Road Trip: The Journey to Life, Love, Learning, Labor and Leadership

7/21/2019 Road Trip: The Journey to Life, Love, Learning, Labor and Leadership

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^hrh `rh lot ` got o phopgh wfo f`vh aolh tfh nist`lkh. I f`vh elowl Hv`l silkh tfhtimh fh w`s ` silagh youtf p`stor wfo wougn duy roshs or Bhsus `s ` w`y to s`y, Youaht my fh`rt ffrst. Low, so m`ly yh`rs g`thr, fh f`s writthl ` dooe. I f`vh lhvhr k`gghn

` dooe ` kg`ssik dhorh it f`s komh out, dut tf`t is wf`t tfis is. Its gieh ` trustwortfyQieiphni` or Kfristi`ls. [hvhlty phrkhlt o our youtf rh w`geila w`y rom tfh ìtfnurila tfhir kogghah yh`rs5 tf`ts wfy hvhry fiaf skfoog dhgihvhr sfougn f`vh To`n ripil tfhir f`lns. It is ` ro`n m`p or tfh Kfristi`l gih.

Dod GhlzZrhsinhlt oc Gich Zromotiols, Coulnhr oc Gichst Kfristi`l Musik Chstiv`g

Fhrh is tfh phrhkt fiaf skfoog ar`nu`tiol ai2 ` ro`n m`p tf`t aohs `gg tfh w`y romiltim`ky witf Kfrist to gih seiggs, n`tila, m`rriàh, kogghah gih, worgn vihws, vok`tiol,`ln worgn-kf`laila. Hv`l Lhfrila wriths witf hlaàila tr`lsp`rhlky `ln sthp-dy-sthppr`ktik`gity. is is rhm`re`dgh rhsourkh or ly youla nugt.

Nr. Bim Dr`ncornAhlhr`g [hkrht`ry oc tfh @sshmdgihs oc Aon, X[@

[o m`ly topiks, so mukf ilorm`tiol .... Its gieh ` smora`sdorn o pr`ktik`g `nvikh orar`nu`ths.

@g`l DgokeQhsthrl K`l`n`s [trolahst M`l 4::8

Lot gola ào I tooe ` ro`n trip `kross tfh koultry. Im ag`n I f`n ` m`p to auinh mh.@s you bourlhy tfrouaf gih, its vit`g to f`vh auinh s whgg. [omh dooes ol gih koltìlushug ilorm`tiol. Otfhrs rhfflhkt winh hxphrihlkh. [tigg otfhrs f`vh stirrila p`ssiol. isdooe komdilhs `gg tfrhh. Qfhl you lhhn ` auinh or gih, ght To`n ripdh your kfoikh.Duy it. Th`n it. Hlboy it. You wigg profft rom To`n rip I au`r`lthh it!

Nr. om Gilndhra[hlior Z`stor, Cirst @sshmdgy Mhmpfis, hllhsshh

îs dooe wigg ilnhhn provh to dh most dhlhffki`g or our youla oge `s tfhy shhe tol`via`th tfrouaf tfis vhry sialiffk`lt tr`lsitiol`g timh o tfhir givhs. Its komprhfhlsivh,pr`ktik`g, `ln phrsol`g `ppro`kf wigg `pph`g to our youtf `s tfhy `rh kolrolthn witfmugti`khthn `ln kritik`g issuhs o gih.

Toss Lhgsol[hlior Z`stor, Lortfwoons Silhy`rn Kfurkf, om`f`we, Qiskolsil

To`n riphlnh`vors to shrvh `s ` youla `nugts auinh to tfh bourlhy o gih. [ukf ` t`senhm`lns l utfor wfo f`s lot olgy stunihn tfh thrrìl, dut gso l`via`thn whgg. Qornswhgg spoehl dhfft ` gih whgg givhn. Hv`l Lhfrila sukkhhns! I kommhln tfis auinh to tfhyoula m`l or wom`l wfo `spirhs to givh ` sukkhssuggy Aon-folorila gih.

K. Hgmhr Kfhl^hogoai`l `ln Hnuk`tor

@ rhrhsfilagy folhst `kkoult o Hv`ls bourlhy to, `ln witf, Kfrist. S`gu`dgh ilputor youla nugts hxphrihlkila rhhnom rom p`rhlt`g rhstriktiols or tfh ffrst timh.

Bim M`tfi`sCormhr Zrhsinhlt, Koltilhlt`g ^hogoaik`g [hmil`ry, Drusshgs, Dhgaium


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Fhrhs wf`t I govh `dout tfis dooe2 Its kurrhlt, its quike, its ilsiaftug, `ln its b`m-p`kehn witf pr`ktik`g ilspir`tiol ln trutf. @s I rh`n To`n rip, I ehpt s`yila to myshg,Qow! Fhs riaft. I lhvhr tfouaft o tf`t dhorh. It is gieh ` ffhgn auinh to fhgp youla

ar`nu`ths sukkhssuggy l`via`th ` bourlhy tf`t k`l dh ffgghn witf so m`ly kf`gghlahs.F`lns nowl, tfis is ` must-rh`n dooe or hvhry fiaf skfoog or kogghah-àh stunhlt.

Kfris Gilndhra[hlior Z`stor, Gich Chggowsfip Kfurkf, @gghl, hx`s

@s ulivhrsity nmilistr`tor ln p`stor, I elow tfhrh is lhhn or pr`ktik`g f`lndooeor gih suithn or thhls tèila tfhir ffrst sthps il `nugtfoon. @s ` rihln, I trust Hv`lsphrsphktivh. h dghln o pr`ktik`g tips, aongy koulshg, ln rhghv`lt hx`mpghs rom Hv`lsowl gih `rh hsphki`ggy fhgpug. I `pprhki`th tfh kg`rity Hv`l drilas il fhgpila phopghmèh aoon nhkisiols. I I f`n tfh phrsphktivh ohrhn dy Hv`ls pr`ktik`g auinh tfirtyyh`rs ào, I miaft f`vh `voinhn gh`rlila import`lt ghssols tfh f`rn w`y.

N`l Lh`ryZ`stor oc Zgh`s`lt D`y Kfurkf, [h`ttgh5 shrvhn `s ùlivhrsity `nmilistr`tor cor ovhr 4: yh`rs

Aons Qorn impgorhs us to diln Fis ilstruktiols to our givhs. Il tfis dhùtiuggy kr`chnwore, Hv`l Lhfrila fhgps to diln tfh trutfs, ilsiafts, `ln koulshg o Aons ilstruktiolsto tfh givhs o fis rh`nhrs. Youla `nugts wigg turl to tfis dooe ovhr `ln ovhr àìl `s `rhsourkh or tfh h`rgy yh`rs o tfhir `nugtfoon bourlhy.

Dr`n Tighy

Gh`n Z`stor oc Cìtf Kf`phg, OC`ggol, Missouri5 Thahltoc Lortf Khltr`g Xlivhrsity Do`rn oc Thahlts

Hv`ls writila stygh quikegy k`ptiv`thn `ln nrhw mh il, `ln tfh sudst`lkh o wf`t fhwriths `dout koltiluhn to ehhp my `tthltiol! I ehpt wolnhrila, Qfhrh w`s tfis dooewfhl I w`s arowila up `ln lhhnhn it? Hv`ls kgh`r govh o Aon `ln tfh trutf `ln tfhw`y il wfikf fh gooehn to otfhrs or aoon `nvikh `gola tfh w`y, wigg dh `l ilspir`tiolto hvhry rh`nhr!

Dod EugpCoulnhr, Eugps Oc [tr`tcorn (rooffla ln ilsug`tiol koltr`ktor)5 Thprhshlt`tivh,

39tf @sshmdgy Nistrikt, Qiskolsil

Kollhktila aìl witf Hv`l s C`khdooe rihln f`s rheilnghn my rhsphkt or fim lnfis `ppro`kf to hxkhgghlkh il gih. Olh imàh o Hv`l tf`t I wigg gola kfhrisf is wfhl Ifosthn ` t`ghlt kolthst `t `l `llu`g youtf kolvhltiol il Dr`lnol, M`litod`, K`l`n`.Hv`l, wfo w`s il fis g`th thhl yh`rs, nispg`yhn tfh kf`r`kthr trìts fh outgilhs il fisdooe wfhl fh w`gehn ol stàh dhorh ` fusfhn ùnihlkh `t tfh Qhstm`l @unitoriumto prhshlt fis hltry il tfh t`ghlt kolthst. @rmhn olgy witf fis ilstrumhlt ln l mp,Hv`l pg`yhn ` sogo ol fis d`ss auit`r. o `gg wfo hltfusi`stik`ggy `ppgùnhn fis sola,tfhrh w`s ` shlsh tf`t Hv`l Lhfrila ninlt `gw`ys kfoosh tfh most kolvhlihlt p`tf.Dut wf`t fh nin, fh nin witf hxkhgghlkh. Hv`ls hlaàila To`n ripis `l ùtfhltik,

tr`lsp`rhlt, `ln whgg-rhsh`rkfhn ilvit`tiol to tfh rh`nhr to boil fim il mh`lilaugkolthmpg`tiol o kfoikh-mèila.

Digg @sfdhhK`rh Milistrihs Z`stor, Kfristi`l Gich @sshmdgy, G`laghy, Dritisf Kogumdi`


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To`n ^rip^fh Bourlhy to Gich, Gh`rlila, G`dor,

Govh, `ln Gh`nhrsfip

Hv`l Lhfrila


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Sisit Hv`ls whdsith2 www.hv`llhfrila.kom2To`n rip Hv`l B`y Lhfrila

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@gg r iafts rhshrvhn. Lo p`rt o tfis dooe m`y dh rhpronukhn, storhn il ` rhtrihv`g systhm, ortr`lsmitthn il `ly orm or dy ly mh`ls hghktrolik, mhkf`lik`g, pfotokopyila, rhkornila, orotfhrwish, witfout writthl phrmissiol rom tfh pudgisfhr.

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o my ìtfug p`rhlts, Drukh `ln Mhrrigyl Lhfrila, wfo

gùlkfhn mh ol my ro`n trip.

o my dhùtiug drinh, Kogghhl M`rih, wfo boilhn mh ol my

ro`n trip.

o our dr`vh kfignrhl, Mha`l M`rih (witf imotfy Bofl),

Q`nh @ltfoly, `ln B`sol Hggiott, wfosh ro`n trips wh w`tkfwitf wolnhr `ln `ltikip`tiol.

Hvhl wfhl I `m ogn `ln ar`y, no lot orsèh mh, my

Aon, tigg I nhkg`rh your powhr to tfh lhxt ahlhr`tiol, your

miafty `kts to `gg wfo `rh to komh.(Zs`gm 10206)


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Kolthlts

Qhgkomh to Your To`n rip ............................................................................. VI

Civh Arh`t Puhstiols o Gih .........................................................................VSII

Gich2 Qf`ts My [piritu`g Khlthr? ...................................................................0

Cilnila tfh Mh`lila o Gih il tfh @ustri`l @gps ............................................4

[hvhl Korh S`guhs o ` Bhsus-Coggowhr ...............................................................8

Korh S`guh 0 Qorsfip2 Z`ssiol`thgy Zursuila Aon ....................................... 00Korh S guh 4 Nhvotiols2 Kollhktila witf Aon ............................................ 01

Korh S`guh ; C`migy & Crihlns2 Kfoosila Xs ................................................ 41

Korh S`guh > Outrh`kf2 Govila My Lh`r Olhs.............................................. ;;

Korh S`guh 8 Kf`r`kthr2 Zhrsol`g r`lsorm tiol ........................................ >6

Korh S`guh 3 Zhrsol`g M`làhmhlt2 h To`n rip N`sfdo`rn ................ 3:

Korh S`guh 1 Eilanom [tory2 My Zg`kh il tfis Qorgn .................................. 60Gh`rlila2 Qf`ts My Qorgnvihw? .................................................................90

^h Kfoikh2 ^h Kogghah-[h`rkf M`trix ......................................................... 9;

^h Gùlkf2 Gh`vila Fomh .............................................................................. 96

^h Norms2 K`mpus Gih ................................................................................ 0:8

^h Ghkturh F`gg2 Qorgnvihw .......................................................................... 04:

^h Gidr`ry2 @k`nhmiks .................................................................................. 0>>

^h K`mpus2 Buaagila Nhm`lns .................................................................... 080

G`dor2 Fow Qigg I Mèh Givila? ..............................................................03;

[hrv`lt, @pprhltikh, Bourlhym`l, M`sthr .................................................... 033

@digitihs2 Qf t @m I Aoon @t? ...................................................................... 06>

Gok`tiol2 Qfhrh No I Q`lt to Qore?........................................................... 098

Ilthr`ktiol2 [m`gg [fop or Dia Dusilhss? ...................................................... 4:3

[trukturh2 Qfo Nhkinhs Fow I [phln My N`y? .......................................... 403

hlsiol2 Qore-Gih D`g`lkh ............................................................................ 44;

Aoon witf Molhy ............................................................................................ 4;0


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Govh2 Qfo Qigg I [phln My Gich Qitf? ......................................................4>9

Z`gs ..................................................................................................................... 480

Fh`rttfrods & Fh`rt`kfhs .............................................................................. 489

Iltim`ky, D`shs, `ln tfh A`zhgghs o Govh ..................................................... 414

[oug M`ths2 Ahttila [hrious ............................................................................ 46;

^h Hlaàhmhlt ln Khrhmoly .................................................................... 490Fusd`ln & Qih2 Gih il tfh [firh ................................................................. 491

Eins Kf`lah Hvhrytfila ................................................................................. ;0;

Gh`nhrsfip2 Qf`t Nihrhlkh Qigg I Mèh il tfh Qorgn? ...........................;;0

Aon Q`lts Mh to [hrvh My Koultry? Th`ggy? ............................................. ;;>

[ix (D`n) Th`sols to Lot Aht Ilvogvhn ......................................................... ;>8

@ Sisiol o Kfristi`ls @ktivh il Aovhrlmhlt ............................................. ;84^h Kfurkf-[h`rkf M`trix ............................................................................. ;3:

^h Nhstil`tiol or Nhstily ........................................................................... ;11

Your To`n rip K`l Mèh You Gh`nhr ...................................................... ;68

Kolkgusiol2 Crom Pu`rthrgich Krisis to Pu`rthrgich Kruish .......................;98

Loth to tfh Aivhr oc îs Dooe ....................................................................;96

@dout tfh @utfor ........................................................................................;99

Thsourkhs .....................................................................................................>:0

RV Cr`thrlity ............................................................................................>:;

Ar`pfiks @ttridutiols .................................................................................>:>


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Qhgkomh to Your To`n ^rip

Fhy tfhrh! Gooes gieh yourh fh`nila out ol your ro`n trip. Miln i Irinh `gola? ^`les. I k`l shh tfis is lo ornil`ry ro`n trip. Its tfhro`n trip. Yourh gh`vila fomh. h bourlhy is rom nrivhw`y to nrivhw`y.

