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𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝗕𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗹𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱
𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗯𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗧𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲,
𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗲’𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁, 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗟𝗼𝗿𝗱,
𝗧𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁.

𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗮𝘄𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘂𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗘𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀
𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗮𝘂𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱
𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝘁 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝘁𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀
𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘀.

𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗲
𝗛𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗲
𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗢𝗹𝗱 𝗘𝗱𝗲𝗻’𝘀 𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲
𝗔𝘀 𝘄𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗔𝗱𝗮𝗺’𝘀 𝗳𝗮𝘁𝗲.

𝗜𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗟𝗼𝗿𝗱’𝘀 𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗰𝘆 𝘄𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲
𝗔𝘀 𝘄𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗱,
𝗔 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲
𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱.

𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵 𝘄𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗴𝗼
𝗔𝘀 𝘄𝗲 𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗳𝗿𝘂𝗶𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝗖𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀,
𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝗲 𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘀𝗱𝗼𝗺 𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄𝘀:
𝗚𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝘄𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝗹𝗼𝘀𝘁.

𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐰𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐇𝐢𝐦
𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐮𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧?
𝐘𝐞𝐭 𝐇𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭
𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐥 𝐇𝐢𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭
𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐩𝐢𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭.

𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐰𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐝𝐨 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐝𝐞
𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐬𝐨 𝐇𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞, 𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐝𝐞,
𝐓𝐨 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐇𝐢𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐮𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐝
𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬’ 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐝𝐞
𝐀𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐇𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐲 𝐰𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐝.

𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐇𝐢𝐦 𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐫 𝐬𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝
𝐈𝐧 𝐁𝐨𝐝𝐲, 𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝, 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐝,
𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐧𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐛𝐨𝐫 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐇𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐞
𝐒𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞
𝐀𝐬 𝐰𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐇𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐜

𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗙𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀
𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗛𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲
𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗽𝗹𝘂𝗰𝗸𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀
𝗧𝗼 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗲𝗮𝗿.

𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝘂𝗻𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲
𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁;
𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝗦𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘃𝗲
𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗦𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁.

𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗦𝗼𝗻 𝗛𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲,
𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀–
𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗻’𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀
𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗺𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀.

𝗛𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀;
𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀.
𝗛𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝗻𝗲’𝘀 𝘀𝗮𝗸𝗲;
𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗛𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝘄𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲
𝗧𝗼 𝗰𝘂𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘂𝘀 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗲,
𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗛𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀
𝗔𝘀 𝗛𝗲 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗶𝗻 𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗲.

𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝗛𝗲 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆
𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗯𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲
𝗔𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝘄𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗮𝘆,
𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝘀𝗺𝗶𝗱𝗴𝗲𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗶𝗻 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘀𝗮𝘃𝗲.

𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝘀 𝗛𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗽𝘀𝗲
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝘄𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗻’𝘀 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻,
𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗺𝗽
𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗽𝘂𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀 𝗯𝘆 𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱.

𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗲, 𝗺𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘂𝘀 𝗳𝗶𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲
𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵–𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲.

I’m like a plant in earthen pot
     That’s not in Eden’s soil;
If I stay here I know I’ll not
    Be free from Satan’s coil.

But then a shovel digs me out—
     Is shaped just like a cross–
Leaves roots of sin and all my doubt;
     I know my life’s not lost.

My branch is now joined to a vine
     That lives in Paradise;
I know I am no longer mine
     For I am joined to Christ.

The fruit from me that He will grow
     Is fruit from Vine of Life;
In me I can His wisdom know
     As virtues give me light.

His light through all are joined to Him,
     Brings new creation’s dawn–
A world that’s free from death and sin,
     The world for which we’ve longed. 

𝗜 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗸𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗺𝘆 𝗷𝗼𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗯𝗲 𝘀𝗼 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁;
𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗹𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝗶𝗻, 𝗜 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗯𝘆 𝗝𝗲𝘀𝘂𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱.
𝗛𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗺𝘆 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗱𝗮𝗺’𝘀 𝗳𝗮𝘁𝗲
𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗲 𝗛𝗶𝗺𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘀𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝗻𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱.

𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗜 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗺𝘆𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗹𝗼𝘀𝘁
𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗳𝗲𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝘆𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝘆 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗲,
𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗝𝗲𝘀𝘂𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘁,
𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘀𝗶𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗛𝗶𝗺 𝗱𝗶𝗲𝗱.

𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗲’𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗱𝗼𝘁𝗲,
𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱;
𝗔𝘁 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗜 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘀𝗶𝗻’𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗮𝘁
𝗔𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗮𝘂𝘁𝘆, 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗛𝗶𝗺 𝗺𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗲𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗱𝘀.

𝗜 𝘀𝗮𝘆 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱𝗯𝘆𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗱,
𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝗕𝗼𝗱𝘆, 𝗕𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗜’𝗺 𝗳𝗲𝗱.

𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘂𝘀, 𝗟𝗼𝗿𝗱, 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗻’𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁
𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝘂𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝘆 𝗳𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵
𝗧𝗼 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁
𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗯𝗶𝗿𝘁𝗵.

𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝘄𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱
𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗻’𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲;
𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘄𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵
𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝘀 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗺 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗳𝗲.

𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗻’𝘀 𝗷𝗼𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀
𝗔𝘀 𝘄𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗺
𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁
𝗜𝗻 𝗝𝗲𝘀𝘂𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗼’𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗱.

𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗚𝗼𝗱’𝘀 𝗦𝗼𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗻, 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗲𝘀
𝗜𝗻 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲, 𝗯𝘆 𝗦𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝘁 𝗳𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀
𝗧𝗼 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗼𝗻 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗻’𝘀 𝗺𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁
𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗶𝗻-𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗹𝘀.

𝐇𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥,
𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐭,
𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐧’𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐥
𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭?

𝐘𝐞𝐭, 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐮𝐬
𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐥𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐮𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐛𝐲 𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞
𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐰𝐞 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭
𝐈𝐧 𝐇𝐢𝐦–𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐟𝐚𝐭𝐞.

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗯𝗲
𝗢𝗳 𝘄𝗶𝘀𝗱𝗼𝗺 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱;
𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗚𝗼𝗱’𝘀 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝘄𝗲’𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝗲𝗲
𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗻’𝘀 𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗹.

𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗚𝗼𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝘄𝗶𝘀𝗱𝗼𝗺 𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗻𝘀,
𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻, 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗲𝗱;
𝗜𝗻 𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘄𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝗱’𝘀 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗻,
𝗔 𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗼 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗲.

𝗪𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝗱’𝘀 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗛𝗶𝗺
𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗦𝗼𝗻–
𝗞𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗶𝘀𝗱𝗼𝗺 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘀𝗶𝗻
𝗔𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗛𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗻.

𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁
𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘀𝗱𝗼𝗺 𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗱;
𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝘃𝗶𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗲, 𝘄𝗶𝘀𝗱𝗼𝗺 𝗚𝗼𝗱 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀,
𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗲 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹.

𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗲
𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀;
𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗼𝗲𝘁𝗿𝘆–
𝗜𝘁𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗮𝘂𝘁𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗺𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘄?
𝗦𝗼 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗺𝘀;
𝗜 𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗸 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗯𝗼𝘄
𝗧𝗼 𝗛𝗶𝗺 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀’𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗮𝗺.

𝗛𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝘀𝗹𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗲
𝗔𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁,
𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗺𝘆 𝘀𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀;
𝗕𝗼𝘁𝗵 𝘀𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗺𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁.

𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻
𝗠𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁, 𝗴𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗯,
𝗟𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗺𝘆 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗶𝗻;
𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗛𝗶𝗺 𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗯.

𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿, 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘆, 𝗴𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗛𝗶𝗺 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲
𝗔𝘀 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗮𝘁
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗹’𝘀 𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁;
𝗚𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗵 𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗝𝗲𝘀𝘂𝘀’ 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝘁.

𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗛𝗶𝗺 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘀𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱
𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗹 𝗼𝗻𝗲
𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝘂𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝗻 𝘃𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱
𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗛𝗶𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿’𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗦𝗼𝗻.