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$\"\"$ <\/a>So, what are my prayers for you?<\/p>\n

Three things.<\/p>\n

I pray that you don\u2019t let the breadth of what you don\u2019t know or what you don\u2019t understand keep you from living out of what you know.<\/p>\n

I pray that you will find the balance in your life that comes from truth that loves and love that speaks the truth.<\/p>\n

And, I pray that you won\u2019t let a misplaced fear of the truth keep you from drawing close to God\u2026 who loves you better than you love yourself.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"