You fua your p`rhlts dhorh you gh`vh, `ln olh n`y yougg dh tfh p`rhlts`yila aoon-dyh. Olh n`y, tfh fuaahn dhkomhs tfh fuaahr.

I thgg gots o storihs. Foph tf`ts oe`y. Im sort o sfotaul storythgghr.Im so nhthrmilhn to fhgp you ol your ro`n trip tf`t Ivh sphlt yh`rs

kolsinhrila my owl. [omh o my rihlns `gola tfh w`y f`vh fhgn ol totfhir Bhsus-khlthrhn v`guhs tfrouaf tfhir youla-`nugt yh`rs. Otfhrs, lotso mukf. Im f`laila ol to milh.

My ro`n trip dha`l ol ar`vhg nrivhw`y il rur`g soutfhrl M`litod`,

my ffrst summhr `hr fiaf skfoog w`s kompghthn. Kg`ss o 63, d`dy! My

ognhr sisthr, [fhri, `ln I whrh gh`vila or kogghah il Millh`pogis. ^hwoon sinhw`gg 16 @MK Forlht w`s p`kehn, tfh `migy w`s fuaahn,

`ln wh d`kehn out dhorh skhlnila tfh Zhgik`l Gèh figgsinh hl routh toFiafw`y 4;. My mom krihn.

^h trike il mèila it rom olh nrivhw`y to lotfhr is wf`t you mèhs

you dhkomh ` m`l or ` wom`l. ^h ro`n is your p`tf. Your nhstil`tiolis lot bust wfhrh yourh aoila5 its wfo you `rh wfhl you aht tfhrh.

Qf`t ` Tinh Zfigosopfy[o, f`vh you shhl tfh wf`t ` rinh s`yila il your tr`vhgs? I ffrst lotikhn` tfrhh-dy-ffvh-k`rn vhrsiol o tfis gih pfigosopfy t`phn to tfh w`gg o `koworehrs kudikgh. Low I dump ilto it fhrh `ln tfhrh `rouln wore `lnol tfh Ilthrlht.


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V I I

Gih sfougn LO dh ` bourlhy to tfh ar`vh witf tfh ilthltiol

o `rrivila s`hgy il `l `ttr`ktivh `ln whgg prhshrvhn dony, dut

r`tfhr to sein il sinhw`ys, Kf`rnoll`y il olh f`ln kfoko-

g`th il tfh otfhr dony tforouafgy ushn up, tot`ggy worl out,

`ln skrh`mila, QOO FOO, Qf`t ` Tinh!

^hrh rh otfhr vhrsiols out tfhrh witf l ssortmhlt o our-ghtthr worns.

Dut wf`t dout it? Its givila g` vin` gok`. Gih is ` fiafw`y ln Im aoll`rinh it `gg liaft gola. Its turlila tfh top nowl ol tfh AO. Its sfèh itup, d`dy, twist `ln sfout!

Bhsus sìn, ^h tfih komhs olgy to sth`g `ln eigg `ln nhstroy5 I f`vhkomh tf`t tfhy m`y f`vh gih, `ln f`vh it to tfh ugg(Bofl 0:20:).

Gih. `ts wf`t my koworehr is gooeila or ln its wf`t Bhsus is ohrila.

[fhs s`yila, ghss [fèhsph`rh ln morh mht`g. Ghss tfileila, morh noila.

Bhsus is s`yila Igg aivh you nhhp wisnom `ln Igg roke your worgn too.Is it ìr to s`y tf`t i Aon is wfo tfh Didgh s`ys fh is, tfhl fis vhrsiol

o gih sfougn dh tfh rikfhst, ugghst, most mh`lilaug, most `givh, mostnhhpgy ugffggila vhrsiol or `gg m`leiln? I p`ssiol`thgy dhgihvh tfis. Myfh`rt f`s hxpgonhn witf tfh wolnhr, aoonlhss, ln dghssila o Aon. Gih

f`s lot dhhl h`sy, dut its dhhl o-tfh-kf`rts wolnhrug. My rinh f`sdhhl rikf `ln ugg.

^wo Eins Qfo Ghct FomhQfhl you gh`vh fomh, somhtimhs yourh lot gooeila vhry `r nowl tfhro`n. ^h `mous pronia`g sol o Guehs aosphg ghc fomh nhm`lnila

mukf morh tf`l fh f`n komila, w`ltila to fh`n out immhni`thgy or àoon timh. Xldhgihv`dgy, tfh `tfhr a`vh tfh sol wf`t sfougnlt f`vh komh

ultig tfh `tfhrs nh`tf. Qitf primo dukes rom prhm`turh ilfhrit`lkh,tfh youla pronia`g sht out.

@s tfh story aohs, tfh sol f`n ` arh`t timh fflilaila fis molhy `doutor wilh, womhl, ln sola. Qfhl tfh molhy r`l out, so nin tfh rihlns.

^h youla sol ouln fimshg thlnila pias ln h`tila sgop dhorh rh`gizila

fis nisrhsphkthn `tfhr wougn prod`dgy trh`t fim dhtthr.ôuaf tfh ognhr sol kougnlt oraivh gittgh drotfhrs ìgurhs, tfh `tfhr

kougn no lotfila hgsh. Its kg`ssik pikturh o tfh govh o C`tfhr Aon, s wh

shh tfh pronia`gs n`n drhè `gg tr`nitiol `ln rul to mhht fis sol wfhlfh gìn hyhs ol fim nowl tfh ro`n.

^hl I tfile d`ke to tfh Ogn hst`mhlt story o Boshpf. Thmhmdhrtf`t olh? Ilsth`n o nisrhsphktila fis `tfhr `ln stormila out, Boshpf


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V I I I

govhn fis `tfhr `ln w`s shkrhtgy sogn dy fis drotfhrs ilto Haypti`l sg`v-hry. Ilsth`n o shg-nhstruktila, fh givhn il folor`dgh shrvikh `ln rosh

ugtim`thgy to gh`nhrsfip il tfh Haypti`l hmpirh. Crom pia sgop to tfh

Zf`ròfs d`lquht t`dgh. @whsomh.T`tfhr tf`l tr`sfila fis owl privighahn gih, s tfh pronia`g f`n nolh,

fh tooe shrihs o ilbustikhs ln s`w Aon turl tfhm or tfh aoon. Boshpf

w`s ìtfug. Boshpf f`n iltharity. Krh`m `gw`ys rishs to tfh top.Qfhl it k`mh timh to rhulith witf fis fh`rtdroehl `tfhr, fh f`n lo

lhhn to dha or mhrky gieh tfh pronia`g sol. Ilsth`n, fh sfowhn ulp`r`g-ghghn mhrky to fis trìtor drotfhrs. Fh ora`vh tfhm, dghsshn tfhm, `lndrouaft fis hxthlnhn `migy ilto ` sh`sol o ph`kh `ln prosphrity.

wo eins ghc fomh, tooe tfh ro`n trip bust gieh you. Olh nisar`khntfh `migy l`mh `ln durlhn ruddhr to aht `r `w`y `st. ^h otfhr gh`s ` viktim o fis `migy `ln sphlt nhk`nhs o fis gih woreila to rhturldghssila `ln oraivhlhss.

[omhtimhs Bhsus govh komhs tfrouaf tfh mhrky o your p`rhlts.

[omhtimhs Bhsus govh komhs tfrouaf tfh komp`ssiol o you.Gh`vila fomh is ` aoon tfila. Bust `se Digg Kosdy `dout fis eins

kolspir`ky to tèh ovhr tfh Fuxt`dgh foush. Gh`vila `ln kgh`vila `rh `s

l`tur`g `s w`thr `ln ìr. Gh`vila is lot mhrhgy `dout tfh kf`laila rhg`-tiolsfip dhtwhhl p`rhlts ln eins, dut i wh k`l ffln aoon dgoon fflowila

dotf w`ys, gih is mukf dhtthr.@s you gh`vh fomh, I w`lt to sphè dghssila ilto your gih.

M`y tfh ro`n rish to mhht you,

M`y tfh wiln dh `gw`ys `t your d`ke.

M`y tfh sul sfilh w`rm upol your `kh,

^h rìls `gg soc upol your ffhgns.@ln ultig wh mhht àìl,

M`y Aon fogn you il tfh p`gm o fis f`ln.

r`nitiol`g A`hgik dghssila

Mom `ln N`ns To`n ^ripNo you tfile mukf `dout your p`rhlts ro`n trips? I no. My p`rhlts,

Drukh Lhfrila ln Mhrrigyl Aurr, mht ln m`rrihn t Dhtfhg hmpgh il

nowltowl Dr`lnol, M`litod`, K`l`n`, `kross rom tfh fistorik ZrilkhHnw`rn Fothg. ^hir ro`n trip drouaft tfhm to tfhir ffrst kfurkf il tfhtowl o Mhgit`, M`litod`, twhlty mighs rom tfh Lortf Nèot` dornhr.

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nist`lkhs to kollhkt witf tfh ìtfug. Qfhl it w`s my timh to dh dorl,N`n w`s nutiuggy prh`kfila `l four nowl tfh ro`n `t tfh Nhgorìlh

lursila fomh. Mom w`s `golh witf tfh st` `t tfh Mhgit` fospit`g. It

w`s wf`t you nin.N`ns p`rhlts whrhlt hx`ktgy piolhhrs il lortfhrl [`se`tkfhw`l ln

M`litod`, dut tfhy whrh kgosh. ^hy `rmhn. ^hy f`n `l outfoush. Illortfhrl M`litod`. Yhs, I komh rom fh`rty stoke. Moms p`rhlts `rmhn

tfh dguh figgs o Dr`lnol. It w`s ` lo-lolshlsh updrilaila. Mh`t `ln

pot`tohs. Aon, `migy, `ln koultry `ln aivila dirtf `golh il ` sm`ggkoultry fospit`g.

Mom `ln N`n piolhhrhn `s surhgy `s tfh h`rgy prìrih shttghrs, olgy

it ilvogvhn pourila tfhmshgvhs ilto k`rila or tfh spiritu`g givhs o towl`ln koultry oge `kross Olt`rio, M`litod`, [`se`tkfhw`l, @gdhrt`, `lntfh Lortfwhst hrritorihs. Mom w`s Cgorhlkh Liaftila`gh, woreila gola

fours `s ` rhaisthrhn lursh to sudsinizh tfh monhst wàhs tfh kfurkfhskougn p`y. N`n worehn ilto tfh liaft, duignila fomhs to ehhp kfurkf

`ln `migy `fflo`t.Mom aot gg tfrhh o us eins ilto pi`lo or viogil ghssols. N`n sfuttghn

mh to fokehy pr`ktikh `ln ffloonhn tfh kfurkf p`reila got il Sirnhl,

M`litod`, so eins il tfh kommulity kougn se`th. Qh sphlt ` koupgh yh`rsd`ke il Dr`lnol wfhl N`n tooe `l `ssoki`th p`stor positiol `t Dhtfhghmpgh. Qfigh it w`s likh to dh lh`r tfh kousils, N`n w`s lot nhstilhnto dh `l `ssoki`th p`stor.

My sisthrs, [fhri `ln Fh`tfhr, `ln I whlt to fiaf skfoog il Ehlor`,Olt`rio. [thpf`lih boilhn our `migy il Ehlor` t six moltfs o ah, sool

to dh `nopthn. ^hl it w`slt gola dhorh wh dha`l to t`ge o kogghah ilMillh`pogis. [fhri dg`zhn tfh trìg. I k`mh yh`r g`thr. Fh`tfhr k`mh two

yh`rs `hr mh. Qh f`n olh yh`r `t Lortf Khltr`g Didgh Kogghah (LKDK)witf tfh tfrhh o us sidgilas toahtfhr.

Drukh `ln Mhrrigyl sìn aoon-dyh to `gg our o tfhir kfignrhl olh dyolh. ^hir nrivhw`y `rhwhggs dha`l our ro`n trips, wfikf ghn to ` lhwahlhr`tiol o nrivhw`y `rhwhggs, `s ar`lnkfignrhl dha`l to gh`vh fomhsomh twhlty yh`rs g`thr. Ivh f`n olh sukf `rhwhgg. Mha`ls ro`n trip f`s

dhaul. Q`nh `ln B`sol `rh stigg prhp`rila or tfhir ro`n trips. M`y tfh

ro`n rish to mhht you.

Crom Z`rhlt-Kfign to Crihln-CrihlnI aott` thgg you, wh p`rhlt-typhs lhhn ` dit o fhgp elowila fow to kol-lhkt witf you ro`n-tripphrs. B`keih Durrhgg rom tfh Youla @nugts dgoa


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`t @dout.kom s`ys wh sfougn fflip rom ` p`rhlt-kfign rhg`tiolsfip to `

rihln-rihln rhg`tiolsfip. Fhrhs fhr `nvikh to p`rhlts gieh mh ol fowto ehhp govila eins gieh you2

It m`y dh fhgpug i you tfile o yourshg `s ` kolsugt`ltilsth`n o ` 4>/1 m`làhr. Bust gieh il tfh korpor`th worgn,

aoon kolsugt`lts ohr hxphrtish olgy wfhl `sehn, koukf it

nipgom`tik`ggy `ln hxphkt tf`t `t gh`st f`g o wf`t tfhy s`y

wigg dh ialorhn. ^`ts OE. Your ilput is bust ` p`rt o wf`t

your low-arowl kfign m`y dh usila to mèh ` nhkisiol `ln il

`ly k`sh, its lot your kfoikh to mèh. Dut you k`l `voin furt

hhgilas ol dotf sinhs i you prh`kh your `nvikh witf pfr`shs

sukf `s Olh possidgh sogutiol miaft dh .0

Zgh`sh dh eiln to us p`rhlt-typhs. Qh aht ` dit irr`tiol`g wfhl wh tfileyou miaft dump ilto somh o tfh phrigs whvh dumphn ilto ol our bour-lhys. I auhss wf`t Im s`yila is, wf`t wougn you tfile `dout nroppilaus ` loth gieh tfis?

Mom, N`n, I elow you miaft tfile Im bust dgowila out o

towl `ln nolt w`lt you il my gih `lymorh, dut tf`ts lot

truh. M`ydh wh kougn f`vh ` pfolh k`gg ol [uln`y liafts tok`tkf up ol gih. Noila [t`rdukes toahtfhr ol drhès miaft dh

ul too. Lot tfh nrivh-tfrouaf.

Im fopila wh k`l rhsphkt h`kf otfhr `s rihlns. I elow whgg

lhvhr dh hqu`gs hx`ktgy, silkh yourh rh`ggy ogn. Dut wfhl you

nolt ulnhrst`ln olh o my kfoikhs, tfile `dout fow youn

`ppro`kf tf`t witf olh o your kohh-drhè or dooe-kgud p`gs.

