus. Yes, I am. Walk with me. Walk with me, Lord. Walk with me. Hallelujah. Walk with me, Lord. Walk with me. All I'm on is, yes, till your journey. I want Jesus to walk with me. Hold my hand. Hold my hand. Hold my hand, Lord. Hold my hand. Teach us, turn. I want Jesus to hold my hand. Don't leave me alone. Teach us, turn. Father, we thank you, Hallelujah, for the service. God bless you all. We will see you all next week. It has been wonderful. Hallelujah. Come on back next week and see what the Lord will have for you. I'm sure it will be sumptuous. God bless you.


Good morning everybody I'm Tommy O'Brien coming to you live from TFN headquarters in St. Petersburg, Florida 10 a.m. Eastern time on Thursday 30 minutes into the trading day and we got markets off to a positive start so far S&Ps right now positive by 16 points trading at twenty seven ninety six you get the Nasdaq up forty two points trading at seventy five eighty nine and the Dow up sixty eight points trading at twenty five thousand one ninety three notes and bonds we have lower price and higher yield this morning the ten year negative by ten ticks at one twenty five ten you have the thirty year negative seventeen ticks at one fifty two oh seven we've got gold right now basically flat twelve eighty and twenty cents oil up ten pennies at fifty eight ninety three and the dollar index up a hundred and fifteen ticks at ninety eight one forty five Bitcoin as well holding steady up sixty six bucks eighty seven twelve and the price of Bitcoin we'll start it off let's jump over to the futures markets we'll start it off with the Dow so we trade higher for most of the overnight session we reach those highs just prior to about four a.m. Eastern time in the futures market of twenty five thousand two oh two and basically right up at that price point as we speak we've got the June Dow thirty futures trading twenty five thousand one ninety six Nasdaq one hundred seventy two sixty three making session highs as we speak S&P five hundred similar to the Nasdaq session highs trading at twenty seven ninety six traded higher for most of the overnight session as well gold contract with some volatility to the upside you get gold looking at the August contract here for gold trading at twelve eighty five forty five there's your crude contract we actually got up to fifty nine where's that high fifty nine sixty seven going for that sixty dollar price point but from there we're back under fifty nine dollars fifty eight ninety three we're gonna get the EIA I believe this morning at eleven a.m. as a result of that Monday Memorial Day holiday and your U.S. dollar trading one eleven twenty five terms what you have happening fundamentally this morning first quarter G. D. P. three point one percent slightly better than what Wall Street had been expecting in terms of about three percent so the economy seems to do be doing well as we march on Tesla getting a downgrade from Barclays talking about a hundred and fifty dollars that not really hit in the stock this morning as Tesla is basically almost flat you have dollar general out with their earnings strong same-store sales up about five six percent we'll jump over to that chart in a moment and you get the Boeing CEO finally coming out and personally apologizing I'm sure if that really is too redeeming at this stage in the game but nonetheless we will go to dollar general up six point one percent quite a number of their earnings stay tuned folks come back at ten o'clock with Tom live program all day every Thursday