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Dare to Hope

Live with Passion with Father Cedric

August 25, 2019

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Live with Passion with Father Cedric

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Dare to Hope

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God isn't such that He's just out there somewhere.
- God isn't such that He's just out there somewhere.
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- He's intricately and intimately involved.
- He's intricately and intimately involved.
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- Did you hear what I'm saying?
- Did you hear what I'm saying?
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- God is the potter.
- God is the potter.
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- And we are the clay.
- And we are the clay.
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- Behind the scenes, at work, getting muddy,
- Behind the scenes, at work, getting muddy,
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- focused on you and me.
- focused on you and me.
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- That's hope
- That's hope
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- (inspirational music)
- (inspirational music)
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- Hi, I'm Father Cedric Pisegna,
- Hi, I'm Father Cedric Pisegna,
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- the host of Live With Passion.
- the host of Live With Passion.
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- I'm so glad that you tuned into the program.
- I'm so glad that you tuned into the program.
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- This program is about hope.
- This program is about hope.
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- I call it dare to hope.
- I call it dare to hope.
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- And when you hope for something good in your future,
- And when you hope for something good in your future,
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- when you hope that God is at work in your life,
- when you hope that God is at work in your life,
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- it opens a door for God to work in your life.
- it opens a door for God to work in your life.
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- And I want God working in your life in powerful ways.
- And I want God working in your life in powerful ways.
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- Let me share with you this scripture.
- Let me share with you this scripture.
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- Comes from the prophet, Jeremiah chapter 18.
- Comes from the prophet, Jeremiah chapter 18.
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- The word of the Lord came to Jeremiah from God.
- The word of the Lord came to Jeremiah from God.
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- Go down to the potter's house.
- Go down to the potter's house.
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- There you will hear my words.
- There you will hear my words.
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- So I went down to the potter's house
- So I went down to the potter's house
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- and he was working at the wheel.
- and he was working at the wheel.
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- And the vessel he was making of clay
- And the vessel he was making of clay
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- was spoiled in the potter's hand.
- was spoiled in the potter's hand.
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- And he reworked it into another vessel,
- And he reworked it into another vessel,
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- as seemed good to him.
- as seemed good to him.
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- Then the word of the Lord came to me,
- Then the word of the Lord came to me,
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- can I not do this with you, O house of Israel,
- can I not do this with you, O house of Israel,
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- just as the potter has done, says the Lord.
- just as the potter has done, says the Lord.
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- For as the clay in the potter's hand,
- For as the clay in the potter's hand,
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- so you are in my hand O house of Israel.
- so you are in my hand O house of Israel.
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- The word of the Lord, thanks be to God.
- The word of the Lord, thanks be to God.
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- I remember leading a pilgrimage to Rome
- I remember leading a pilgrimage to Rome
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- and I had about 30 people with me.
- and I had about 30 people with me.
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- And one of the places that we went is called the catacombs.
- And one of the places that we went is called the catacombs.
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- Catacombs, of course, are those underground tunnels
- Catacombs, of course, are those underground tunnels
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- beneath the city of Rome where in the early Christianity,
- beneath the city of Rome where in the early Christianity,
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- the early days of Christianity,
- the early days of Christianity,
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- probably around the year 200, 300,
- probably around the year 200, 300,
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- the believers in Christ used to actually
- the believers in Christ used to actually
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- hide out down in those tunnels
- hide out down in those tunnels
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- and they used to worship God in those tunnels,
- and they used to worship God in those tunnels,
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- because the city state of Rome was persecuting them.
- because the city state of Rome was persecuting them.
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- So we went down into the catacomb.
- So we went down into the catacomb.
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- It was dark and damp and deep.
- It was dark and damp and deep.
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- And we were down there, we celebrated mass.
- And we were down there, we celebrated mass.
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- And then I saw on the wall one of the earliest
- And then I saw on the wall one of the earliest
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- Christian symbols, and it was that of an anchor
- Christian symbols, and it was that of an anchor
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- with a little cross on the top.
- with a little cross on the top.
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- It was etched right into the wall.
- It was etched right into the wall.
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- Comes from Hebrews chapter 6.
- Comes from Hebrews chapter 6.
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- It says we have this hope as an anchor for our soul.
- It says we have this hope as an anchor for our soul.
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- You know what an anchor is?
- You know what an anchor is?
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- An anchor is something that a boat has,
- An anchor is something that a boat has,
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- when the storm comes, they will drop anchor
- when the storm comes, they will drop anchor
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- and that anchor will hold the ship,
- and that anchor will hold the ship,
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- the boat fast when the storm is raging
- the boat fast when the storm is raging
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- so that the boat will not sink or be moved.
- so that the boat will not sink or be moved.
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- In the same way, our hope in eternal life,
- In the same way, our hope in eternal life,
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- and this is why they had that etched into the wall,
- and this is why they had that etched into the wall,
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- the early Christians, our hope in eternal life
- the early Christians, our hope in eternal life
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- that we have a glorious future ahead of us,
- that we have a glorious future ahead of us,
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- can anchor us, fortify us, strengthen us,
- can anchor us, fortify us, strengthen us,
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- when the storms of life hit us,
- when the storms of life hit us,
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- when our boat is being rocked.
- when our boat is being rocked.
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- So I want you to know that hope is
- So I want you to know that hope is
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- one of the three things that lasts forever.
- one of the three things that lasts forever.
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- Faith, Hope, and Love, the Bible tells us.
- Faith, Hope, and Love, the Bible tells us.
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- And in fact, it's not just hope that we have.
- And in fact, it's not just hope that we have.
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- We have a living hope that comes right from First Peter.
- We have a living hope that comes right from First Peter.
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- So hope fortifies us and strengthens us,
- So hope fortifies us and strengthens us,
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- so when the journey is getting hard,
- so when the journey is getting hard,
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- when there's all kinds of trials and tribulations,
- when there's all kinds of trials and tribulations,
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- when we can't see the road ahead of us,
- when we can't see the road ahead of us,
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- we can be anchored and strong and fortified by hope.
- we can be anchored and strong and fortified by hope.
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- we can be anchored and strong and fortified by hope.
- we can be anchored and strong and fortified by hope.
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- Our hope in the glorious future in heaven
- Our hope in the glorious future in heaven
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- that we all have.
- that we all have.
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- But also, hope is for right now, not just for the hereafter,
- But also, hope is for right now, not just for the hereafter,
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- but for the here and now.
- but for the here and now.
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- I like to tell this story of an Austrian psychologist.
- I like to tell this story of an Austrian psychologist.
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- His name is Viktor Frankl, maybe you've heard of him.
- His name is Viktor Frankl, maybe you've heard of him.