K`rhuggy. ^`t wougn mh`l ` got to mh.

Zgh`sh oraivh mh wfhl my skfhnugh (yhs, I no f`vh olh) ahts `

dit krownhn. You rìshn ` kfign to ao `chr gih `ln mèh kom-

mitmhlts, rhmhmdhr.

Im aoila to w`lt to t`ge somhtimhs5 its bust aoila to hhg ni-

hrhlt low `ln I foph you k`l dh oe`y witf tf`t. It wougn

mh`l ` got to mh.

^`les aìl or ghttila mh rinh gola. hrh wigg dh pghlty to t`ge dout.Il `kt, tfh arh`t quhstiols o gih `rh wf`t tfh ro`n trip is `gg `dout.

0 B`keih Durrhgg, Z`rhltila ips or [t`yila Kgosh to Your @nugt Kfign, Qfigh Ghttila Ao5Lurturila tfh lhw, hmpty lhst, p`rhlt-`nugt kfign rhg`tiolsfip. fttp2//youla`nugts.`dout.kom/on/p`rhltilaarowlups/`/[t`yilakgosh.ftm (M`y 0;, 4:0>).


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Civh Arh`t Puhstiols oc Gich

Gih2 Qf`ts my spiritu`g khlthr?

[t`rt ol tfh moultìl

`ln kf`rt your p`tf.

Gh`rlila2 Qf`ts my worgnvihw?

Ciln Aons trutf

il tfh orum o inh`s.

G`dor2 Fow wigg I mèh ` givila?

M`sthr your kr`c

il tfh m`rehtpg`kh.

Govh2 Qfo wigg I sphln my gih witf?

Mèh your w`y

to tfh [firh.

Gh`nhrsfip2 Qf`t nihrhlkh wigg I mèh il tfh worgn?

Tish to shrvh il tfh ilstitutiolso Aon `ln m`l.


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Gich2Qf`t's My

[piritu`g Khlthr?

[t`rt ol tfh moult`il `ln kf`rt your p`tf.


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Cilnila tfh Mh`lila oc Gichil tfh @ustri`l @gps

@f, so you s`y you lhhn ` kf`lah o skhlhry. You lhhn to aht `w`yrom tfh prhssurh ln tfh nìgy ariln. hrhs lotfila gieh ro`n tripto aht you out o tfh routilh `ln aivh you ` rhsf gooe `t gih, you elow?

Krossila `l okh`l `ln kgimdila ` moultìl `rh two hxtròrnil`ryw`ys to aht phrsphktivh, to shh tfh dia pikturh. ^h ugtim`th ro`n trip

`ln tfh ugtim`th `nvhlturh `gg rogghn up ilto olh. Nist`lkh aivhs you tfhsp`kh you lhhn to sthp w`y rom tfh kgutthr ln kfòs o tfh nìgy ariln.

Hghv`tiol fhgps you rish `dovh it `gg to ` pg`kh o timhghsslhss.D`ke `t Lortf Khltr`g Didgh Kogghah il Millh`pogis, wh f`n ` kfor`g

kolnuktor l`mhn G`rry D`kf. Qfhl G`rry ffrst `ppro`kfhn mh `dout

aoila to Huroph s d`ss pg`yhr or tfh kogghah Kolkhrt Kfor`gh, I turlhnfim nowl. @s wolnhrug `s tfh hxphrihlkh soulnhn, rh`ggy, I wougnlt

f`vh tfh timh to rìsh tfh molhy tfh rhst o tfh aroup f`n. I f`n my owlpg`ls. Qfhl fh `ppro`kfhn mh ` shkoln timh `ln ohrhn to kovhr f`go my hxphlsh, I w`s il.

My p`rt wougn dh witf tfh komdo2 nrums, s`x, ehydo`rn, ln hghktrik

d`ss. [o I wougn f`vh tfh privighah o fùgila d`ss auit`r `ln `mpgiffhr`kross Ahrm`ly `ln @ustri`, kompghth witf tfh gittgh Huroph`l kolvhr-

siol eit or tfh hghktrik`g ah`r. Musik`ggy, it mh`lt gh`rlila tfh d`ss gilhor Todhrt T`ys Aosphg M`ss, ` dg`ke-aosphg rhlnitiol o tfh tr`nitiol`gG`til m`ss. ^h musik w`s kf`gghlaila, dut wf`t nin G`rry hvhr aivh ustf`t w`slt?

^h lhwsp`phr fh`ngilh rom olh Ahrm`l lhwsp`phr rh`n, tr`lsg`thn2


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CILNILA FH MH@LILA OC GICH IL FH @X[TI@L @GZ[

;

Furrik`lhs o @ppgùsh or G`wrhlkh D`kf. ruh hlouaf! ^hrh w`s

st`lnila ov`tiol `chr st`lnila ov`tiol. ^h hkfohs o f`rmolihs `ln

`ppg ush stigg rila il my h`rs.Kgimdila olto our tour dus, wh whrh mir`kugousgy auinhn dy our

nrivhr tfrouaf tfh l`rrow viggàh strhhts. @t olh p`rtikug`rgy tiaft korlhr,somholh aot out `ln `nbusthn tfh sinh mirror ol ` p`rehn k`r so tfh duskougn aht tfrouaf. iaft! onn ln N`vh hlthrtìlhn us olh n`y witf tfis

aooy tr`lsg`tiol dit. Olh wougn sphè il strìaft Hlagisf ilto tfh dusmikropfolh, tfhl tfh otfhr wougn sphè il Hlagisf witf tfike Ahrm`l

`kkhlt `ln aivh ` tr`lsg`tiol tf`t f`n lo mh`lilaug rhshmdg`lkh totfh oriail`g worns. Cilh ilthrkoltilhlt`g fumor!

Qh wouln our w`y olh n`y up ilto tfh @ustri`l @gps to ` youtf fosthg

outsinh Sihll`, wfhrh wh wougn sphln ` n`y `ln ` liaft to rhst up `lnrhg`x. You wougn f`vh govhn it!

@s I rh`n d`ke tfrouaf my bourl`g rom tf`t sh`sol o gih, Im ilspirhn

dy tfh kolst`lt p`ssiol tf`t durlhn il my fh`rt. Hvhry n`y w`s hthrl`g,ilfflith, `ln ugtim`th. Qfhtfhr it w`s airgs or musik, milistry or rihln-sfip, spiritu`g niskipgilhs or phrsol`g ao`gs, hvhry n`y w`s go`nhn witfhxphrihlkhs `ln mh`lila. I ` n`y w`slt go`nhn witf hxphrihlkhs `ln

mh`lila, I ouln somhtfila to dh p`ssiol`th `dout.^hl tfhrh I w`s, sittila `golh ol tfh sf`nhn d`ke sthp o tfh youtf

fosthg kf`ght, Didgh il my g`p, a`zila `kross tfh moultìl mh`now `lnkoltiluila my whhes-gola sh`rkf or ` Didgh vhrsh tf`t wougn k`pturh

tfh mh`lila o my gih. Cil`ggy, il tf`t nist`lt, hghv`thn pg`kh, it g`lnhn.Cor to mh, to givh is Kfrist `ln to nih is aìl. ^hsh `rh Zùgs worns il

Zfigippi`ls 0240. It miaft shhm mordin to you, tfh wfogh inh` o ilkgun-ila nh`tf il tfh tfhmh o your gih. Dut I w`lthn it to ilkgunh hvhrytfila,

rom dhaillila to hln `ln tfh wfogh w`sf o tfilas il dhtwhhl.^h Arhhe worns or tfis sfort vhrsh dhk`mh sialiffk`lt to mh too.

^hrh w`s somhtfila `lkihlt `ln powhrug `dout rhkitila tfhm il tfh

oriail`g g`lauàh2 Hmoi a`r to z`lh Kfristos, eì to potf`l`lh ehrnos. o

z`lh Kfristos. o givh is Kfrist, `ln to p`ss ol is to dh witf fim orhvhr.[o gg o gih dhk`mh dout tfis silaug`r inh`2 to givh is Kfrist. o z`lh

Kfristos. ^h ffrst Arhhe ghtthrs `rh tù, zht`, `ln kfi (RV).Cor to mh, to givh is Kfrist to z`lh Kfristos.

o givh is Kfrist RV.F`vh you tfouaft `dout ` gih vhrsh? @s you k`l shh, milh f`s dhhl

vhry fhgpug to mh. RV f`s fhgphn ehhp mh khlthrhn. Qfhl Aon sphès

to your fh`rt witf gih vhrsh, f`la ol to it! M`ydh writh it il your Didgh.

rh`surh it. ^h M`sthr is ormila you.


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[hvhl Korh S`guhs oc` Bhsus-Coggowhr

You ln I rh Bhsus oggowhrs. Qfy is it sukf dia nh`g or us to dogngynhfflh Bhsus `s tfh khlthr o our givhs? It `pph`rs to dh rom tfhNhp`rtmhlt o Thnuln`lky Nhp`rtmhlt. Dut its morh tf`l tf`t. I Bhsus

is kgh`rgy khltr`g il our givhs, lotfila hgsh k`l dh pg`khn `t tfh khlthr.Of lo! My fomh ffx-it gist! My Arhhl D`y Z`kehrs! My iZfolh `pps!

My writila! Qf`t komphths or tfh khlthr il your gih? Fow you gooe?Your popug`rity? Ilthggiahlkh? @kkompgisfmhlt? F`vila ` aoon timh?

Kolst`ltgy komila d`ke to RV fhgps mh ehhp tfosh tfilas rom sgip-pila to tfh khlthr.

Dut tfhrhs ` arh`thr poilt to dh m`nh. @ Bhsus khlthr impgihs Bhsus

is `t tfh khlthr o [OMHFILA. Gih is ugg `ln rikf! ^hrhs room orfomh ffx-it gists, Arhhl D`y Z`kehrs, iZfolh `pps, `ln writila, dut its lot

r`lnom. Bhsus s`tur`ths hvhry `rh` o our givhs.^hsh tfouafts f`vh tèhl golahr to shttgh il. hy whrhlt l ilst`lt

rhvhg`tiol ol Huroph`l moultìltop, dut morh o yh`r-dy-yh`r woreila

out o wf`t it mh`ls to dh ` dhgihvhr, ` Kfristi`l. ôuaf my worgnvihwf`s dhhl f`mmhrhn out il tfh trhlkfhs, I stigg govh tfh hghv`tiol o tfhmoultìltop to shh tfh dia pikturh `ln tèh it `gg il.

Im fflisfila my ro`n trip `s you st`rt yours. Fhrh `rh tfh shvhl korhv`guhs tf`t hm`l`th rom my Bhsus khlthr. îs is my Bhsus arin. I you

kut mh, tfis is wf`t I dghhn. [k`rkhgy n`y aohs dy wfhl tfh fh`rt o tfhshshvhl v`guhs nohslt ao tfrouaf my fh`n.


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@ gihtimh o p`ssiol thgy pursuila Aon il worsfip ln gh`nila phopghilto fis prhshlkh.

@ gihtimh o mh`lilauggy kollhktila witf Aon tfrouaf tfh arh`tv`rihtihs o pr`yhr `ln tfh Qorn.

@ gihtimh o pourila my gih `ln govh ilto my immhni`th `migy,hxthlnhn `migy, ln rihlns.

@ gihtimh o p`ssiol`thgy rh`kfila out to phopgh2 smognhrila wikes,druishn rhhns, tfh droehl, tfh wh`e, tfh gost, tfh douln, tfh sike, tfhstorm-tosshn.

@ gihtimh o dhila kf`lahn n`igy to f`vh tfh fh`rt `ln f`lns o myfumdgh eila.

@ gihtimh o f`rlhssila hvhry phrsol`g rhsourkh or Aons agory2 timh,molhy `ln k`rhhr, fh`gtf, posshssiols.

@ gihtimh o fflnila my pg`kh il tfh hthrl`g story o Aons pursuit om`leiln.


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Kolvhrsiol oc Zurposh[o, wh àrhh. F`vila ` Bhsus khlthr is arh`t. Its vit`g. Dut wf`t nohs it

mh`l? Fow nohs ` Bhsus khlthr aht out o dhn il tfh morlila? Qf`t nohs

it f`vh or drhè`st? Fow nohs hvhry n`y ffgthr tfrouaf tfh Bhsus arin?Youvh aot to tfile tfis tfrouaf.

My kolvhrsiol w`s lot nruas-to-Bhsus story. Arowila up il tfh fomh

o Aon-govila, p`stor-typh p`rhlts, I `gw`ys elhw tfh wf`to s`gv`tiol.urls out wf`t I ugtim`thgy lhhnhn w`s tfh wfy.

I rhmhmdhr slottila up tfh rolt o `l ùnitorium il Dr`lnol,

M`litod`, `t ` youtf kolvhltiol `ln mhhtila Aon witf ` promish to tryto givh or fim. I dha`l rh`nila my Didgh `ln pr`yila hvhry n`y il my

d`shmhlt room ol Milto @vhluh il Ehlor`, Olt`rio. I w`s tryila to ahtstrola ol tfh ilsinh.

I wroth worns ol tfh d`ke o my ar`nh 0; (lo einnila) rhport k`rn worns tf`t `t gh`st komh kgosh to wf`t I dhgihvh Aon spoeh to my fh`rt2

Hv`l, my purposh or you is to dh ` monhg o purity `ln hxkhg-

ghlkh to tfosh `rouln you. M`ly wigg shh your giaft `ln dh

auinhn ilto my f`rdor o govh. No lot oraht wf`t I f`vh togn

you `ln ght your giaft sfilh or mh tf`t m`ly wigg dh s`vhn, to

tfh agory o Aon.

Givila or Aon f`s dhkomh `gg `dout f`vila ` rh`sol to givh, ` purposh.Im pr`yila Aon sphès purposh ilto your fh`rt. Aongy purposh drilasyour ro`n trip to gih!

My [h`sol oc Noudt il Dr`lnolQfy sfougn ` thhlàhr or ` twhlty-somhtfila dh kolkhrlhn `dout fow

tfhyrh aoila to sphln tfhir wfogh gih? Islt tf`t `seila ` dit mukf?Il ` w`y, it is. [omh o tfh nhkisiols you mèh il tfh lhxt thl yh`rs

nolt f`vh to dh dilnila or gihtimh. @ k`rhhr, or hx`mpgh, k`lkf`lah`ln nohskf`lah or most phopgh. ^h lhxt phrsol you n`th m`y lot dhyour soug m`th. `ts oe`y. Ol tfh otfhr f`ln, tfhsh dia nhkisiols dout

gih, gh`rlila, g`dor, govh, `ln gh`nhrsfip `gg f`vh gihgola impgik`tiols.

