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Oh Nadia, seriously, you are an angel sent from God above. Really, you are. I'm not just saying that to boost you out of your self deprecating and lovable humility. But this sermon was so on point and perfection on steriods that it has given me a hope that has been missing in me for months. Every word was perfection, but when you said "And that every Christian nationalisst, or Jewish nationalist, or Muslim........has always failed eventually." I literally cried for joy. I've felt so much anger toward mostly the so-called Christian people (and many people I know and are related to) who worship "you know who", and you remind me that "we aren't all that special". God has been through this before...and he will prevail again. Thank you, Nadia!!

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I agree with Julie. This is such a great and important message. I wish I could just curl up and hang out with your words and thoughts all day. But instead, I take them and use them as power to look up and find the strength of my higher power to get me through.

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Amen

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What she said! 🙂

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THIS!!!!!

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God is now.

Thank you for this. I, as well as most of us, need to be reminded of the real hope during these uncertain and scary times. A few months back I had a mind blowing epiphany that I felt small and foolish for not understanding. I was reading some prophecy in the Bible and couldn't determine if the prophecy already came to pass, is happening now, or is going to occur in the future. Then a thought came to me that the reason I could not tell the timeline of this particular prophecy is because God is now. God is not in the past nor is God in the future. God is now. Peace be with you.

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Amen

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Thank you, Lori. Amen.

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"God is now". Wow. I love this!

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I love this, Nadia. As a therapist, I am reminded of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs and how we have seemingly conquered the survival part of the pyramid - so much so that we do feel God-like. Now we are a bunch of heretics running around seeking elusive self-actualization! We would be better humans if we went back to the days of simply working on survival as a community and needing God in the process. I appreciate you and your words.

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Thank you for your words of comfort and the reminder of omnipresent God, always here. I did have to laugh when I thought that fortunately God does not need water or electricity to work, unlike ChatGPT. I enjoy your sermons.

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Thank you!

I was reminded of the opening hymn Queen Elizabeth chose for her funeral back in 2022: “So be it Lord, Thy throne shall never like earth’s proud empires pass away.”

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I , the Lord of Sea and Sky gives poetic license to overhear what God might say. When we sing words that may figuratively be His words we mourn our shortsightedness with Him in a language we understand. There is no fear in the moment we sing inGod’s voice to us. I get you don’t literally want to Be (our) God. Maybe the church could be literally interpreted this way and the Sunday sermons where pastors assume the voice of God in interpretation and message are trying to be God. Speaking of fear and tyranny, Turning all these things on their head is what scares me.

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You are so real. Thank you for being real.

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Humility! Yes, and powerlessness, which brought me to my knees 45 years ago in the presence of the God of Grace! Thank you Nadia, I plan to be with you in Demoines April 4th at the Revival and to celebrate my sober birthday. See you there!

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Come say hi and get a sober birthday hug!

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You bet sister!

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Happy upcoming Sober Birthday! I put it in upper case because it’s a very big deal!

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Powerlessness. What a great point. Thank you!

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Nadia, our angel messenger- Yes- your writing connects with my own heart and the hearts and minds of your readers- the fear, anger, confusion, and inability to know how to navigate is all too present during these days of destruction as we see and feel the power of the greedy and mean.

And yes, looking at all that God as done and will do for His own- saves us. Gee, I am grateful for your writing today. I appreciate the reminder that He never tires of hearing our voices, whether crying or laughing or praying or celebrating- and I often say to Him, "God- you know my heart. I know you see me mess up in major ways, curse those who want to destroy, cry out for what to do now?" And before I know it, He has led me along, lifted me up, giving me something to focus on that is much better than anything else. I am reminded that so much is out of my control, so I am determined to focus on those things that I can manage- my actions, my cards I send to others, my lemon pound cakes, my birds at the feeders, my dogs' brown eyes. I can certainly get overwhelmed by the daily onslaught of the executive orders and the rich get richer schemes, but I know there are better days coming. So, today- I will take a friend who needs me out to lunch- I know we will laugh. I will also make soup ahead of the snow storm that's coming. Those are the things I can do. Hallelujah, dear Nadia. Thank you for connecting and lifting us.

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I love this! Yes, do things we can manage with love when life is unmanageable!

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Yes, Louise, and thank you! All the best!

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Thanks. I needed that reminder to meet the challenges of the day with certainty that by courageously lifting my eyes I might get beyond the fog of “Anger and Arrogance”. I don’t wish you bad weeks, but this last one lifted the hopes of some of us.

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"God is not limited to my limited view of God"

Words of such wisdom. Words of such hope. Thank you for holding this vision for us in the midst of this insanity. May we all humble ourselves before our holy God.

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"In other words, lift up your eyes, my sweet friends." As always, thank you for putting into words what so many of us feel.

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Thank you Nadia so much for these much needed words. Yes, we (me included) need a resurgence of humility. I’m sending a link to my pastor’s powerful sermon yesterday. Goes hand in hand with yours. Peace. (Starts 13:53: https://www.youtube.com/live/ZtJ8ziyDENA?si=RW2q2Q-kkwlevqgg)

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Yesterday I spent a great deal of time listening to these words in English and in Spanish. I also spent a great deal of time battling against the evil that currently surrounds us with sisters and brothers of many faiths, and many ethnicities as we prayed, sang, and marched on city streets to our nearby Federal Courthouse to make our city aware that we are strong in our support of "the others" in our city. The battle will be won. Our God is indeed a mighty God.

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With you in spirit, from Toronto, Canada. Thank you for being there.

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Thank you for marching for those of us who can’t.

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Thank you, Nadia. I needed this reminder. It’s so easy to forget that God has been with human beings through all of the frightening and painful times, and there’s nothing that can separate us from God’s love. I keep looking for what my tasks are in this difficult time (as you reminded us to do not long ago), and praying that I’ll find the wisdom and discernment and courage to get at least some of it right.

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Thank you for this particularly relevant discussion. I live in "Repugnican" FL. I participate in a liberal, active, affirming church (Congregational UCC) after leaving my cradle Lutheran 2 years ago. I'll be 75 in a couple months, twice divorced, hit the jackpot with boy girl twins at 48. BUT, my family and I are clutching an America that feels like circleing the drain of Satan. How can I save any good thing? Only our God can help us.. God is our present time and future. I pray, sing and sigh... Breathing.

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