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- If you ever wanna read a good book,
- If you ever wanna read a good book,
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- it was really influential in my life,
- it was really influential in my life,
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- Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl.
- Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl.
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- He was an Austrian psychologist.
- He was an Austrian psychologist.
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- He got captured by the Nazis in Nazi Germany
- He got captured by the Nazis in Nazi Germany
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- and he was put into a prison camp.
- and he was put into a prison camp.
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- I believe it was Auschwitz.
- I believe it was Auschwitz.
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- So Viktor Frankl was a psychologist,
- So Viktor Frankl was a psychologist,
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- so he observed what happened in the prison camp.
- so he observed what happened in the prison camp.
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- And he noticed that basically there were
- And he noticed that basically there were
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- two types of people.
- two types of people.
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- In the most desperate of all situations,
- In the most desperate of all situations,
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- when they were deprived of food and warmth and family
- when they were deprived of food and warmth and family
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- because they're all taken away
- because they're all taken away
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- and many of them were gonna be killed.
- and many of them were gonna be killed.
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- In the most desperate situation he determined
- In the most desperate situation he determined
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- that hope was the dividing factor.
- that hope was the dividing factor.
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- People that lost hope, gave up.
- People that lost hope, gave up.
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- And they would let their bodies go down to nothing.
- And they would let their bodies go down to nothing.
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- And they would let their bodies go down to nothing.
- And they would let their bodies go down to nothing.
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- Or they'd throw themselves into the electric fence.
- Or they'd throw themselves into the electric fence.
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- But people that had hope, survived.
- But people that had hope, survived.
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- And Viktor Frankl was one of them.
- And Viktor Frankl was one of them.
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- And this is what he did.
- And this is what he did.
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- He hoped in the midst of that awful situation,
- He hoped in the midst of that awful situation,
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- he kept clinging to the memory of his wife
- he kept clinging to the memory of his wife
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- and believing that one day they would have a reunion.
- and believing that one day they would have a reunion.
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- And that hope anchored him, kept him strong,
- And that hope anchored him, kept him strong,
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- fortified him in the worst of situations.
- fortified him in the worst of situations.
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- He has a saying, "You can deal with any what,
- He has a saying, "You can deal with any what,
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- "if you have a why."
- "if you have a why."
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- You can deal with any hard situation if you have hope
- You can deal with any hard situation if you have hope
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- and the why that we're talking about is believing
- and the why that we're talking about is believing
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- that something good is in your future.
- that something good is in your future.
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- If you lose hope, you will end up in depression.
- If you lose hope, you will end up in depression.
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- But if you have hope, you will have passion.
- But if you have hope, you will have passion.
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- And I want you to hope because as I said
- And I want you to hope because as I said
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- at the beginning of the program,
- at the beginning of the program,
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- hope opens up a door for God to work in your life.
- hope opens up a door for God to work in your life.
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- Sometimes it doesn't seem like it,
- Sometimes it doesn't seem like it,
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- you don't feel the hands.
- you don't feel the hands.
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- But trust me, He's working.
- But trust me, He's working.
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- I remember one time I went to Mexico.
- I remember one time I went to Mexico.
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- And when I was in Mexico, I went to a pottery store.
- And when I was in Mexico, I went to a pottery store.
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- And I was looking at the jars and the jugs
- And I was looking at the jars and the jugs
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- and the cups and the dishes and the plates.
- and the cups and the dishes and the plates.
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- As I was looking, I noticed behind the curtain,
- As I was looking, I noticed behind the curtain,
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- I saw a man back there with a light.
- I saw a man back there with a light.
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- And I took a peek behind the curtain,
- And I took a peek behind the curtain,
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- and there behind the scenes was the potter.
- and there behind the scenes was the potter.
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- And you could see he had his hands
- And you could see he had his hands
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- and they were all dirty.
- and they were all dirty.
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- The wheel was spinning and the clay was all
- The wheel was spinning and the clay was all
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- muddy and wet and dirty, and his hands were all mucky
- muddy and wet and dirty, and his hands were all mucky
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- as he was forming the clay into something
- as he was forming the clay into something
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- like a dish or a pot.
- like a dish or a pot.
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- And I was struck by his focus.
- And I was struck by his focus.
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- He was focused right on his work,
- He was focused right on his work,
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- even though I was peeking around and looking,
- even though I was peeking around and looking,
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- he didn't even notice me.
- he didn't even notice me.
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- And I was also struck by the fact
- And I was also struck by the fact
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- that it was behind the scenes.
- that it was behind the scenes.
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- Most people didn't even know he was back there.
- Most people didn't even know he was back there.
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- And I was also struck by the fact
- And I was also struck by the fact
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- that his hands were completely dirty
- that his hands were completely dirty
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- in that situation.
- in that situation.
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- And then it occurred to me that just like that potter,
- And then it occurred to me that just like that potter,
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- that's the way God is.
- that's the way God is.
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- First of all, He's behind the scenes.
- First of all, He's behind the scenes.
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- You know, when we're going through things
- You know, when we're going through things
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- and journeying in our journey of life,
- and journeying in our journey of life,
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- doesn't seem like God is working.
- doesn't seem like God is working.
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- Sometimes it seems like God is far away.
- Sometimes it seems like God is far away.
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- But we have to trust that behind the scenes,
- But we have to trust that behind the scenes,
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- even though we don't see it, God is at work.
- even though we don't see it, God is at work.
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- You remember the story of Footprints.
- You remember the story of Footprints.
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- Of course, I like to tell that.
- Of course, I like to tell that.
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- This man has a dream, there's two sets of footprints.
- This man has a dream, there's two sets of footprints.
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- And then he goes through a hard time,
- And then he goes through a hard time,
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- there's only one set of footprints.
- there's only one set of footprints.
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- And he goes to the Lord, he goes later after the journey.
- And he goes to the Lord, he goes later after the journey.
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- He goes, I don't understand it.
- He goes, I don't understand it.
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- When things were going well you were right beside me.
- When things were going well you were right beside me.
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- When I was going through the hard times,
- When I was going through the hard times,
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- there was only one set of footprints.
- there was only one set of footprints.
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- What was going on?
- What was going on?
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- God told him, you've misjudged.
- God told him, you've misjudged.
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- When you saw the one set of footprints, that was mine.
- When you saw the one set of footprints, that was mine.
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- I was carrying you.
- I was carrying you.
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- So sometimes in the hardest situations of our life,
- So sometimes in the hardest situations of our life,
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- even when it doesn't feel like it,
- even when it doesn't feel like it,
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- God is carrying us, God's working our life.
- God is carrying us, God's working our life.
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- The other thing I noticed about the potter, of course,
- The other thing I noticed about the potter, of course,
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- was that he was focused on his work.
- was that he was focused on his work.