I hlkouràh you to tfile it tfrouaf, no your dhst, `ln dh `t ph`kh tf`tAon wigg auinh you. Hvhl mistèhs, fh`rtdrhè, `ln tràhny `rh ognhn

ilto Aons purposhs or you.@hr fiaf skfoog ar`nu`tiol, I movhn to Dr`lnol, M`litod`, or tfh

summhr to wore or my ulkghs ag`ss komp`ly. I st`yhn il ` arh`t d`sh-mhlt dhnroom witf `migy rihlns.


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M`ydh it w`s dhkùsh I w`s `w`y rom fomh or tfh ffrst timh, dut Idha`l to quhstiol tfh ouln`tiol o wf`t I dhgihvhn `s ` Kfristi`l ein. If`n m`nh ` strola kommitmhlt to Bhsus tfh yh`r dhorh `t ` youtf kol-vhltiol `gso il Dr`lnol dut low I st`rthn wolnhrila i tfis spiritu`gkollhktiol I f`n m`nh w`s oogisf. Kougn it gg dh d`shn ol irr`tiol`g ln

ilthgghktu`g fflimsy ulnhrpillilas? I w`s thrriffhn. Cor ` koupgh o whhesI kougn f`rngy sghhp `t liaft witf tfh h`r tf`t I wougn lot ao to fh`vhli my noudts whrh lot rhsogvhn.

I f`n ` r`lsormhr Didgh, witf `rtikghs or youla phopgh `dout ìtfquhstiols. I porhn tfrouaf tf`t. I f`n ` Bosf MkNowhgg dooe k`gghn

@lswhrs to ouaf Puhstiols [ehptiks @se @dout tfh Kfristi`l Cìtf. I rh`n

it rom kovhr to kovhr. ^hrh w`s ` dooe `dout tfh monhrl-n`y sh`rkfil tfh moultìls o urehy or Lo`fs `re. I `l`gyzhn `gg o it. oo d`ntfhrh w`s lo Ilthrlht yht!

Qfigh tfh skourila or r`tiol`g ouln`tiols w`s import`lt or mh, itw`slt tfh ffl`g sogutiol. @uaust drouaft youtf k`mp t M`lf`tt`l Dh`kf

ol Zhgik`l Gèh, M`litod`. I w`s bust n`ys `w`y rom gh`vila or LortfKhltr`g Didgh Kogghah il Millh`pogis. My ro`n trip. I w`s pr`yila `t tfht`dhrl`kgh `gt`r olh liaft, `golh `ln nistrùaft. Mùry Dgìr, tfh k`mp

sphèhr, k`mh ovhr `ln trihn to fhgp mh out.Qf`ts aoila ol, Hv`l?I bust k`lt sfèh tfis noudt, Mùry. Im aoila to Didgh kogghah sool

`ln I nolt hvhl elow i my ìtf il Aon is rh`g.Qfy `rh you aoila to Didgh kogghah?Dhkùsh Aon togn mh to ao.@rh you surh fh togn you?Yhs, Im `dsoguthgy surh il my fh`rt tf`t Aon w`lts mh to ao.It w`s truh. rouaf gg o tfh noudt, I elhw morh surhgy tf`l lytfila

tf`t I w`s supposhn to dh il Millh`pogis tf`t `gg. Mùry rhspolnhn,

k`gkug`tila, Qhgg, tfhl Aon must dh rh`g.D`m! Il tf`t vhry momhlt tfh ugg kolffnhlkh o my ìtf ffloonhn d`ke

ilto my fh`rt. whlty-our yh`rs g`thr, it f`s lhvhr gh.^`ts fow it is2 Aon rhspolns to folhst shhehrs. I nolt rharht or rhshlt

tfh sh`sol o noudt. It w`s vit`g or mh to wore tfrouaf tfosh noudts il

ornhr to f`vh kolffnhlkh s Bhsus-oggowhr or tfh rhst o my gih. Lo olhhgshs story is bust gieh milh, dut Ivh `gw`ys hlkouràhn phopgh to sh`rkfout tfh `lswhrs tfhy lhhn.

^hrh w`s Ghol Z`tiggo sola I gisthlhn to il fiaf skfoog wfhrh Gholspoeh tfh worns o Bhrhmi`f 4920; nurila tfh ilstrumhlt`g drinah2 You


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wigg shhe mh `ln ffln mh wfhl you shhe mh witf `gg your fh`rt. ôsh

worns pg`yhn il my miln ovhr ln ovhr, ln I nhthrmilhn to dh shhehr.Ilthgghktu`g ulnhrst`lnila o Bhsus `ln tfh Didgh `rhlt hlouaf to

drila ìtf to our fh`rts. Dut its import`lt or us to elow tf`t Bhsus w`s` fistorik`g ffaurh wfo givhn ` whgg-nokumhlthn gih `ln w`s rìshn romtfh nh`n mir`kugousgy or our s`gv`tiol. C`kts ln ìtf wore toahtfhr to

fhgp tfis `whsomh rh`gity shttgh ilto our fh`rts.Z`rt o hlthrila `nugtfoon is wrhstgila witf tfh quhstiol o ìtf.

Is it strhssug? Yhs, it k`l dh. [omh phopgh ao tfrouaf tfis s`mh typh onoudt `ln sh`rkfila or yh`rs. You lhhn to no wf`thvhr you lhhn to noto rhsogvh tfh korh quhstiol o your spiritu`gity. h momhlt you ght it ao

`ln stop shheila out tfh ìtf `lswhrs you lhhn is gieh ghttila ao o yourgih prhshrvhr il tfh minngh o tfh okh`l. You miaft dh rhskuhn. ^h gihprhshrvhr miaft fflo`t d`ke to you, dut tfh okh`l is prhtty dia.

Fogn ol. [hhe. Aon wigg mhht you. Its impossidgh to f`vh korh v`guhsultig you f`vh ` korh.

Cilnila ` Cìtf oc My OwlIl Nua Nowl Nhhp, Bosfu` F`rris sf`rhs dout arowila up il Kfristi`l

fomh ln fflnila phrsol`g spiritu`g inhltity. Fis ìtf aot mixhn toahtfhrwitf `migy tr`nitiol gieh wfith -sfirts `ln dg`ke sokes il tfh gùlnrydil. Fh kougn f`rngy thgg wf`t w`s ahluilh govh or Aon ln wf`t w`s bust

komort`dgh `ln `migi`r. Xgtim`thgy, fh f`n to sort tf`t out `ln mhhtBhsus `kh to `kh. Aon f`s lo ar`lnkfignrhl.

Most o us kfurkf eins k`l rhg`th to F`rris. Qh pprhki`th tfh st`digity

o our fomhs, dut wh hhg rhstrikthn il somh w`ys. Qh nolt gw`ys milntfh rhstriktiols, dut f`vila rughs hvhltu`ggy mh`ls wh `rhlt rhspolsidghor ourshgvhs. Qh `rhlt mhl `ln womhl. I you stigg givh ulnhr your

p`rhlts rughs, yourh stigg ` ein. Qh w`lt to dh rhh, dut wf`t no wh f`vhor optiols?

Thdhg.Zghlty kfoosh tfis optiol. [hx, nruas, `ln roke l rogg.

Qilh, womhl, `ln sola. C`st k`rs, aoon timhs, `ln t`ttoos.@lytfila tf`t sfouts to Mom `ln N`n, I `m lot you!

Thgh`sh.Ilsth`n o mèila ` skhlh, bust aht `r, `r `w`y.

îs w`s prhtty mukf my optiol. I gh tfh koultry! (Oe`y, Iwhlt rom K`l`n` to tfh Xlithn [t`ths, dut tf`t stigg koults.)

Thcush.@lotfhr w`y o dhkomila ilnhphlnhlt is to inhltiy

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nolt hvhl f`vh to rhush `gg o tfhm. ^h import`lt tfila isto mèh ` st`thmhlt tf`t poehs tfhm il tfh hyh.

@s p`rhlt low, I w`lt my eins ln you to f`vh my ugg support dut gso

tfh rhhnom to dh yourshgvhs. Qigg I goddy or Bhsus-khlthrhn korh v`guhs?Yhs. Dut I duigt my gih drike dy drike, `ln so wigg you.My phrkhptiol is tf`t Ivh m`nh my p`rhlts proun il somh w`ys, ln

Ivh nis`ppoilthn tfhm il otfhr w`ys. Dut tfh korh o tfhir givhs is Bhsus,so tf`t tr`lshr worehn phrhktgy. I f`vhlt kfoshl my p`rhlts nhlomi-l`tiol, dut my n`n ninlt kfoosh fis p`rhlts nhlomil`tiol hitfhr. Mymoms p`rhlts ninlt kfoosh tfhir p`rhlts nhlomil`tiol. Qf`t shhmsgieh rhdhggiol is somhtimhs folor.

I govh wf`t Aon w`s noila il my fh`rt nurila tf`t sh`sol, dut Imso tf`leug fh koltiluhn to sf`ph mh. F`lnwritthl ao`gs ol wrileghnpàh il my kogghah Didgh kovhr ovhr timh f`vh dhkomh shvhl korh v`guhstf`t sht my koursh `ln auinh my nìgy àhln`.

Ehhp nrivila, my rihln. hsh moultìl ro`ns rh swhht. h vihw is

drh`tftèila. Qfhl wh mhht Aon up fhrh, fh kf`lahs us. Qh k`l shh `ggo gih ln fh impg`lts korh v`guhs tf`t wigg sf`ph h`kf sthp o tfh bourlhy.


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Korh S`guh 0Qorsfip2 Z`ssiol`thgy Zursuila Aon

@ gihtimh o p`ssiol`thgy pursuila Aon il

worsfip `ln gh`nila phopgh ilto fis prhshlkh.

Qilthr ol tfh moultìl is stullila, hvhl il tfh dghè minwilthr

witf slow `ggila ol slow. @t our fomh il Qùsù, whrh lot `vhry tr`nitiol`g, khrhmoli`g typh o `migy. You prod`dgy `rhlt hitfhr,

silkh most `migihs `rhlt vhry tr`nitiol`g tfhsh n`ys. ^hrh is, fowhvhr,` tr`nitiol I govh `ln ilthln to koltiluh2 rh`nila tfh Kfristm`s story

(Gueh 420-4:) dy tfh trhh hvhry Kfristm`s morlila.wo migghlli` `hr Bhsus dirtf its stigg ` fuah nh`g dhkùsh Aon f`s

komh lh`r2 Hmm`luhg, Aon witf us. Fh`vhl f`s droehl ilto h`rtfs

`tmospfhrh. Hthrlity f`s droehl ilto timh. is puggs tfh s`mh p`ssiol`th

rhspolsh rom us tf`t it nin rom tfh olhs wfo whrh tfhrh. Qfhl Bhsussfows up, it nr`ws worsfip out o us.

Dhtfghfhm, Kity oc N`vin

@ln tfhrh whrh sfhpfhrns givila out il tfh ffhgns lh`rdy, ehhp-

ila w`tkf ovhr tfhir fflokes `t liaft.(Gueh 426)

Thmhmdhr, tfh sfhpfhrns `rh bust outsinh Dhtfghfhm, wfikf w`s k`gghn

tfh kity or towl o N`vin. Tutf mht Do`z il tfhsh Dhtfghfhm ffhgns. hyf`n ` gittgh doy l`mhn Odhn, wfo f`n ` gittgh doy l`mhn Bhssh, wfo f`n` dulkf o gittgh doys, `ln olh o tfhm w`s N`vin. îs is wfhrh N`vinehpt fis `tfhrs sfhhp, il tfh ffhgns o Dhtfghfhm.


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Dut ` tfous`ln yh`rs p`sshn silkh tfh fiaf timhs o N`vin. ^h agoryyh`rs o tfh lkihlt worsfiphr w`rrior eila whrh aolh. Fistory w`s `nila

to ghahln ln ghahln w`s `nila to mytf. Dut tfhrh w`s stigg rhml`lt o

ìtfug dhgihvhrs nhvothn to tfh tfilas o Aon `ln pr`yila or s`gv`-tiol or ` Mhssi`f .

Il tfh ffhgns o Dhtfghfhm, il tfosh vhry s`mh rinahs `ln krhhes, tfhsfhpfhrns whrh `dout to fh`r tfh `lloulkhmhlt o Mhssi`fs dirtf.

@lahg `lloulkhmhlt

@l `lahg o tfh Gorn `pph`rhn to tfhm, `ln tfh agory o tfh

Gorn sfolh `rouln tfhm, `ln tfhy whrh thrriffhn. Dut tfh

`lahg sìn to tfhm, No lot dh `rìn. I drila you aoon lhwstf`t wigg kùsh arh`t boy or `gg tfh phopgh.(Gueh 429-0:)

Olh o fh`vhls w`rrior mhsshlahrs `lloulkhn tfh dirtf o Bhsus to tfhsfhpfhrns il drh`tf-tèila, `wh-ilspirila `sfiol. Qfhl youvh aot `

auy sfilila wfos lot pguaahn il wfo`! I yourh ` sfhpfhrn, `gg o

` sunnhl hvhry noudt you hvhr f`n `dout wfhtfhr tfhrh is ` Aon `ln `spirit worgn ilst`ltgy v`lisfhs!

F`vh you hvhr hgt tfh prhshlkh o Aon so tfikegy tf`t you f`n to

dow nowl to tfh arouln? Fh is `gg thlnhrlhss `ln komp`ssiol, dut lotdhkùsh fh f`s to dh! Qfhl wh hhg ` shlsh o tfh ovhrwfhgmila powhro Aon, you `ln I rh`gizh our tililhss dhorh fim gieh ` dg`nh o ar`ssil ` torl`no. Qh fumdgy dow il fis prhshlkh. Aon is `whsomh.

Dhhl nowl tf`t p`tf ....

o komh ilto Fis prhshlkh is lot ` mhhtila o tfh milns or `

m`tkfila o wiggs. îs is lot bust olh pfysik`g prhshlkh nomi-

l`tila `lotfhr. Lo, tfh `rhl` o tfis worsfip is il tfh pg`kh o

[pirit wfhrh Aon hlkoulthrs fum`lity il tfh r`wlhss o Fis

prhshlkh `ln tfh vuglhr`digity o our droehllhss. Aon is spirit,

`ln to worsfip Fim is to toukf somhtfila tf`t is, witfout `

noudt, spiritu`g.4

4 N`vin Tuis. ^h Qorsfip Aon is [hheila(Shltur`, K@2 Tha`g, 4::8), 30.


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[`vior, Gorn, Kfrist

on`y il tfh towl o N`vin ` [`vior f`s dhhl dorl to you5 fh

is tfh Mhssi`f, tfh Gorn.

îs wigg dh ` sial to you2 You wigg ffln ` d`dy wr`pphn ilkgotfs `ln gyila il ` m`lahr.(Gueh 4200-04)

[o wh f`vh tfhsh m`bor o khs o Bhsus kolhsshn il olh shlthlkh2 fh

is [`vior, Gorn,`ln Kfrist (orMhssi`f) tf`t is, nhgivhrhr, m`sthr, `ln`loilthn eila.

île o tfh [`vior. ^h G`md o Aon wfo tèhs `w`y tfh sils o

tfh worgn. ^h auigty vhrnikt o hvhry dhgihvhr wougn dh p`sshn ol to tfh

d`dy wfo wougn arow to dh [`vior. île o tfh Mhssi`f, tfh Kfrist. Its` titgh2 tfh kfoshl olh. ^h ugffggmhlt o tfh worns o tfh propfhts. ^holh Aons phopgh f`n wìthn or `ln pr`yhn or. île o tfh Gorn. Fhstfh m`sthr wfosh nyl`mik rugh `ln rhial govilagy k`gg us to dh `ln to no

`s fh wiggs. Gorn ovhr `gg otfhr gorns. Eila ovhr `gg otfhr eilas.Fhs tfh [`vior, fhs tfh Kfrist, fhs tfh Gorn `ln fhs gyila `s `

d`dy il `l `lim`gs hhn trouaf riaft low, il tf`t towl riaft tfhrh! @ggo tfh fh`vhlgy purposhs o Aon f`vh komh to h`rtf il tfis tily p`keàh.

Aon is ` d`dy. Qhrh s`vhn.Qhrh tfh wfogh rh`gm o l`turh milh

^`t whrh `l ohrila `r too sm`gg

Govh so `m`zila, so nivilh

Nhm`lns my soug, my gih, my `gg;

Dhhl nowl tf`t p`tf .

[udmissiol, shrvikh `ln rhvhrhlkh `rh tfrhh nihrhlt `khts o `

silagh, kompghx `ktivity wfikf is worsfip.>

@lahg `rmihs

[unnhlgy ` arh`t komp`ly o tfh fh`vhlgy fost `pph`rhn witf

tfh `lahg, prìsila Aon `ln s`yila, Agory to Aon il tfh fiaf-hst fh`vhl, `ln ol h`rtf ph`kh to tfosh ol wfom fis `vor

rhsts. (Gueh 420;-0>); Is``k Q tts, Qfhl I [urvhy tfh Qolnrous Kross, Fymls `ln [piritu`g [olas, 01:1.

> M`tt Thnm`l, ^h Fh`rt o Qorsfip Cighs (Shltur`, K@2 Tha`g, 4::;), Kfris B`ke, 0:0.


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@ g`rah krown o fh`vhls w`rrior mhsshlahrs `pph`rhn witf tfh `lahg.^h Kfristm`s story is olh o tfh kgh`r fistorik hx`mpghs o fh`vhlgy spirit

dhilas t`geila to `ln f`laila out witf phopgh. Hvhry timh you ophl `

k`ghln`r or goa il to your komputhr, tfh n`th you shh dh`rs witlhss to tfis

fistorik liaft wfhl Bhsus k`mh to h`rtf. Its tfh spirit worgn o fh`vhl

drhèila ilto h`rtfs timh `ln sp`kh!@lahgik w`rrior mhsshlahr spirits ffly visidgy il tfh sey prìsila `ln

agoriyila krh`tor Aon `s tfhy `lloulkh tfh dirtf o tfh [`vior. ^h spirit

worgn `ln tfh pfysik`g worgn mhht ol ` figgsinh il Dhtfghfhm, bust giehtfhy mhht hvhry timh wh kfoosh to agoriy Aon il worsfip!

Cilnila BhsusQfhl tfh `lahgs f`n ghc tfhm `ln aolh ilto fh`vhl, tfh sfhp-

fhrns sìn to olh `lotfhr, Ghts ao to Dhtfghfhm `ln shh tfis

tfila tf`t f`s f`pphlhn, wfikf tfh Gorn f`s togn us `dout.

[o tfhy furrihn o `ln ouln M`ry `ln Boshpf, `ln tfh d`dy,

wfo w`s gyila il tfh m`lahr. (Gueh 4208-03)

^hir fh`rts rh stigg durlila witf tfh il-drhèila o fh`vhl il tfh ffhgns.

^hyrh il tfh figg koultry `ln tfhy shh giafts `ln sf`nows `s tfhy komhkgoshr to tfh lkihlt w`gghn kity. @s tfhy komh tfrouaf tfh a`th, tfhy f`g

w`ge `ln f`g rul up `ln nowl tfh sthhpgy ilkgilhn strhhts to ffln tfhst`dgh tfh st`dgh wh `gg elow .

O gittgh towl o Dhtfghfhm,

Fow stigg wh shh tfhh gih!

@dovh tfy nhhp `ln nrh`mghss sghhp

^h sighlt st`rs ao dy5

Yht il tfy n`re strhhts sfilhtf

^h hvhrg`stila Giaft5

^h fophs `ln h`rs o `gg tfh yh`rs

@rh mht il tfhh toliaft.8

^hl, tfhrh tfhy `rh, gooeila `t tfh most `m`zila siaft2 d`dy [`vior,

d`dy Kfrist, d`dy Gorn. ^hsh phopgh wfo f`vh shp`r`thgy dhhl visithndy `lahgs `gg ffln h`kf otfhr a`tfhrhn `rouln tfis m`lahr. h`rs `gg.

Droehl fh`rts ophl to fh`r rom Aon. ^hsh wfo whrh wìtila ffln tfhpromishn ugffgghn il tfis fogy kfign.

Qhgkomh to our worgn.

8 Zfiggips Drooes, O Gittgh owl o Dhtfghfhm, 0631.


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Morh tf`l `lytfila, tfh k`gg is or givhs givhn out il fogy odhni-

hlkh `ln `khnowl sudmissiol our arh`thst rhspolsh to tfhagory o Aon. @ln tfhl olh n`y wh wigg boil witf tfh arh`t

mugtitunh o `khnowl worsfipphrs. Ol tf`t n`y, `s wh sila

witf tfh koultghss kfoir o tfh rhnhhmhn, whgg ffln ourshgvhs

`khnowl dhorh tfh Eila o `gg agory.3

Mèila it phrsol`g

Korh v`guh@s youvh lotikhn, Ivh m`nh worsfip olh o my shvhl korh phrsol`g v`g-uhs. îs is my Qhnlhsn`y ao`g2 tfh olh I ilthltiol`ggy rhvihw `ln pr`y`dout ol Qhnlhsn`ys. No you kfoosh worsfip s ` korh v`guh? I so, fow

wigg you ehhp it rhsf? I lot, wf`t pg`kh wigg worsfip tèh il your gih?

Zhrsol`g worsfip

I worsfip is import`lt to you, ght mh `se you tfis2 Qf`ts ol your iZon(or your `vorith a`naht)? Qfhl wh k`l, Kogghhl `ln I govh to duy wor-sfip rhkornilas ln ilkgunh tfhm il our n`y-to-n`y gisthlila. I I hhg my

moon sourila, I rhmiln myshg to kf`lah tfh pg`ygist ol my iZfolh orZ`lnor` mix to rhokus my fh`rt il worsfip.

Zs`gmsF`laila out nhvotiol`ggy il tfh 08: kf`pthrs o tfh dooe o Zs`gms f`s

dhhl arh`t. Ivh f`n shvhr`g moltfs `t ` sfot wfhrh I ninlt ao `lywfhrhhgsh. Th`nila, mhnit`tila, silaila. Eila N`vin `ln rihlns gh us ` rikfvogumh o worsfip m`thri`g!

Noudgh st`ln`rnMy kommitmhlt to worsfip `gso mh`ls ` vhry àarhssivh noudgh st`l-n`rn. I I `m gh`nila phopgh ilto Aons prhshlkh, I pursuh musik`g `lnspiritu`g hxkhgghlkh. Dut i I `m lot ol ` worsfip th`m, I kommit myshgto kollhktila witf Bhsus wfhtfhr tfh musik is `whsomh or g`mh. Noltght tfh solas somholh hgsh pikes nikt`th your rhspolsh to Bhsus.

3 M`tt Thnm`l, C`khnowl (Shltur`, K@2 Tha`g, 4::>), 91-96.


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Qh shrvh `l ugtim`thgy krh`tivh Aon. Qfhl Fh krh`thn tfhworgn, Fh imduhn it witf drh`tf-t`eila dh`uty `ln `wh-ilspir-

ila m`bhsty. Aon ninlt bust tfrow tfilas toahtfhr wfhl Fh krh-

`thn tfh ulivhrsh. Fh monhghn krh`tivh hxkhgghlkh or us.1

[trh`ms oc worsfipI govh to ffln lhw strh`m o worsfip or lhw rhkornila witfil strh`m

I `grh`ny elow. Qitfil tfh Silhy`rn kfurkfhs whvh `tthlnhn, tfhrh `rhwolnhrug strh`ms o worsfip. Qhvh dhhl `gg `dout tfh Nwhgg probhkt

`ln tfh XE strh`m. Bhrhmy Tinngh out o @l`fhim, N`vin Tuis, Kgud

Silhy`rn. ^h Z`ssiol aroup f`s dhhl `m`zila or so gola low2 M`tt

Thnm`l, Kfris omgil, Gouih Aiagio. Olh o my g`thst ilspir`tiols is

Bhsus Kugturh. Kompghthgy mhgts my fh`rt. Xgtim`thgy it komhs nowl to

Z`ssiol`th pursuit

I Aon wougn pursuh mh dy shlnila Bhsus to givh `ln nih or mh, Igg sphlnhvhry n`y o my gih il p`ssiol`th pursuit o fis prhshlkh. Fis pursuit isulrhghltila. My fh`rt is fis.

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Korh S`guh 4Nhvotiols2 Kollhktila witf Aon

@ gihtimh o mh`lilauggy kollhktila witf Aon tfrouaf

tfh arh`t v`rihtihs o pr`yhr `ln tfh Qorn.

Irh`ggy lhhn to sphln morh timh pr`yila `ln rh`nila tfh Didgh.No you k`rry tf`t auigt trip `rouln? Ivh aolh to tfh otfhr hxtrhmh

`t timhs.^h `gg o 0966 w`s wolnhrug, kr`zy shmhsthr or mh. I nhthrmilhn

to tèh `l four `ln ffchhl miluths o nhvotiol`g timh h`kf n`y `ln I

wougnlt sghhp ultig tf`t f`pphlhn. Gooeila d`ke, it w`s ` rhkeghss kom-mitmhlt, dut I ehpt it. [omhtimhs I wougn fflisf my stunyila `t 42:: iltfh morlila elowila I f`n my ugg quiht timh `fh`n o mh. @whsomh!

In w`ge tfh sinhw`ges o nowltowl Millh`pogis il tfh n`re `ln pourout my fh`rt to Aon. I I aot out h`rgihr, somhtimhs In tèh tfrhh- to

our-four w`ges `kross tfh Mississippi Tivhr drinahs `ln nowl tfh sforh.

ôsh timhs `rh ` aic rom Aon tf`t k`l lhvhr dh tèhl `w`y. Ivh

aot lothdooes o bourl`g hltrihs tf`t k`mh rom tfosh pr`yhr w`ges. Its` pursuit I ilthln to lhvhr aivh up. [o mukf dhtthr tf`l nhvotiol auigt!

Bhsus spoeh o tfh vilh `ln tfh dr`lkfhs il Bofl 08. Fh spoeh o

rhmìlila kollhkthn witf ` gih o phrsol`g nhvotiol tf`t ar`s us ilto

tfh fh`rt o Aon.Qh w`lt tf`t. Fum`lity kr`vhs kommuliol witf our Krh`tor. Qh

h`r Aon is vhlahug `ln nist`lt ultig wh niskovhr fis `vor `ln w`rmtf,ohl tfrouaf pr`yhr `ln [kripturh. Crom tf`t h`rghss, `vorhn pg`kh wh


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prhss urtfhr to gh`rl tfh Krh`tors p`tf. ^h bourlhy ahts gola `ln Aonushs tfh niskipgilhs to sustìl us. hmpt`tiol mdusfhs us. Qh ffln ar`kh

`ln nirhktiol to rhturl. Qh aht dorhn, nistr`kthn, ln durlt out. h Fogy

[pirit mhhts us to ilspirh us to lhw `nvhlturhs.Qh kfoosh niskipgilh. Qh ffln nhsirh. Qh t`sth nhgiaft.

Ol tfh Cgy or Isog`thn?Qfhl it komhs to spiritu`g niskipgilhs, tfhrh `rh two k`mps I rhsphkt. Iwolnhr i you `vor olh o tfhsh. Olh k`mp is tfh pr`y witfout kh`s-

ila k`mp tf`t is kolst`ltgy kollhktila witf Aon `s tfhy ao `dout tfh`ktivitihs o tfhir n`y. hyrh pr`yila il tfh arokhry storh, pr`yila wfigh

tfhy wore, `gw`ys pr`yila. ^h otfhr k`mp is tfh quiht timh k`mp tf`tmèhs ` f`dit o ahttila `w`y rom tfh krown or timh `golh witf Aon.Qh lhhn dotf. Il `kt whrh komm`lnhn to no dotf. Bhsus nin dotf.

^hrh is khrtìl ghvhg o kolthmpg`tiol, nhhp pr`yhr, ln stuny tf`t k`lt

f`pphl ol tfh ffly. Ol tfh otfhr f`ln, tfhrhs ` typh o iltharity `dout

pr`yila `gg tfh timh tf`t k`lt bust f`pphl il ` kgosht. You f`vh to fflntfh d`g`lkh tf`t wores or you.

Ght mh s`y tfis, tfouaf. I you f`vh lhvhr m`nh ` f`dit o shttila

`sinh timh to dh `golh witf Aon nìgy or kgosh to tf`t, I dhgihvh tfhrhs `wfogh worgn o kollhktiol witf Aon yourh missila. Gieh w`lnhrila dytfh miafty Mississippi, rhmìlila il tfh vilh tèhs timh.

Ciln Your Aht`w`y Zg`khNowltowl Millh`pogis w`s my s`lktu`ry or ` wfigh. I elow ` momwfo ushn to ao `ln sit il fhr k`r il tfh nrivhw`y. Your pg`kh miaft dh `t` nhse or il ` khrtìl room.

Olh o my norms ol K`rgsol F`ggs >-H`st ffloor f`n ` rh`ggy nhhp

kgosht. @dout hiaft hht nhhp. I put ` nhse `ln ` kfìr il tfhrh dhfiln tfhkgotfhs r`ke. @nn ` aooshlhke kgip-ol g`mp `ln ` `l `ln I f`n shriouspriv`ky! ^hrhs dhlhfft to f`vila ` pg`kh.

^fhl Ciln ` îmhN`vin sìn,My soug tfirsts or Aon, or tfh givila Aon. Qfhl k`l I ao `ln

mhht witf Aon?(Zs`gm >424) [omh gieh tfh morlila, somh pr`y t gulkf,somh prhhr hvhlila, or hvhl il tfh liaft. Its gw`ys aoon timh to rhmìl!