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- And that's something that Jesus taught us in the gospel.
- And that's something that Jesus taught us in the gospel.
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- He said every hair on your head is counted.
- He said every hair on your head is counted.
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- In other words, God is intimately
- In other words, God is intimately
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- and intricately involved in your life.
- and intricately involved in your life.
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- Isn't that beautiful?
- Isn't that beautiful?
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- May not seem like it, don't always feel it,
- May not seem like it, don't always feel it,
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- but we have a God who is able to work in our life
- but we have a God who is able to work in our life
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- in intricate, intimate ways who even knows
- in intricate, intimate ways who even knows
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- how many hairs we have on our head.
- how many hairs we have on our head.
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- The other thing that I wanted you to get
- The other thing that I wanted you to get
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- about the potter that we heard from Jeremiah,
- about the potter that we heard from Jeremiah,
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- Jeremiah chapter 18, was that I noticed
- Jeremiah chapter 18, was that I noticed
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- that he didn't mind getting his hands dirty.
- that he didn't mind getting his hands dirty.
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- That's God's MO.
- That's God's MO.
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- If you go back to the book of Genesis,
- If you go back to the book of Genesis,
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- God is playing in the mud.
- God is playing in the mud.
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- He breathes into the mud and creates a human being.
- He breathes into the mud and creates a human being.
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- And this is what He's doing now.
- And this is what He's doing now.
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- He's still playing in the mud of our life.
- He's still playing in the mud of our life.
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- And He's recreating us.
- And He's recreating us.
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- Even though the mud in the pot was spoiling,
- Even though the mud in the pot was spoiling,
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- Even though the mud in the pot was spoiling,
- Even though the mud in the pot was spoiling,
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- God reformed it, He told Jeremiah,
- God reformed it, He told Jeremiah,
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- and He reshaped it and that's what He's doing in our life.
- and He reshaped it and that's what He's doing in our life.
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- He's conforming us into the image of Jesus.
- He's conforming us into the image of Jesus.
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- And even in the muddy areas of our life,
- And even in the muddy areas of our life,
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- the mucky areas such as addictions,
- the mucky areas such as addictions,
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- such as unemployment, such as abuse,
- such as unemployment, such as abuse,
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- things that we're all going through
- things that we're all going through
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- in various different ways, the muddy areas,
- in various different ways, the muddy areas,
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- the dirty stuff, God is willing to get His hands
- the dirty stuff, God is willing to get His hands
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- dirty in our life.
- dirty in our life.
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- God isn't such that He's just out there somewhere.
- God isn't such that He's just out there somewhere.
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- He's intricately and intimately involved.
- He's intricately and intimately involved.
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- Did you hear what I'm saying?
- Did you hear what I'm saying?
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- God is the potter and we are the clay.
- God is the potter and we are the clay.
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- Behind the scenes, at work, getting muddy,
- Behind the scenes, at work, getting muddy,
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- focused on you and me.
- focused on you and me.
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- That's hope.
- That's hope.
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- And I want you to get this.
- And I want you to get this.
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- I want you to believe and that's a close relative of hope.
- I want you to believe and that's a close relative of hope.
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- Faith, hope, and love, the three that last forever.
- Faith, hope, and love, the three that last forever.
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- 00:10:23.100 --> 00:10:26.100
- I want you to believe that God is at work in your life.
- I want you to believe that God is at work in your life.
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- Even if it doesn't feel like it,
- Even if it doesn't feel like it,
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- even if it doesn't seem like it, He so loves you
- even if it doesn't seem like it, He so loves you
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- that He'll get the hands, His hands dirty in your life.
- that He'll get the hands, His hands dirty in your life.
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- 00:10:34.140 --> 00:10:38.010
- And so I think about my own life
- And so I think about my own life
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- and I've shared this before but I remember
- and I've shared this before but I remember
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- when I was a teenager, it didn't seem
- when I was a teenager, it didn't seem
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- like God was working in my life,
- like God was working in my life,
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- but I had a breakup with a girl
- but I had a breakup with a girl
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- and I mean I had this wonderful conversion.
- and I mean I had this wonderful conversion.
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- Through the messiness of that breakup with a girl
- Through the messiness of that breakup with a girl
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- and everything that we did together,
- and everything that we did together,
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- through that messiness, God's hands were getting
- through that messiness, God's hands were getting
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- dirty in my life and He was working in my life
- dirty in my life and He was working in my life
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- in a very powerful way, led me to conversion.
- in a very powerful way, led me to conversion.
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- Led me to a rebirth.
- Led me to a rebirth.
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- Like a phoenix I rose from the ashes of my life.
- Like a phoenix I rose from the ashes of my life.
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- 00:11:04.180 --> 00:11:07.190
- And it was God, the potter, working in me.
- And it was God, the potter, working in me.
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- 00:11:07.190 --> 00:11:10.100
- So that's what hope is.
- So that's what hope is.
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- I want you to believe that right now,
- I want you to believe that right now,
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- even if you're steeped in an addiction,
- even if you're steeped in an addiction,
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- 00:11:14.250 --> 00:11:16.030
- even if you're angry, if you're bitter,
- even if you're angry, if you're bitter,
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- if you're doubting God, I want you to believe
- if you're doubting God, I want you to believe
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- that God is so good and so loving
- that God is so good and so loving
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- and so focused on your life that He is working
- and so focused on your life that He is working
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- in your life right now.
- in your life right now.
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- Believe that hope, that's a dare to hope.
- Believe that hope, that's a dare to hope.
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- I dare you, hope.
- I dare you, hope.
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- Because God is at work.
- Because God is at work.
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- So hope is believing that God is at work
- So hope is believing that God is at work
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- 00:11:36.240 --> 00:11:39.040
- and God certainly is working in our life.
- and God certainly is working in our life.
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- But He also works in your family.
- But He also works in your family.
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- Here's something I wanna proclaim to you
- Here's something I wanna proclaim to you
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- because our holy father Pope Francis
- because our holy father Pope Francis
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- in the Catholic church has really tried
- in the Catholic church has really tried
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- to focus on the family.
- to focus on the family.
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- And how God is working in family life,
- And how God is working in family life,
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- because you know, we're all very much attuned
- because you know, we're all very much attuned
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- to a personal relationship with God,
- to a personal relationship with God,
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- but it's also communitarian.
- but it's also communitarian.
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- And God works in our families.
- And God works in our families.
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- I just read a book called Josiah's Fire.
- I just read a book called Josiah's Fire.
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- Josiah was a little boy born to parents,
- Josiah was a little boy born to parents,
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- grew up in, as he's growing up, he's about two years old
- grew up in, as he's growing up, he's about two years old
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- and all of a sudden he had trouble relating to the world.