I you lhhn to put it ol your k`ghln`r, ao `fh`n `ln bust skfhnugh it.


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Ciln [omhtfila oc tfh Fh`rt oc Aon, `ln Aht Kgosh@t tfh fh`rt o it, nhvotiol`g timh is dout dhila kgosh to Aon. Dhila kgosh

ilvogvhs ophlila tfh nhhphst pg`khs o my fh`rt to Aon, `ln gisthlila

quihtgy to wf`ts ol fis fh`rt.

^hir gh`nhr wigg dh olh o tfhir owl5 tfhir rughr wigg `rish rom

`mola tfhm. I wigg drila fim lh`r `ln fh wigg komh kgosh to

mhor wfo is fh wfo wigg nhvoth fimshg to dh kgosh to mh?

nhkg`rhs tfh GOTN. (Bhrhmi`f ;:240)

Ciln Your Owl Q`yOlh arh`t drhètfrouaf il my spiritu`g gih f`pphlhn wfhl I nhkinhn to

pursuh Aon il ` w`y tf`t w`s mh`lilaug to mh, lot bust il ` w`y phopghhxphkthn.

A`ry ôm`s tèhs tfis inh` urtfhr wfhl fh g`ys out lilh spiritu`gthmphr`mhlts wfikf miaft nhskridh h`kf o us.6Kolsinhr fow you hhg`dout h`kf o tfh lilh. You kougn hvhl r`th h`kf olh ol ` sk`gh o olh tothl or wfhtfhr its you or lot.

L`tur`gists2 Govila Aon Out oc NoorsMoultìl hghv`tiols. Qiln il tfh trhhs. Q`vhs drhèila ol tfh rokes org`ppila ol tfh dh`kf. [ighlt slow`gg. [prila strh`ms trikegila nowl tfhfiggsinh. @gg o tfhsh nr`w my `hktiols to my Krh`tor.

[hls`ths2 Govila Aon witf tfh [hlshsI douaft ` kross ol ` kfìl dhkùsh I w`lthn to toukf somhtfila tf`t

rhprhshlthn tfh `lkihlt rh`gity o ìtf. ^h kogn sthhg ol my kfhst fhgps

my spirit kollhkt. ^h MZ;s ol my iZfolh `ktiv`th my shlsh o fh`rilail worsfip. ^h smhgg o k`lnghs or ` woon ffrh drilas w`rmtf. Kogor,

sf`ph, `ln `rkfithkturh visu`ggy rhsol`th witf my spirit. ^h swhhtlhsso tfh kommuliol wilh `ln tfh nry krumdgh o tfh drh`n pugg mh to

worsfip tfrouaf t`sth.

^r`nitiol`gists2 Govila Aon tfrouaf Titu`g `ln [ymdog@gtfouaf I f`vh lot arowl up il mìlstrh`m nhlomil`tiol, I pprhki-

`th tfh dhùty o rhgiaious orms. Kfristi`l whnnila pàh`ltry ln vowsusfhr il tfh dghssila o Aons prhshlkh. ^h whhegy k`nhlkh o [uln`yworsfip fhgps us hhg s`h s wh fh`r kf`gghlaila worns. h fogy k`ghln`r

6 A`ry ôm`s, [`krhn Z`tfw`ys(Ar`ln T`pins, MI2 Rolnhrv`l, 4:::), ;8.


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witf its m`bor stops ol Kfristm`s `ln H`sthr drilas sh`sol`g rfytfm totfh nhk`nhs o gih.

@skhtiks2 Govila Aon il [ogitunh ln [impgikity@s I stuny tfis dugght poilt, my spirit krihs out or morh o tfis. is is tfh

p`rt o mh tf`t w`lts to dh `golh witf Aon, quiht, simpgh, nhhp. îs istfh p`rt o mh tf`t fflns Aons prhshlkh `s I hmdr`kh niskipgilh, hvhl ilhxtrhmh mh`surhs. Kfòs nhp`rts. Zh`kh, govh, strhlatf, `ln boy rhmìl.

@ktivists2 Govila Aon tfrouaf Kolcrolt`tiolI r`thn myshg ; or ktivism t ffrst. Im lot kolrolt`tiol`g dy l`turh.

Im ` ph`khmèhr. Dut Ivh aotthl morh ilvogvhn il kivik gh`nhrsfip ilrhkhlt yh`rs, `ln tfh nrivila orkh is my ìtf.

I posthn `l `rtikgh ol my C`khdooe w`gg tfh otfhr n`y rhg`thn to `

st`lno il M`nisol, Qiskolsil, dhtwhhl Aovhrlor Q`gehr `ln tfh pudgik

uliol hmpgoyhhs. @ ghlatfy `ln fh`thn kommhlt tfrh`n hlsuhn. I w`s`kkushn o dhila irrhgiaious ln vhlahug. I tthmpthn to ehhp kivig tolh

`s I m`nh my poilt, `ln tfhl I `nnhn tfis.

Olh morh tfouaft. Im nis`ppoilthn il myshg or f`vila so

hw hlhmihs `ln dhila so r`rhgy kritikizhn. ^h most mh`lila-

ug timhs il my gih f`vh dhhl timhs wfhl I w`s pudgik hlouaf

or ` shamhlt o oges to nisàrhh. Bhsus w`s rhvighn dy m`ly. I

lhhn to gh`rl morh `dout tf`t.

K`rhaivhrs2 Govila Aon dy Govila OtfhrsZhopgh hxpgonh my shlshs. Hthrl`g sougs a`tfhrhn toahtfhr drila ` vidr`lky

lotfila hgsh k`l m`tkf. I w`lt to aivh m`ssivh kfules o my timh `lnwfogh sh`sols o my gih to k`rila. yila ourshgvhs to tfh routilh o `m-

igy gih is olh w`y wh govh Aon dy govila otfhrs. Govh is kommitmhlt.

Hltfusi`sts2 Govila Aon witf Mysthry `ln Khghdr`tiolI govh is rh`g, its morh tf`l somhtfila I elow. Its somhtfila I hhg. I govh

tfh g`ln o ìtf, nrh`ms, khghdr`tiol, `ln tfh mir`kugous. [ìgs ulurghn

il tfh wiln o tfh [pirit. Ehhg ln runnhr nhhp ilto tfh trutf o tfh Qorn

o Aon. @lytfila rhsol`tila witf you yht?

Kolthmpg`tivhs2 Govila Aon tfrouaf @nor`tiolIvh gw`ys elowl rh`nila my Didgh ln pr`yila whrh vit`g to my spiritu`g


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gih. My p`rhlts ln otfhr kfurkf gh`nhrs a`vh mh tf`t. Dut it w`s mhkf`li-

k`g il tfh dhaillila. Qore tfrouaf tfh pr`yhr gist. [tuny ` hw vhrshs o[kripturh. ry to gh`rl somhtfila `ln mèh ` nihrhlkh or somholh.

^hl I gh`rlhn `dout w`geila witf Aon witf lo nirhktiol il miln. I

gh`rlhn tfh nhgiaft o mh`lnhrila witf Aon `s ` rihln.Kolthmpg`tiol d`g`lkhs out my `ktivist strhè. Fhrh I govh Aon `s

purhgy, nhhpgy, `ln r`ni`ltgy `s I k`l imàilh.

Ilthgghktu`gs2 Govila Aon witf tfh Milnîs is p`rt o tfh rh`sol I govh to stuny, writh, `ln sphè. I govh to ar`sp` kolkhpt rom [kripturh `ln drinah tfh a`p rom tfh dia inh` to fow

nohs tfis kf`lah my gih ton`y. Ilnhskrid`dgh is tfh sp`re o wolnhr tf`tmèhs my fh`rt seip wfhl I rh`gizh tfh fistorik whiaft `ln hthrl`g agoryo ` tfouaft. I w`lt to ulnhrst`ln.

Qhgg, tfhrh tfhy rh. Ivh gh`rlhn to f`la out witf Bhsus il m`ly nihr-

hlt w`ys. S`rihty is gso tfh spikh o hthrl`ggih! I k`lt rhmhmdhr tfh g`st

timh I w`s dorhn witf my spiritu`g gih. I aht durlhn out ln okk`siol`ggy

out o okus, dut lhvhr dorhn. Qf`t I w`lt or you is lot to kollhkt witfAon tfh s`mh w`y I no. I w`lt you to kollhkt witf Aon il tfh most fft-

tila w`y you k`l. I ffln myshg `gg ovhr tf`t gist. No you?^hl witf `gg o tf`t v`rihty il miln I w`lt to aivh you ` s`mpgila o

nhvotiol`g inh`s tf`t f`vh m`nh ` nihrhlkh or mh.

You @rh My Drh`tf2 ^fh Zr`yhr [inh oc Nhvotiols

Zr`yhr Gists/IlthrkhssiolZ`rt o my nhvotiols story is tfh drhètfrouaf o rh`gizila pr`yhr is dout

rhg`tiolsfip witf Aon. It is ffrst `ln orhmost `dout dhila kollhkthn

witf fim. Olh o tfh `ktiols wh tèh il pr`yhr is to ilthrkhnh or otfhrs`ln to mèh our owl rhquhsts elowl to Aon, dut tf`t is olgy olh o tfh`ktiols. Ilthrkhssiol is tfh f`rn wore o pr`yhr. Thg`tiolsfip witf Aon,il `gg o its v`rihty, is tfh rhw`rn.

Il fis bourl`g, Aornol M`kNol`gn okushn fis horts dy writila `ttfh top o tfh pàh2 Nohs my pr`yhr gist rhfflhkt tfh phopgh ln proar`ms

to wfikf I `m most kommitthn?9

Nohs yours? Zr`yhr gists sfougnlt dh` kogghktiol o spiritu`g trivi`. Hvhryolh hgshs prodghms sfougn lot tèhtfh pg`kh o your Aon-aivhl rhspolsidigitihs ln rhg`tiolsfips. Qfhl wh

9 Aornol M`kNol`gn, Ornhrila Your Zriv`th Qorgn(L`sfviggh, L2 om`s Lhgsol, 0968), 0;8.


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ilthrkhnh, wh lhhn to ehhp il miln wfo `ln wf`t `rh most import`lt

il our givhs.

Thquhsts/@lswhrsEhhp bourl`g o pr`yhr rhquhsts ln writh il n`ths wfhl tfhy rh lswhrhn.

Zr`yhr Q`gesIvh lhvhr `gghl `sghhp wfigh w`geila. I k`lt s`y tfh s`mh or sittila orelhhgila.

[ilaila to Aon/Zhrsol`g Qorsfip

^h simpghst `ppro`kf is bust to put somh worsfip musik ol your sthrhoor fh`nsht `ln pour your fh`rt out to Aon!

[piritu`g Q`rc`rh/C`stilaC`stila is morh tf`l bust ilthrkhssiol witf ` arowgila stom`kf. C`stiladrilas ilthlsity to gg sphkts o our rhg`tiolsfip witf Aon. @rtfur Q`ggiss

kg`ssik, Aons Kfoshl C`st, is ` arh`t gittgh p`phrd`ke kovhrila tfh spiritu`g

`ln pfysik`g nyl`miks o `stila. It k`l dh `s simpgh `s seippila ` mh`g

to dh `golh witf Aon.

Bourl`gila

Fh`rila Aons voikh.Qfhl wh dhgihvh Aon f`s spoehl tous wfhtfhr its tfrouaf fis Qorn, tfrouaf ` mhsshlahr,

or nirhktgy to us i wh no lot `kt il ` timhgy, rhspolsidgh,`ln tforouaf m`llhr, tfhl wh `rh oogisf to hxphkt Aon to

sphè to us àìl il tfis w`y. [ortila tfilas out. M`ly timhs its h`sihr to sort tfilas out

ol p`phr tf`l to sort tfhm out il your miln.

Dia-pikturh n`ys. @ w`ge il tfh woons, ol tfh moultìl,

or `gola tfh rivhr is ` wolnhrug pg`kh to sgow nowl `ln `setfh dia quhstiols o gih.

[o tf`ts ` st`rt. [hh, pr`yila is tfh `rtfhst tfila rom

nrunahry. Givila il Aons prhshlkh is gih itshg. Qh `rh krh-`thn or tfis.


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You @rh My Nìgy Drh`n2 ^fh Qorn [inh oc Nhvotiols

[tunyilaI f`vh ` gihgola Didgh stuny str`thay. I hlnhn up `t Lortf Khltr`g DidghKogghah or ffvh yh`rs, tr`vhgila koupgh o shmhsthrs witf musik aroup.

Olh o my most ilffluhlti`g kourshs w`s Didgh [tuny Mhtfons witf Nr.

Nol Mhyhr. Hxkitila titgh, riaft? Qhgg, tfrouaf komdil`tiol o fhgpugthxtdooes `ln Nr. Mhyhrs phrsol`g gihgola kommitmhlt to Didgh stuny,my `pphtith w`s wfhtthn to stuny Aons Qorn orhvhr. I f`vh tfh toogs.You k`l aht tfhm too, i you nhkinh to no it.

Kogorhn phlkigsOlh o tfh simpgh tfilas Ivh nolh is to ush kogorhn phlkigs to fiafgiaftuliquh ffl`vors o nihrhlt vhrshs.

L`vy dguh sf`nila or vhrshs I rhkoalizh `s solasThn or my `voriths5 vhrshs tf`t rhsol`th witf mhOr`lah ilthrhstila kross-rhhrhlkhs dhtwhhl p`ssàhsArhhl ` gilh dhsinh tfh koguml or ` mhmorizhn p`ssàhZurpgh m`bhstik vhrshs `dout Aon@gg kogors or gittgh stike-phrsol nr`wilas il tfh m`rails

Aoila nhhphr witf stuny mhtfonsMy gihgola Didgh stuny pg`ls `rh d`shn ol ` dooe Nr. Nol Mhyhr iltro-nukhn il Didgh [tuny Mhtfons d`ke il tfh 099:s `t Lortf Khltr`g DidghKogghah.0:Ght mh fiafgiaft ` hw o tfh sixthhl mhtfons rom tfh dooe.

^h [yltfhtik Mhtfon.Ol tfh ffrst rh`n tfrouaf o ` dooe

o tfh Didgh, w`tkf or `ln writh nowl tfh mìl tfhmh. Oltfh shkoln rh`nila, w`tkf fow tfh tfhmh wores il nihrhltshktiols. Gooe or tfh ehy p`ssàh or vhrsh tf`t dhst k`pturhs

tfh inh` o tfh dooe. Ol tfh tfirn rh`nila, krh`th your owloutgilh o tfh dooe.

^h Dioar`pfik`g Mhtfon.Kfoosh ` m`l or wom`l romtfh Didgh ln oggow tfhir gih rom dhaillila to hln. @ kol-

korn`lkh or Didgh niktiol`ry k`l fhgp.

^h Fistorik`g Mhtfon/^h Ahoar`pfik`g Mhtfon.@ Didgh

`tg`s ln Didgh niktiol`ry or hlkykgophni` wigg fhgp. Ivh gisthn

somh arh`t olgilh toogs dhgow.

0: Fow`rn C. Sos, Hhktivh Didgh [tuny(Ar`ln T`pins, MI2 Rolnhrv`l, 0983).


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^fh Githr`ry Mhtfon.Dooes o pohtry, `rt, `ln musik.

Dooes o fistorik`g rhkorn ln l`gysis. Fow-to dooes. [hg-fhgp dooes. Dioar`pfihs. [torihs. Dooes o ilspirila quoths.@kkoults o `pok`gyptik d`ttghs. ^h Didgh f`s `gg o tfhsh!

Th`n h`kf dooe or wf`t it is. My fh`rt gh`ps `t tfh powhr`ln dhùty o tfis dooe.

^h Nhvotiol`g Mhtfon.Qitf bourl`gila `ln krh`tila ghs-sols, you k`l nia nhhp il stuny `ln `ggow tfh Fogy [pirit toush tfosh ghssols to drila gih kf`lah or you `ln or otfhrs.

Qf`t Didgh sfougn I ush?

My ffrst kfoikh o Didghs is stigg tfh LIS (Lhw Ilthrl`tiol`g Shrsiol) or`migi`rity. Ivh `gso komh to govh ^h Mhssàh Didgh. Its ` p`r`pfr`sh

tf`t fits our h`rs ton`y gieh tfh oriail`g worns wougn f`vh fit tfh h`rs otfosh wfo oriail`ggy fh`rn `ln rh`n tfhm. ^h L@[D (Lhw @mhrik`l[t`ln`rn Didgh) is ` sogin, skfog`rgy tr`lsg`tiol il Hlagisf. I `gso ush

tfh KHS (Kolthmpor`ry Hlagisf Shrsiol), tfh LEBS (Lhw Eila B`mhsShrsiol), `ln GD (^h Givila Didgh).

ry to aht your f`lns ol ` aoon stuny Didgh. ^hyrh lot kfh`p, duttfhy wigg w`ge you tfrouaf tfh shktiols `ln dooes o tfh Didgh `s i tfhrh

whrh ` sh`solhn skfog`r dy your sinh `gg tfh w`y.

Crhh olgilh Didgh stuny rhsourkhs (outst`lnila!)

didgos.kom lht.didgh.ora

didghstunytoogs.kom didgha`thw`y.kom

hdidgh.kom h-sworn.lht

Th`nilaI gw`ys w`lt to tèh wf`t Ivh rh`n ln ght it phlhtr`th my soug ln kf`lah

my gih. Fhrh `rh somh pg`ls you miaft kolsinhr002

Th`n tfrouaf tfh Didgh olkh yh`r. Zg`ls rh rh`nigy vìg`dgh.

Th`n ffvh Zs`gms `ln olh kf`pthr o Zrovhrds h`kf moltf,tèila you tfrouaf tfosh dooes moltfgy.

[oè il ` dooe o tfh Didgh phr moltf, aivila you ` nhhpilthr`ktiol witf tfh hltirh Didgh il ffvh `ln ` f`g yh`rs.

Kfoosh sphki`g topiks tf`t `rh rhghv`lt il your gih.

00 ^`le you, Nr. Nol Mhyhr, or your timhgy tfouafts ol gihtimh o `dsordila Aons Qorn.


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Th`n tfrouaf dioar`pfik`ggy, oggowila tfh story o ehy Didghkf`r`kthrs.

Mhnit`tilaMhnit`tiol f`s fflowhn dhst or mh tfrouaf bourl`gila. Lot to dh mhgo-nr`m`tik, dut I gieh to `se myshg, Fow nohs wf`t Im rh`nila kf`lahmy gih? Fogy [pirit, komh `ln f`vh your w`y witf tfis. ^h Didgh is `gih-kf`laila dooe. I Im lot shhila tf`t kf`lah, I m`y lot dh tèila

tfh worns to fh`rt.

Mhmorizila

@lotfhr arh`t tip rom Nr. Mhyhr2 wore `t mhmoriz`tiol rom tfh diapikturh `ln tfh sm`gg pikturh. ^h dia pikturh is tfh ovhrvihw o h`kf

dooes nhtìgs2 titgh, ehy vhrsh, ehy inh`, `ln outgilh, or hx`mpgh. I f`vhtfh outgilh o Ahlhsis hlarìlhn il my miln rom Nr. Mhyhrs Zhlt`thukf

kg`ss2 Krh`tiol, C`gg, Cgoon, L`tiols, @dr`f`m, Is``k, B`kod, Boshpf.^h sm`gg pikturh is morh `migi`r to us2 mhmorizila sphkiffk vhrshs

`ln tfhmhs. hsh kougn dh vhrshs ol s`gv`tiol or otfhr import`lt tfhmhs.

Or tfhy kougn dh vhrshs witf mukf phrsol`g mh`lila. Olh o tfhsh or

mh is wfhrh Bhsus s`ys2Shry trugy I thgg you, ulghss ` ehrlhg o wfh`t `ggs to tfh

arouln `ln nihs, it rhmìls olgy ` silagh shhn. Dut i it nihs, it

pronukhs m`ly shhns. (Bofl 0424>)

Lotfila drilas tfh Qorn to gih il your spirit gieh mhmoriz`tiol.

Nìgy Nhvotiol`gs

^hrh rh tfous`lns o wolnhrug nhvotiol`g rhsourkhs vìg`dgh il dooes,ol whdsiths, ol Youudh, `ln `s nìgy hmìgs. [omh `rh gìn out `s nìgyrh`nilas or yh`r, wfigh otfhrs rh bust aoon ilspir`tiol`g m`thri`g. is

m`y dh tfh `gg-timh gh`nila ar`nu`tiol ai!Bust typila nhvotiol`g ol Aooagh or @m`zol wigg aivh you fulnrhns

o optiols. ^hrh `rh nìgy rh`nilas or you `golh or or koupghs. Or youkougn bust pike up aoon Kfristi`l dooes tf`t ilspirh witfout tfh nìgyorm`t. [tuny Didghs `rh `gso go`nhn witf toogs to fhgp you phrsol`gizh

Aons Qorn.

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kompgik`thn. Morh ol tf`t g`thr, dut `s you whiaf your optiols, pgh`sh

pg`kh ` vhry fiaf v`guh ol ` p`stor wfo folors Aon `ln fis phopgh dypourila fh`rt, soug, miln, `ln strhlatf ilto fis whhegy shrmol.

Nohs fh tèh tfh timh most hvhry whhe to prhp`rh? Nohs fh mèh it ilthrhstila?

No you hhg fis mhssàhs folor tfh Qorn o Aon, r`tfhr tf`lstrhtkfila wf`t [kripturh s`ys?

Nohs fh ggow Aon to sphè tfrouaf fim il ` gih-kf`lailaw`y?

Nohs fh w`ge tfh t`ge?

I elow tf`ts t`gg ornhr. Qfhl you ffln prh`kfhr gieh tf`t, aht to kfurkf`s ochl s you k`l, tèh aoon loths, ln tf`le Aon or wortfy mhsshlahr.

@gg o tfhsh w`ys o tèila il Aons Qorn gh`n us to `gmiafty Aonfimshg. Bofl Qimdhr ushn to s`y, Nolt h`t tfh mhlu. Il otfhr worns,tfh Didgh gh`ns us to tfh truh h`st, tfh odbhkt o our gihgola pursuit2 tfhfogy rility.

C`tfhr, [ol, `ln Fogy [pirit.Aon.


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Korh S`guh ;C`migy & Crihlns2 Kfoosila Xs

@ gihtimh o pourila my gih `ln govh ilto my im-

mhni`th `migy, hxthlnhn `migy, `ln rihlns.

K`l you dhgihvh wf`t phopgh nrivh out fhrh ol tfh fiafw`y? Yh`f, Imolh o tfosh kr`zihs. I tèh my skoothr out ol tfh fiafw`y too. I prh-

hr tfh st`th fiafw`ys `rouln my pg`kh il Qùsù. Ciy-ffvh, st`y `givh.You k`l shh Tid Moultìl rom my foush. Lot kgh`rgy, miln you5

tfh trhhs lhhn to dh d`rh `ln you f`vh to phhr out bust tfh riaft wilnow.Qhrh p`rtw`y up ` figg, tfouaf, so ` w`ge two or tfrhh dgokes h`st yihgns

` dhùtiug, kgh`r vihw o tfh moultìl kross tfh Qiskolsil Tivhr v`gghy.

@ ffhhl-miluth rinh ol my dg`ke Bolw`y YY48: skoothr ahts mh rom

tfh [firh to tfh moultìltop or somh quiht kolsinhr`tiol o `lotfhrkorh v`guh2 `migy `ln rihlns.

^h fh`rt is tfh khlthr o wfo wh `rh. It sphès o p`ssiol `ln hmo-tiol `ln govh. ^h Ogn hst`mhlt Fhdrhw ulnhrst`lnila o tfh worn

fh`rtw`s mukf morh tf`l ` dgoon pump. ^hy ulnhrstoon tfh fh`rt

to dh tfh khlthr o our hltirh dhila our hhgilas, our wigg, our donihs,hvhl our ilthgghkt.

^h fh`rt is `dout rhg`tiolsfip, `ln tfh hltirh story o Aon `ln fisphopgh is `dout tfh kgoshlhss `ln nist`lkh il tf`t rhg`tiolsfip. Aons

rhg`tiolsfip witf fis phopgh, `ln fis govh or fis phopgh, is ` pikturh ofow wh rh to govh olh lotfhr il our `migihs ln rihlnsfips. Dut wf`t

nohs it mh`l to dh rhg`tiol`g?


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Zr`y cor your c`migy `ln crihlnsOlh o tfh w`ys wh k`l govh our `migy `ln rihlns is gìn out il olh oZùgs pr`yhrs il ghtthr to tfh kfurkf oges t Zfigippi. `ts il monhrlArhhkh. île `dout tfh figgsinh wfhrh tfh [ikigi`l tèhs ol tfh Nrh`nZir`th Todhrts il ` d`ttgh o wits5 it gooes gieh tf`t. Zùg arhhts tfh kfurkf

`ln t`ges `dout fow tf`leug fh is or tfhm `ln `gg tfh boy fh hhgs wfhl

fh tfiles o tfhm. Fh rh`ggy k`rhs `dout tfhsh phopgh, `ln low wh aht `gittgh ilsiaft ilto fow fh pr`ys or tfhm.

@ln tfis is my pr`yhr2 tf`t your govh m`y `douln morh `ln

morh il elowghnah `ln nhptf o ilsiaft, so tf`t you m`y dh

`dgh to niskhrl wf`t is dhst `ln m`y dh purh `ln dg`mhghss

or tfh n`y o Kfrist, ffgghn witf tfh ruit o riafthouslhss tf`t

komhs tfrouaf Bhsus Kfristto tfh agory `ln prìsh o Aon.(Zfigippi`ls 029-00)

Zùg is thggila tfhm wf`t fhn govh to shh Aon no il tfhir givhs, dut fhs`gso aivila `l hx`mpgh o fow to pr`y or ilthrkhnh or somholh. Its `

mukehty-muke worgn wh givh il, `ln tfhrh `rh n`ys wfhl it shhms `gg wh

no is w`nh `rouln il it up to our elhhs. Zùg s`ys, Zr`y.Qfhl you ao to pr`yhr or phopgh kgosh to you, youvh aot ` got ooptiols. Aoon ar`nhs, aoon bods, aoon foush, aoon eins, aoon wh`tfhr,aoon timhs tfosh `rh `gg aoon. I no somh o tf`t. Dut wfhrh `rh Zùgsprioritihs wfhl fhs seila tfh Aon o tfh ulivhrsh or stu or fis rihlns,

wfhl fhs ilthrkhnila? I ush tfis gittgh `krostik2

Z Zhopgh phopgh.

@ @w`rh o wf`t is hxkhgghlt `ln wf`t nhstroys.

G Go`nhn witf spiritu`g ruit.

Ght mh spgìl. Lo, tfhrh is too mukf. Ght mh sum up.

Zhopgh phopgh

@ln tfis is my pr`yhr2 tf`t your govh m`y `douln morh `ln

morh il elowghnah `ln nhptf o ilsiaft. (Zfigippi`ls 029)

Zùg is s`yila, I elow you auys `grh`ny govh h`kf otfhr, dut Aon k`lehhp tf`t arowila rikfhr `ln nhhphr.


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Crom tfh ATE

hpialwsiv Qfhl Zùg ushs hpiailosis or elowghnah, fhs

t`geila `dout mor`gity. Fh w`lts tfh govh tf`t arows to dh`ppropri`th `ln aongy. îs is lot bust ` shltimhlt`gity tf`t

ophls its `rms to hvhryolh `ln hvhrytfila.

ìsbfshi Our govh is to dh nirhkthn dy nhptf o ilsiaft

( istfhhshi), or ulnhrst`lnila. îs worn mh`ls tfh `digity to

mèh ` korrhkt kfoikh rom `mola m`ly optiols. [o its ` govh

il wfikf tfh miln is uggy hlaàhn or aoon nhkisiols. Its morh

tf`l bust, Qow, nohslt tfis hhg `lt`stik? Its ` govh tf`ts`ys, I rh`ggy v`guh you. Yourh suphr import`lt to mh `ln Im

aoila to gooe out or wf`ts dhst or you.

No I pr`y or my eins to bust govh tfh worgn rhhgy `ln aivh tfhmshgvhs`w`y witf lo kolkhrls or `pprhfhlsiol or niskhrlmhlt? Lo w`y, d`dy!I w`lt to ar`d ` sfotaul `ln mèh surh lotfila wigg hvhr furt tfhm.

îs is so phrsol`g. I w`lt my eins to dh wigngy sukkhssug il hvhry-

tfila tfhy no, dut it ilkgunhs `seila Aon or ` govila fh`rt or phopgh.Gorn, fhgp Mha`ls `ln Q`nhs `ln B`sols fh`rts to ovhrfflow witf ` govh

tf`ts fh`gtfy ln wish. I nolt w`lt sols tf`t rh rikf bhres! I nolt w`lt` nùafthr tf`ts tfh l`sty sort o k`rhhr wom`l. Fhgp tfhir govh to ovhr-fflow. Fhgp tfhm to dh phopgh phopgh. Zr`y p`ssiol`thgy. Zr`y phrsol`ggy.L`mh l`mhs.