- and all of a sudden he had trouble relating to the world.
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- He seemed spaced out, couldn't relate
- He seemed spaced out, couldn't relate
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- to his parents anymore.
- to his parents anymore.
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- 00:12:26.160 --> 00:12:28.070
- So he was diagnosed with autism.
- So he was diagnosed with autism.
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- The parents were devastated.
- The parents were devastated.
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- I mean, here all of a sudden they have an autistic child.
- I mean, here all of a sudden they have an autistic child.
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- Autism, if you know anything about it,
- Autism, if you know anything about it,
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- is when the young person, boy or a girl,
- is when the young person, boy or a girl,
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- can't relate to people and they can't relate
- can't relate to people and they can't relate
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- to their environment.
- to their environment.
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- It's some kind of a social, mental disease.
- It's some kind of a social, mental disease.
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- 00:12:47.000 --> 00:12:50.200
- So the parents were devastated,
- So the parents were devastated,
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- 00:12:50.200 --> 00:12:52.160
- but then something started to happen.
- but then something started to happen.
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- 00:12:52.160 --> 00:12:54.140
- God got His hands dirty in the mess.
- God got His hands dirty in the mess.
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- 00:12:54.140 --> 00:12:56.210
- God the Potter, was working in the family's situation.
- God the Potter, was working in the family's situation.
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- 00:12:56.210 --> 00:13:00.130
- And this little boy with autism, Josiah,
- And this little boy with autism, Josiah,
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- 00:13:00.130 --> 00:13:03.170
- again the book is Josiah's Fire,
- again the book is Josiah's Fire,
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- began to get a fire from God.
- began to get a fire from God.
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- He began to get messages from God full of wisdom
- He began to get messages from God full of wisdom
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- that not only changed Josiah,
- that not only changed Josiah,
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- 00:13:13.010 --> 00:13:14.250
- but it changed his whole family, changed his parents
- but it changed his whole family, changed his parents
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- and people that would hear him.
- and people that would hear him.
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- 00:13:17.190 --> 00:13:19.230
- Now he still has autism, but things have changed.
- Now he still has autism, but things have changed.
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- And that's what I wanna proclaim to you.
- And that's what I wanna proclaim to you.
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- 00:13:24.200 --> 00:13:25.280
- Maybe you don't have an autistic child,
- Maybe you don't have an autistic child,
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- 00:13:25.280 --> 00:13:27.290
- but maybe you have a child with ADD.
- but maybe you have a child with ADD.
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- 00:13:27.290 --> 00:13:30.150
- Or maybe you have a child who's addicted,
- Or maybe you have a child who's addicted,
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- 00:13:31.200 --> 00:13:33.220
- or a child who's fallen away from the faith.
- or a child who's fallen away from the faith.
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- And I want you to know that you can hope,
- And I want you to know that you can hope,
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- dare to hope, believe beyond all believing
- dare to hope, believe beyond all believing
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- that God is at work in their situation, in your family.
- that God is at work in their situation, in your family.
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- 00:13:47.100 --> 00:13:51.220
- Because God is intimately and intricately
- Because God is intimately and intricately
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- involved in our life.
- involved in our life.
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- 00:13:55.200 --> 00:13:57.030
- And he's involved in your children's life,
- And he's involved in your children's life,
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- 00:13:57.030 --> 00:13:58.240
- He's involved in your family life.
- He's involved in your family life.
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- 00:13:58.240 --> 00:14:00.100
- Maybe you got a struggling marriage.
- Maybe you got a struggling marriage.
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- 00:14:00.100 --> 00:14:01.280
- It doesn't seem like God's working,
- It doesn't seem like God's working,
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- 00:14:01.280 --> 00:14:03.270
- but I can tell you that behind the scenes, God is at work.
- but I can tell you that behind the scenes, God is at work.
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- 00:14:03.270 --> 00:14:07.200
- Dare to hope, don't give up on God
- Dare to hope, don't give up on God
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- 00:14:07.200 --> 00:14:09.220
- and say oh it's always gonna be the same.
- and say oh it's always gonna be the same.
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- 00:14:09.220 --> 00:14:11.060
- No, dare to hope.
- No, dare to hope.
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- 00:14:11.060 --> 00:14:13.040
- Believe that God's at work.
- Believe that God's at work.
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- 00:14:13.040 --> 00:14:15.200
- It opens a door for God to work when you do that.
- It opens a door for God to work when you do that.
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- 00:14:15.200 --> 00:14:18.060
- So in the struggling marriage, it may not seem like it,
- So in the struggling marriage, it may not seem like it,
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- 00:14:18.060 --> 00:14:20.020
- but God is willing to get dirty,
- but God is willing to get dirty,
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- right in the mess of your life.
- right in the mess of your life.
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- 00:14:21.270 --> 00:14:23.280
- So hope opens a door for God to work.
- So hope opens a door for God to work.
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- 00:14:23.280 --> 00:14:27.230
- And no matter what situation you're dealing with,
- And no matter what situation you're dealing with,
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- God is working in your life.
- God is working in your life.
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- 00:14:30.130 --> 00:14:34.110
- If you have hope, if you have faith,
- If you have hope, if you have faith,
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- remember they're close relatives,
- remember they're close relatives,
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- 00:14:42.230 --> 00:14:44.260
- if you have hope and faith you can say to this mountain,
- if you have hope and faith you can say to this mountain,
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- be uprooted and cast into the sea and it will obey you.
- be uprooted and cast into the sea and it will obey you.
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- 00:14:49.060 --> 00:14:53.250
- Can you imagine?
- Can you imagine?
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- 00:14:53.250 --> 00:14:55.160
- Most people don't talk to their mountains,
- Most people don't talk to their mountains,
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- 00:14:55.160 --> 00:14:58.080
- they talk about their mountains.
- they talk about their mountains.
- 00:14:58.080 --> 00:14:59.220
- 00:14:58.080 --> 00:14:59.220
- Well I have unemployment, I have money problems,
- Well I have unemployment, I have money problems,
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- 00:14:59.220 --> 00:15:01.200
- I have marital struggles, I have an addiction.
- I have marital struggles, I have an addiction.
- 00:15:01.200 --> 00:15:03.230
- 00:15:01.200 --> 00:15:03.230
- And they just yap about it, it's never gonna get better,
- And they just yap about it, it's never gonna get better,
- 00:15:03.230 --> 00:15:06.120
- 00:15:03.230 --> 00:15:06.120
- it's always gonna be the same.
- it's always gonna be the same.
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- 00:15:06.120 --> 00:15:07.100
- They talk about their mountains.
- They talk about their mountains.
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- I love what Jesus said, this is what hope is,
- I love what Jesus said, this is what hope is,
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- 00:15:08.280 --> 00:15:11.060
- you talk to your mountains.