K. [. Ghwis sìn tfhrh rh our eilns o govh ln most rh vhry fum`l,

aivhl il krh`tiol. îs ilkgunhs shxu`g govh, rihlnsfip, `ln ilstilktivhk`rh or kfignrhl ln `migy. Dut Aons govh is wfogh nihrhlt tfila. IlArhhe tfh sphki`g worn is à`phwfikf mh`ls shg-s`kriffkila, shg-aivilagovh rha`rnghss o tfh odbhkt or rhturl. is govh is sfhhr ar`kh ln komhs

rom Aons fh`rt. Zr`y or aongy govh il tfh fh`rts o tfh phopgh you k`rh

`dout.

@w`rh oc wf`t is hxkhgghlt `ln wf`t nhstroys

[o tf`t you m`y dh `dgh to niskhrl wf`t is dhst `ln m`y dhpurh `ln dg`mhghss or tfh n`y o Kfrist. (Zfigippi`ls 020:)

Qh elow tf`t somhn`y gg mysthrihs wh nolt ulnhrst`ln wigg dh rhvh`ghn

or ugffgghn il Bhsus, dut wh lhhn somh o tf`t uturh wisnom `ln kg`rity


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riaft low s wh nh`g witf gih! Ivh pr`yhn tfis or my phopgh fulnrhns otimhs2 Gorn, fhgp tfhm to dh w`rh o wf`t is hxkhgghlt ln wf`t nhstroys.

Crom tfh ATE

t` ni`sphrolt` ^h pfr`sh t` ni`sphrolt`, tfh tfilas

wfikf `rh dhst, or hxkhgghlt, w`s rhquhltgy ushn dy Arhhe

pfigosopfhrs to ilnik`th tfh tfilas tf`t rh`ggy m`tthr. ^h worn

tr`lsg`thn `pprovh mh`ls to hv`gu`th or nistilauisf dhtwhhl.

Zùg pr`yhn tf`t tfh Zfigippi`ls miaft lot mhrhgy nistilauisf

dhtwhhl aoon `ln hvig, dut tf`t tfhir arowila, niskhrlila govh

wougn hl`dgh tfhm to kfoosh tfh dhst koursh il hvhry situ`tiol.

Zùg nohslt w`lt tfh Zfigippi`ls to shttgh or shkoln r`th, or to

dg`ln out il tfh minngh. Lo! Fh w`lts tfhm to ao or tfh aogn.

Il timhs o w`r, wfhl olh powhr kolquhrs `lotfhr powhr, tfhy sfow

tfhir nomil`tiol `ln viktory dy roggila t`les `ln troops ilto tfh fh`rto tfh kity `ln hst`dgisfila koltrog. ^hy p`r`nh `ln fflùlt tfhir powhril ` w`y tf`t sfows kgh`rgy to `gg, tfhrhs ` lhw ùtfority fhrh.

Il tfh givhs o my rihlns `ln our `migy mhmdhrs, Ivh arowl tirhno w`tkfila tfh hlhmy p`r`nh nowl Mìl [trhht. @lahr, pro`lity, phr-vhrsiol, `ln nhkhptiol rugh tfh n`y. Gha`g dolnàh, fh`gtf prodghms,

rhg`tiol`g mhsshs, `nniktiols, mhgtnowls, `ln nr`m` oggow kgosh dhfiln.

Aon fhgp us to kfoosh hxkhgghlkh ovhr nhstruktiol.

île o fow Bhsus ronh ilto Bhrus`ghm tfh n`y o tfh triumpf`g hltry.Krowns gilhn tfh strhhts! hy ninlt ulnhrst`ln hvhrytfila, dut fow dogn

or Bhsus to p`r`nh nowl Mìl [trhht Bhrus`ghm. ^h eila o our fh`rtsiliti`thn `l hpik koggisiol o n`relhss `ln giaft.

[o wf`t no wh aìl rom st`yila ol Aons strìaft `ln l`rrow? Zùgs`ys olh o tfh rhsugts is purity. h worn is somhtimhs ushn o purh drh`n

nouaf, ulmixhn witf gh`vhl. @gg aoon `ln lo hvig tf`ts tfh ao`g. Aonfhgp us to dh `w`rh o wf`t is hxkhgghlt `ln wf`t nhstroys.

Go`nhn witf spiritu`g cruitCigghn witf tfh ruit o riafthouslhss tf`t komhs tfrouaf Bhsus

Kfristto tfh agory `ln prìsh o Aon. (Zfigippi`ls 0200)


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Qfhl Zùg t`ges `dout ruit, fhs t`geila `dout aongy kf`r`kthr il our

givhs. Il Tom`ls fh t`ges `dout dh`rila ruit to Aon ilsth`n o dh`rilaruit to nh`tf. Il A`g`ti`ls, Zùg t`ges `dout tfh ruit o tfh [pirit dhilagovh, boy, ph`kh, p`tihlkh, eilnlhss, aoonlhss, ìtfuglhss, ahltghlhss,

`ln shg-koltrog. Its kf`r`kthr, oges, `ln wh lhhn it! Our `migy `ln

rihlns lhhn it too. [o wh pr`y or tfh ruit o riafthouslhss `ln kf`r`k-thr il tfhir givhs.

I wh no lot govh, whrh f`thug or `p`tfhtik.

I whrh lot boyug, whrh dorhn or nhprhsshn.

I wh nolt f`vh ph`kh, our ilthrl`g kfòs ehhps us rom sghhp.

I whrh lot p`tihlt, whvh aot rustr`tiol ln ro`n-ràh issuhs.

I whrh lot eiln, wh mèh gih mishr`dgh or our ko-worehrs.

I whrh lot aoon, wh ght somholh strola furt somholh whè.

I whrh lot ahltgh, wh furt our `migy witf worns or f`lns.

I whrh lot ìtfug, wh k`rry sk`rs rom droehl rhg`tiolsfips.

I wh nolt f`vh shg-koltrog, fh`gtf `ln ffl`lkhs loshnivh.

Im kfurkf ein. I wh w`lt to tr`nh storihs dout tfh worst tfilas whvh

nolh, you miaft dh`t mh f`lns-nowl. Dut I k`l aht `s kgosh to Bhsus `s Ik`l, I k`l dh s ruitug s I k`l, ln I k`l g`y nowl my gih or my rihlns.

I k`l pr`y or tfhm gieh tfis2 Aon, fhgp my rihlns to dh Z@Gs

Z Zhopgh phopgh, `doulnila il aongy govh.

@ @w`rh o wf`t is hxkhgghlt `ln wf`t nhstroys.

G Go`nhn witf spiritu`g ruit.

Dh tfhrh cor tfh m`bor hvhltsYour ro`n trip k`l pugg you `w`y rom `migy `ln rihlns. ^`ts nikugt.Kollhktila rom `r `w`y is kostgy. I f`vh ovhr ` tfous`ln C`khdooe

rihlns, dut olgy ` hw rh`g kgosh rihlns. Dhila ` rh`g rihln mh`ls dhilatfhrh wfhl it koults. Im lot nroppila auigt trips fhrh, dut k`rila `doutsomholh mh`ls mèila `l hort lot to miss tfh dia momhlts. Fhrh `rhsomh dia momhlts to kolsinhr sfowila up or2

Ar`nu`tiols Movila n`ys

Lhwdorl d`dihs Culhr`gs

Qhnnilas Goss or trùm`

@kkompgisfmhlts Dirtfn`ys/`llivhrs`rihs

Bod kf`lahs @ lhw kfurkf rogh


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Dh tfhrh bust to dh tfhrhruh rihlnsfip ilkgunhs f`laila out. ^hrh must dh wilnows wfhrh tfhrhs

lo arh`t missiol or prhssila purposh. ^h Fogy [pirit is our auinh fhrh.Cirst, tfile o fow tfh Fogy [pirit ffggs us witf zh`g `ln `kkomp`lihs usol our n`rila, nhm`lnila `nvhlturhs. Dut tfhl tfile o fow tfh Fogy[pirit w`ges quihtgy witf us dhsinh stigg w`thrs `ln tfrouaf tfh woons

`ln ol tfh moultìl. [omhtimhs tfh [pirit is tfh ffrh o p`ssiol tf`tnrivhs us to shrvikh ln hxkhgghlkh. [omhtimhs tfh [pirit n`lkhs s ffl`mhs

ol tfh woon ffrh wfhrh wh k`l rhg`x `ln rhst toahtfhr.

[`vh your mhmorihs

^hrhs lotfila gieh qu`gity timh witf `migy `ln rihlns. Lotfila. Dutwhvh dhhl aivhl tfis tfila k`gghn mhmory so tfosh sphki`g momhlts

k`l gilahr. Hvhl morh, wh aht to kfoosh wfikf momhlts wh komh d`keto `ln khghdr`th `ln wfikf momhlts wh lhaghkt `ln `ggow to `nh. @mI suaahstila aoon mhmorihs `rh wortf s`vorila `ln pìlug mhmorihs`rh wortf orahttila? Yhs, I `m.

Il tfh movihBust M`rrihn, om (@sftol Eutkfhr) ln [`r`f (Dritt`ly

Murpfy) `gg fh`n-ovhr-fhhgs il govh `ln aht m`rrihn. ^hy fh`n o or

`l hxotik Huroph`l folhymool wfikf turls ilto ` liaftm`rh. D`rhgy`voinila nh`tf, nismhmdhrmhlt, ln nivorkh, tfh dhghàuhrhn pìr mèhs

tfhir w`y d`ke to @mhrik` to shp`r`th fomhs. om ln fis n`n f`vh

m`l-to-m`l givila room kf`t wfhrh tfhy pugg out `migy pfoto gdum.

om k`lt dhgihvh tf`t fh arhw up il sukf govila `migy olgy to f`vh fis

m`rriàh quikegy `gg to pihkhs. Gooe t tfosh sl`psfots! Our `migy w`s

so f`ppy. oms n`n f`n nihrhlt phrsphktivh2 Dut wf`t you nolt shh

is `gg o gih tf`t f`pphlhn dhtwhhl tfh sl`psfots. Gih is wf`t you woretfrouaf to aht to tfh lhxt sl`psfot momhlt.

^`ts Aon kommhlt. Qore tfrouaf tfh dorila ln pìlug momhlts

to `rrivh `t your lhxt sl`psfot `ln dy `gg mh`ls, tèh sl`psfots! I

yourh lot k`mhr` phrsol, mèh nh`g witf somholh wfo is. [f`rh hmolgilh. Zrilt hm out. Its gieh priltila molhy.


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@ gihtimh o p`ssiol`thgy rh`kfila out to phopgh2

smognhrila wikes, druishn rhhns, tfh droehl, tfh

whè, tfh gost, tfh douln, tfh sike, tfh storm-tosshn.

Q`tkf tf`t uhg aùah ol your ro`n trip, hsphki`ggy il min-wilthr.Ol Kfristm`s Hvh 099:, my youlahr sisthr, Fh`tfhr, ln I fh`nhn

fomh rom kogghah `kross Millhsot` `ln Lortf Nèot` il my gittgh rhnThlùgt @ggi`lkh. It w`s ` ditthrgy kogn liaft, orty dhgow zhro. Qh aot toMilot il lortfhrl Lortf Nèot` `rouln 92:: p.m. `ln wh whrh `lxious

to aht fomh.I f`n dhtthr tf`l f`g ` t`le o a`s `ln wh ninlt lhhn to stop or

`lytfila hgsh, so wh fh`nhn o ilto tfh liaft. It wougn f`vh dhhl arh`tliaft to f`vh ` khgg pfolh! ^`t w`s tfh liaft I gh`rlhn sm`gg towls ilLortf Nèot` ol Kfristm`s Hvh nolt gh`vh tfhir a`s st`tiols ophl p`stlilh okgoke. Qh kruishn rom towl to towl `ln f`n lo guke. Coogisfgy,wh prhsshn ol fopila tfh lhxt towl wougn dh nihrhlt.

You elow, its vhry kommol to rul out o a`s ol `l upfigg sgoph,

dhkùsh tfh a`s aohs to tfh d`ke o tfh t`le. I k`l stigg rhmhmdhr tfh

figg. Fiafw`y 84 kurvhs gh `ln nrops quikegy ilto tfh v`gghy `t Xpphr

Nhs G`ks Gèh dhorh kgimdila up tfh whst sinh. Qh whrh kgimdila tfhfigg wfhl tfh hlailh nihn.Qh ko`sthn to ` stop ol tfh sfougnhr `ln s`w ` agowila giaft ovhr

tfh krhst o tfh figg. I togn Fh`tfhr to f`la tiaft `ln In ao ffln ` pg`kh


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to k`gg or fhgp. Dy tfh timh I aot to tfh top o tfh figg, I rh`gizhn tfh giaftw`s mighs `w`y. It w`s so kogn I tfouaft tfh sey w`s aoila to pusf mhilto tfh arouln.

My arh`thst h`r w`s tf`t I f`n put my sisthrs gih il n`lahr. I w`s

sfèila gieh ` gh` wfhl I aot d`ke to tfh k`r.Qh rhmhmdhrhn shhila ` n`re duignila `t tfh dottom o tfh figg, so

wh nhkinhn to ko`st il lhutr`g d`ke nowl tfh figg `ln shh i wh kougn

drhè il. @s wh whrh d`keila nowl tfh figg, ` truke ffl`ggy k`mh `golail tfh n`relhss.

wo mhl ln noa whrh ol tfhir w`y fomh rom nriles il towl. hy

ghc tfh noa il our k`r ln Fh`tfhr ln I kgimdhn ilto tfh k`d. I rhmhmdhr

tfh shxy airg sigfouhtth mun ffl`ps ol tfh purpgh truke `ln w`rmtf.Qh whlt to tfh Dowdhggs D`r `ln our rhskuhr pikehn up ehys or tfhgok`g a`s st`tiol to ffgg up ` a`s k`l. Qh whrh two K`l`ni`l eins aoila toDidgh kogghah to s`vh tfh worgn. Dut ol tf`t Kfristm`s Hvh, wh whrh s`vhn

dy tfh auys rom tfh d`r.

Qfo @rh My Lh`r Olhs?^hrhs somhtfila fumdgila `dout f`vila your gih s`vhn dy somholh

you wougnlt f`vh hxphkthn to k`rh. Youvh aot your pikturhs, riaft? Okg`sshs o phopgh wfo wougn or wougnlt fhgp you? Bhsus giehn thggila storihs

tf`t turlhn phopghs hxphkt`tiols upsinh nowl. ^h p`r`dgh o tfh Aoon[`m`rit`l (Gueh 0:248-;1) dhails witf ` g`w hxphrt `seila Bhsus, Qf`tmust I no to ilfhrit hthrl`g gih?Bhsus àrhhs witf tfh m`l tf`t fh sfougngovh Aon wfoghfh`rthngy `ln govh fis lhiafdor `s fimshg.

Dut fh w`lthn to bustiy fimshg, so fh `sehn Bhsus, @ln wfo is

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