- you talk to your mountains.
- 00:15:11.060 --> 00:15:13.210
- 00:15:11.060 --> 00:15:13.210
- I don't know if you ever heard the story
- I don't know if you ever heard the story
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- 00:15:13.210 --> 00:15:15.030
- about Mount Everest.
- about Mount Everest.
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- 00:15:15.030 --> 00:15:16.070
- You know, Mount Everest is over 29.000,
- You know, Mount Everest is over 29.000,
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- 00:15:16.070 --> 00:15:18.260
- it's the highest mountain in the world in the Himalayas.
- it's the highest mountain in the world in the Himalayas.
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- 00:15:18.260 --> 00:15:21.110
- It's over 29.000 feet high.
- It's over 29.000 feet high.
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- 00:15:21.110 --> 00:15:24.270
- And Sir Edmond Hillary wanted to climb it.
- And Sir Edmond Hillary wanted to climb it.
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- 00:15:24.270 --> 00:15:26.280
- No one had ever conquered Everest,
- No one had ever conquered Everest,
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- 00:15:26.280 --> 00:15:29.060
- and he said, I'm gonna be the first.
- and he said, I'm gonna be the first.
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- 00:15:29.060 --> 00:15:32.100
- So on his first attempt, he tried to do it and he failed.
- So on his first attempt, he tried to do it and he failed.
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- 00:15:32.100 --> 00:15:36.010
- Had to turn back.
- Had to turn back.
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- 00:15:36.010 --> 00:15:37.250
- Harsh conditions, really hard.
- Harsh conditions, really hard.
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- 00:15:37.250 --> 00:15:40.210
- And then on his second attempt, he tried to do it
- And then on his second attempt, he tried to do it
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- 00:15:40.210 --> 00:15:43.080
- and he failed again.
- and he failed again.
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- 00:15:43.080 --> 00:15:45.130
- Then on his third attempt, he tried to climb Mount Everest
- Then on his third attempt, he tried to climb Mount Everest
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- 00:15:45.130 --> 00:15:49.060
- and he failed again.
- and he failed again.
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- 00:15:49.060 --> 00:15:50.110
- Even though he failed three times,
- Even though he failed three times,
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- the Queen of England decided to have
- the Queen of England decided to have
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- a knighting ceremony for him.
- a knighting ceremony for him.
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- 00:15:54.080 --> 00:15:56.160
- And at the knighting ceremony, as he went in,
- And at the knighting ceremony, as he went in,
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- 00:15:56.160 --> 00:15:58.100
- he was about to be knighted,
- he was about to be knighted,
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- he went in and he saw a portrait of Everest on the wall.
- he went in and he saw a portrait of Everest on the wall.
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- And this is what, he talked to his mountain.
- And this is what, he talked to his mountain.
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- You know what he said?
- You know what he said?
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- 00:16:04.180 --> 00:16:05.200
- He said, you've defeated me,
- He said, you've defeated me,
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- 00:16:05.200 --> 00:16:07.250
- but I'm gonna return and defeat you.
- but I'm gonna return and defeat you.
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- 00:16:07.250 --> 00:16:11.030
- You can't get any bigger, but I can.
- You can't get any bigger, but I can.
- 00:16:11.030 --> 00:16:13.070
- 00:16:11.030 --> 00:16:13.070
- And do you know, that he went back to Everest.
- And do you know, that he went back to Everest.
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- 00:16:13.070 --> 00:16:16.140
- On his fourth attempt, he was the first person ever
- On his fourth attempt, he was the first person ever
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- to conquer Everest.
- to conquer Everest.
- 00:16:20.280 --> 00:16:22.200
- 00:16:20.280 --> 00:16:22.200
- And he climbed Mount Everest
- And he climbed Mount Everest
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- 00:16:22.200 --> 00:16:23.280
- and the date was May 29th, 1953.
- and the date was May 29th, 1953.
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- 00:16:23.280 --> 00:16:27.010
- And I'm telling you, don't talk about your mountains,
- And I'm telling you, don't talk about your mountains,
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- talk to your mountains.
- talk to your mountains.
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- 00:16:30.090 --> 00:16:32.110
- You can conquer them.
- You can conquer them.
- 00:16:32.110 --> 00:16:34.080
- 00:16:32.110 --> 00:16:34.080
- And we all have mountains and adversities and hardships
- And we all have mountains and adversities and hardships
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- 00:16:34.080 --> 00:16:37.130
- and difficulties and trials and problems.
- and difficulties and trials and problems.
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- 00:16:37.130 --> 00:16:39.270
- Here's what I've discovered.
- Here's what I've discovered.
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- 00:16:39.270 --> 00:16:41.110
- That your adversities can be to your advantage.
- That your adversities can be to your advantage.
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- 00:16:41.110 --> 00:16:44.150
- Your obstacles can be opportunities.
- Your obstacles can be opportunities.
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- 00:16:44.150 --> 00:16:47.200
- Your problems can lead to promotion.
- Your problems can lead to promotion.
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- 00:16:47.200 --> 00:16:50.220
- That's what happens in school.
- That's what happens in school.
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- You have problems, then it leads to promotion.
- You have problems, then it leads to promotion.
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- 00:16:52.250 --> 00:16:55.150
- And your challenges, and I wrote a book about this,
- And your challenges, and I wrote a book about this,
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- 00:16:55.150 --> 00:16:57.160
- your challenges can make you a champion.
- your challenges can make you a champion.
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- Dare to hope.
- Dare to hope.
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- 00:16:59.280 --> 00:17:01.240
- Mountains can be moved.
- Mountains can be moved.
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- 00:17:01.240 --> 00:17:03.200
- Don't let the obstacles and the stuff of your life stop you.
- Don't let the obstacles and the stuff of your life stop you.
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- 00:17:03.200 --> 00:17:07.030
- Dare to hope because all things are possible for God.
- Dare to hope because all things are possible for God.
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- 00:17:07.030 --> 00:17:10.250
- We serve a God who is majestic and almighty
- We serve a God who is majestic and almighty
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- and great and worthy of all praise.
- and great and worthy of all praise.
- 00:17:14.060 --> 00:17:18.030
- 00:17:14.060 --> 00:17:18.030
- I remember one time I went to a dinner
- I remember one time I went to a dinner
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- and it was in Detroit.
- and it was in Detroit.
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- We have retreat centers, Detroit, Sacramento,
- We have retreat centers, Detroit, Sacramento,
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- 00:17:21.120 --> 00:17:23.240
- Los Angeles, Houston, New York, Florida,
- Los Angeles, Houston, New York, Florida,
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- many different retreat centers around the country.
- many different retreat centers around the country.
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- 00:17:27.000 --> 00:17:29.070
- We, being the Passionists.
- We, being the Passionists.
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- 00:17:29.070 --> 00:17:30.280
- I'm a religious priest, a Passionist.
- I'm a religious priest, a Passionist.
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- 00:17:30.280 --> 00:17:33.200
- And one of our ministries is having people
- And one of our ministries is having people
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- come to us on retreat.
- come to us on retreat.
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- 00:17:36.020 --> 00:17:38.080
- Well anyway, I'm at our Detroit retreat center.
- Well anyway, I'm at our Detroit retreat center.
- 00:17:38.080 --> 00:17:41.040
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- We had a big dinner there.
- We had a big dinner there.
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- 00:17:41.040 --> 00:17:42.160
- And at the dinner, probably about 100 people,
- And at the dinner, probably about 100 people,
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- 50 lay people, 50 priests, I didn't know many
- 50 lay people, 50 priests, I didn't know many
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- 00:17:46.000 --> 00:17:49.190
- of the lay people that were there.
- of the lay people that were there.
- 00:17:49.190 --> 00:17:51.060
- 00:17:49.190 --> 00:17:51.060
- And I see a man sitting at a table that I didn't know,
- And I see a man sitting at a table that I didn't know,
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- 00:17:51.060 --> 00:17:53.260
- so just try to be hospitable.
- so just try to be hospitable.
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- 00:17:53.260 --> 00:17:56.110
- So I walked over, shook his hand.
- So I walked over, shook his hand.
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- 00:17:56.110 --> 00:17:58.200
- I said, hey I'm Father Cedric, nice to meet you.
- I said, hey I'm Father Cedric, nice to meet you.
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- 00:17:58.200 --> 00:18:00.270
- And I was gonna sit and talk with him.
- And I was gonna sit and talk with him.
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- 00:18:00.270 --> 00:18:02.180
- And as I shook his hand he looked at me
- And as I shook his hand he looked at me
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- 00:18:02.180 --> 00:18:04.210
- and he says, I know who you are.
- and he says, I know who you are.
- 00:18:04.210 --> 00:18:06.180
- 00:18:04.210 --> 00:18:06.180
- Well I said, well how do you know who I am?
- Well I said, well how do you know who I am?
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- 00:18:06.180 --> 00:18:08.010
- He said, well a few years ago, Father Cedric,
- He said, well a few years ago, Father Cedric,
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- about five years ago, you came to our parish,
- about five years ago, you came to our parish,
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- 00:18:10.090 --> 00:18:13.070
- our church in Louisville, Kentucky
- our church in Louisville, Kentucky
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- and you preached a revival, you preached a parish mission.
- and you preached a revival, you preached a parish mission.
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- He said, at that time in my life,
- He said, at that time in my life,
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- I was stuck spiritually.
- I was stuck spiritually.
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- Going through the motions, going to mass.
- Going through the motions, going to mass.
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- Had a prayer life, but nothing was happening.
- Had a prayer life, but nothing was happening.
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- God just seemed so distant.
- God just seemed so distant.
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- I wasn't really involved.
- I wasn't really involved.
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- I was kind of a Catholic that just went
- I was kind of a Catholic that just went
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- to church through obligation.
- to church through obligation.
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- But what you had to say at that mission about hope,
- But what you had to say at that mission about hope,
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- so inspired me to believe that God is at work in my life,
- so inspired me to believe that God is at work in my life,
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- that I could have a personal relationship with God.
- that I could have a personal relationship with God.
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- And I began to pray in a new way.
- And I began to pray in a new way.
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- And in time, I discovered a personal relationship
- And in time, I discovered a personal relationship
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- with Jesus Christ, now I've changed.
- with Jesus Christ, now I've changed.
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- I don't just go to church once in a while.
- I don't just go to church once in a while.
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- I'm involved in the church and that's why
- I'm involved in the church and that's why
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- I'm at this dinner here at your retreat center.
- I'm at this dinner here at your retreat center.
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- And I said, whoa.
- And I said, whoa.
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- What a beautiful witness.
- What a beautiful witness.
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- And what was that?
- And what was that?
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- That was God the Potter, working in his life.
- That was God the Potter, working in his life.
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- And that's exactly what hope is.
- And that's exactly what hope is.
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- That no matter what your issue,
- That no matter what your issue,
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- no matter what your difficulty,
- no matter what your difficulty,
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- no matter what your problem, could be spiritual,
- no matter what your problem, could be spiritual,
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- could be an addiction, could be, as I said,
- could be an addiction, could be, as I said,
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- a struggling marriage, could be unemployment,
- a struggling marriage, could be unemployment,
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- past abuse, anger, whatever it is, grieving,
- past abuse, anger, whatever it is, grieving,
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- loneliness, depression, despair, doubt.
- loneliness, depression, despair, doubt.
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- Whatever it is, you have to understand
- Whatever it is, you have to understand
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- the greatness of our God.
- the greatness of our God.
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- That He is intimately and intricately at work in your life.
- That He is intimately and intricately at work in your life.
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- 00:19:46.160 --> 00:19:51.150
- And that's what hope is, believe not only that God exists,
- And that's what hope is, believe not only that God exists,
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- but believing that God's at work in your life.
- but believing that God's at work in your life.
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- 00:19:55.040 --> 00:19:57.100
- And you don't have to stay stuck in your spiritual life.
- And you don't have to stay stuck in your spiritual life.
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- You don't have to stay stuck anywhere.
- You don't have to stay stuck anywhere.
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- Because I love what Ephesians 3:20 says.
- Because I love what Ephesians 3:20 says.
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- God is able to do far more
- God is able to do far more
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- than we can ever dare to ask, think, or imagine.
- than we can ever dare to ask, think, or imagine.
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- Did you get that?
- Did you get that?
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- Most people kind of pray puny prayers.
- Most people kind of pray puny prayers.
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- But God is able to do far more than we can ever
- But God is able to do far more than we can ever
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- dare to ask, think, or imagine.
- dare to ask, think, or imagine.
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- And I'm discovering that in my own life.
- And I'm discovering that in my own life.
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- And I'm not gonna limit God by my doubts.
- And I'm not gonna limit God by my doubts.
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- I'm gonna dare to hope.
- I'm gonna dare to hope.
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- I'm gonna keep believing.
- I'm gonna keep believing.
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- Because our God is an amazing God.
- Because our God is an amazing God.
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- I love astronomy.
- I love astronomy.
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- I remember in college, I took a course on astronomy
- I remember in college, I took a course on astronomy
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- and I'm fascinated by our solar system, by our planet,
- and I'm fascinated by our solar system, by our planet,
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- by the universe, by our galaxy.
- by the universe, by our galaxy.
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- Of course we have the solar system,
- Of course we have the solar system,
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- then we have the Milky Way galaxy,
- then we have the Milky Way galaxy,
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- then we have the universe.
- then we have the universe.
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- And as you know, years ago they sent up NASA
- And as you know, years ago they sent up NASA
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- and the engineers sent up the Hubble telescope.
- and the engineers sent up the Hubble telescope.
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- And the vivid, clear images that occurred
- And the vivid, clear images that occurred
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- were just outstanding.
- were just outstanding.
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- So what scientists did is they wanted
- So what scientists did is they wanted
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- to take a picture just of some arbitrary place
- to take a picture just of some arbitrary place
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- out in outer space to see what they could get.
- out in outer space to see what they could get.
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- About the size of a straw, they just took a picture
- About the size of a straw, they just took a picture
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- in some arbitrary direction.
- in some arbitrary direction.
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- Size of a straw, little teeny opening.
- Size of a straw, little teeny opening.
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- And this is what they found when they took the picture.
- And this is what they found when they took the picture.
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- They found a thousand, not planets,
- They found a thousand, not planets,
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- not solar systems, galaxies.
- not solar systems, galaxies.
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- In that little, teeny, itsy bitsy,
- In that little, teeny, itsy bitsy,
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- do you understand the Milky Way galaxy,
- do you understand the Milky Way galaxy,
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- our galaxy, 186.000 miles across, light years across,
- our galaxy, 186.000 miles across, light years across,
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- excuse me, not miles.
- excuse me, not miles.
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- It's actually 100.000 light years across.
- It's actually 100.000 light years across.
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- Light travels at 186.000 miles per second.
- Light travels at 186.000 miles per second.
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- In the time it takes for light to get across our galaxy
- In the time it takes for light to get across our galaxy
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- is 100.000 years, that's just one galaxy.
- is 100.000 years, that's just one galaxy.
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- When they looked out there they saw 1.000 galaxies.
- When they looked out there they saw 1.000 galaxies.
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- Do you see how huge that is?
- Do you see how huge that is?
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- We sent up the Voyager Space Crafts 40 years ago,
- We sent up the Voyager Space Crafts 40 years ago,
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- two of them.
- two of them.
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- They're traveling at 38.000 miles an hour.
- They're traveling at 38.000 miles an hour.
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- Finally they've left our solar system after 40 years.
- Finally they've left our solar system after 40 years.
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- Traveled about 14, 12 billion miles in 40 years.
- Traveled about 14, 12 billion miles in 40 years.
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- To get to the closest star,
- To get to the closest star,
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- traveling at 38.000 miles an hour,
- traveling at 38.000 miles an hour,
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- that's about as fast as we can go,
- that's about as fast as we can go,
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- it's gonna take them 40.000 years
- it's gonna take them 40.000 years
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- to get to the closest star.
- to get to the closest star.
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- So what I'm trying to depict to you
- So what I'm trying to depict to you
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- is how large our universe is.
- is how large our universe is.
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- And the universe is telling us about the greatness,
- And the universe is telling us about the greatness,
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- the grandeur of our God.
- the grandeur of our God.
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- Not only the universe and its expanse
- Not only the universe and its expanse
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- and how big this is, 7.6 billion, and growing daily,
- and how big this is, 7.6 billion, and growing daily,
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- people on the face of the earth.
- people on the face of the earth.
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- And God is intimately and intricately involved
- And God is intimately and intricately involved
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- in everybody's life.
- in everybody's life.
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- So I'm trying to depict to you the power
- So I'm trying to depict to you the power
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- and the majesty and the grandeur of our God.
- and the majesty and the grandeur of our God.
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- 00:23:09.280 --> 00:23:14.240
- and the majesty and the grandeur of our God.
- and the majesty and the grandeur of our God.
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- That's why Jesus, when He taught, said for God
- That's why Jesus, when He taught, said for God
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- all things are possible.
- all things are possible.
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- And as I said, raised people from the dead,
- And as I said, raised people from the dead,
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- calmed storms, brought healing to people,
- calmed storms, brought healing to people,
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- multiplied loaves, turned water into wine.
- multiplied loaves, turned water into wine.
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- Jesus tapped into that beautiful, wonderful power of God.
- Jesus tapped into that beautiful, wonderful power of God.
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- And I want you to tap into that power of God,
- And I want you to tap into that power of God,
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- and you can by hoping.
- and you can by hoping.
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- Dare to hope.
- Dare to hope.
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- Hope is believing that something good
- Hope is believing that something good
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- is gonna happen in your future.
- is gonna happen in your future.
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- Hope is a living hope that we're gonna live forever
- Hope is a living hope that we're gonna live forever
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- with God in heaven.
- with God in heaven.
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- But most of all, as I have proclaimed to you,
- But most of all, as I have proclaimed to you,
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- hope is believing that God is working in your life right now
- hope is believing that God is working in your life right now
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- and in your family.
- and in your family.
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- Behind the scenes, doesn't always feel like it,
- Behind the scenes, doesn't always feel like it,
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- but God is focused on you.
- but God is focused on you.
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- 00:24:02.160 --> 00:24:04.280
- And He's willing to get His hands dirty in your life.
- And He's willing to get His hands dirty in your life.
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- Dare to hope because when you hope,
- Dare to hope because when you hope,
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- it opens up a door for God to work.
- it opens up a door for God to work.
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- And don't just live, Live with Passion.
- And don't just live, Live with Passion.
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- Dare to hope, I want you to believe that God
- Dare to hope, I want you to believe that God
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- is at work in your life and in your family
- is at work in your life and in your family
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- as I said in the program.
- as I said in the program.
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- Got a letter from a woman and listen to this.
- Got a letter from a woman and listen to this.
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- I credit Father Cedric's TV programs
- I credit Father Cedric's TV programs
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- for sparking my faith.
- for sparking my faith.
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- Brought me back to mass and now I go daily.
- Brought me back to mass and now I go daily.
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- I took my young son to mass with me daily,
- I took my young son to mass with me daily,
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- and now he's beginning his third year
- and now he's beginning his third year
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- as a seminarian for the Diocese of Dallas.
- as a seminarian for the Diocese of Dallas.
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- Well that so blesses me.
- Well that so blesses me.
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- You know what that is?
- You know what that is?
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- That's God working in that familial situation.
- That's God working in that familial situation.
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- God the Potter, we the clay.
- God the Potter, we the clay.
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- And I can do this, I can reach out through television
- And I can do this, I can reach out through television
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- 00:24:53.130 --> 00:24:55.250
- and my motto is touching lives, saving souls.
- and my motto is touching lives, saving souls.
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- I can do this because I have a lot of partners
- I can do this because I have a lot of partners
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- praying for me and a lot of partners
- praying for me and a lot of partners
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- who are financially supporting me.
- who are financially supporting me.
- 00:25:03.160 --> 00:25:05.250
- 00:25:03.160 --> 00:25:05.250
- I'm a priest with a vow of poverty,
- I'm a priest with a vow of poverty,
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- 00:25:05.250 --> 00:25:07.130
- I have no other motivation than to reach out to people.
- I have no other motivation than to reach out to people.
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- 00:25:07.130 --> 00:25:10.010
- 100% of your money will go directly
- 100% of your money will go directly
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- 00:25:10.010 --> 00:25:11.280
- toward the airing of Live with Passion
- toward the airing of Live with Passion
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- 00:25:11.280 --> 00:25:14.170
- and the production of Live with Passion.
- and the production of Live with Passion.
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- So would you consider being a partner with my ministry?
- So would you consider being a partner with my ministry?
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- Listen, my announcer will tell you more,
- Listen, my announcer will tell you more,
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- 00:25:19.010 --> 00:25:21.120
- but don't just live, live with passion.
- but don't just live, live with passion.
- 00:25:21.120 --> 00:25:24.050
- 00:25:21.120 --> 00:25:24.050
- - [Announcer] Don't just live, live passionately.
- - [Announcer] Don't just live, live passionately.
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- 00:25:24.050 --> 00:25:26.230
- Jesus came to bring us abundant life,
- Jesus came to bring us abundant life,
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- a life filled with joy, hope, and purpose.
- a life filled with joy, hope, and purpose.
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- 00:25:28.170 --> 00:25:31.280
- For over a decade Father Cedric Pisegna
- For over a decade Father Cedric Pisegna
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- 00:25:31.280 --> 00:25:34.070
- has been sharing the life changing message of hope
- has been sharing the life changing message of hope
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- with people around the world.
- with people around the world.
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- As a priest with a vow of poverty,
- As a priest with a vow of poverty,
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- 00:25:38.040 --> 00:25:40.020
- Father Cedric's programs and resources
- Father Cedric's programs and resources
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- are created with one purpose in mind, to change lives.
- are created with one purpose in mind, to change lives.
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- Would you consider calling and giving today?
- Would you consider calling and giving today?
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- 00:25:45.070 --> 00:25:47.170
- It's only because of generous people like you who give,
- It's only because of generous people like you who give,
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- 00:25:47.170 --> 00:25:49.200
- we are able to reach multitudes every day.
- we are able to reach multitudes every day.
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- We hear life changing testimonies from people
- We hear life changing testimonies from people
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- who watch us on television.
- who watch us on television.
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- As always, we treasure the support of our partners.
- As always, we treasure the support of our partners.
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- As a priest with a vow of poverty,
- As a priest with a vow of poverty,
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- 00:26:00.110 --> 00:26:02.080
- you can know that 100% of your donation
- you can know that 100% of your donation
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- 00:26:02.080 --> 00:26:04.230
- will go directly toward producing
- will go directly toward producing
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- 00:26:04.230 --> 00:26:06.180
- and airing Live with Passion.
- and airing Live with Passion.
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- 00:26:06.180 --> 00:26:08.120
- To partner with us, call 844-FATHERC.
- To partner with us, call 844-FATHERC.
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- 00:26:08.120 --> 00:26:11.130
- That's 844-328-4372 or go to fathercedric.org.
- That's 844-328-4372 or go to fathercedric.org.
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- 00:26:11.130 --> 00:26:16.020
- Write us at Father Cedric Ministries.
- Write us at Father Cedric Ministries.
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- 00:26:16.020 --> 00:26:18.260
- 430 Bunker Hill Road,
- 430 Bunker Hill Road,
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- 00:26:18.260 --> 00:26:20.130
- Houston, Texas 77024.
- Houston, Texas 77024.
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- Thank you.
- Thank you.
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- 00:26:23.060 --> 00:26:24.130
- Jesus died on the cross and rose again
- Jesus died on the cross and rose again
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- so that we might be saved and have eternal life.
- so that we might be saved and have eternal life.
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- 00:26:26.110 --> 00:26:29.010
- The greatest and most influential event
- The greatest and most influential event
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- 00:26:29.010 --> 00:26:30.280
- in human history was Jesus' resurrection.
- in human history was Jesus' resurrection.
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- 00:26:30.280 --> 00:26:33.100
- But the resurrection wasn't just one historical moment.
- But the resurrection wasn't just one historical moment.
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- 00:26:33.100 --> 00:26:36.030
- A resurrected life can happen everyday.
- A resurrected life can happen everyday.
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- 00:26:36.030 --> 00:26:39.040
- In Father Cedric's book, Rise,
- In Father Cedric's book, Rise,
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- 00:26:39.040 --> 00:26:41.180
- you can learn how to embrace the risen life.
- you can learn how to embrace the risen life.
- 00:26:41.180 --> 00:26:44.020
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- A life of passion, stability and healing.
- A life of passion, stability and healing.
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- 00:26:44.020 --> 00:26:46.230
- Father Cedric's book, Rise, reveals how to live
- Father Cedric's book, Rise, reveals how to live
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- a fulfilled life, how to conquer addictions,
- a fulfilled life, how to conquer addictions,
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- how to overcome your past and rise from indifference
- how to overcome your past and rise from indifference
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- to make a difference.
- to make a difference.
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- In this book you'll learn
- In this book you'll learn
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- how to experience resurrection today.
- how to experience resurrection today.
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- Call right now to get this special offer.
- Call right now to get this special offer.
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- 00:27:01.090 --> 00:27:04.080
- Call 844-FATHERC.
- Call 844-FATHERC.
- 00:27:04.080 --> 00:27:06.120
- 00:27:04.080 --> 00:27:06.120
- That's 844-328-4372 or go to frcedric.org.
- That's 844-328-4372 or go to frcedric.org.
- 00:27:06.120 --> 00:27:11.080
- 00:27:06.120 --> 00:27:11.080
- That's 844-328-4372 or go to frcedric.org.
- That's 844-328-4372 or go to frcedric.org.
- 00:27:11.080 --> 00:27:12.140
- 00:27:11.080 --> 00:27:12.140
- Or write us at Father Cedric Ministries.
- Or write us at Father Cedric Ministries.
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- 00:27:12.140 --> 00:27:14.240
- 430 Bunker Hill Road,
- 430 Bunker Hill Road,
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- 00:27:14.240 --> 00:27:16.110
- Houston, Texas 77024.
- Houston, Texas 77024.
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- 100% of your donations will be used
- 100% of your donations will be used
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- 00:27:19.020 --> 00:27:21.130
- to produce and air Live with Passion.
- to produce and air Live with Passion.
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