 Okay, so welcome back. And this will be our last lecture for the course on Christian Marriage and Family. As we had spoken in the last lecture, we've come to the last lap of the journey which is being in an empty nest with the children having grown up and with the children having established their own homes, their own families and making that journey into finishing the race. So when we see children leaving, it leaves the couple back alone and this time you're on this side of the parenting where you've completed the work that was given to you, done it, a lot of purposes, a lot of things that you've carried on seems to be coming to, you know, some of them is continuing, some being closed. So the years together have only brought a lot more of growth together, understanding together, working together, fulfilling God's purposes together. And now it is just taking time to enjoy the rest of the journey. So as a couple comes to that place, we're going to be looking at some insights on how they can make the most of what is left in their lives, what is left for them. So as you read in Psalm 84, verses five to seven, and I'm on page 195, if you'd like to follow along, Psalm 84 verses five to seven, I'll read that for you. Blessed is the man whose strength is in you, whose heart is set on pilgrimage. As they pass through the valley of Barca, they make it a spring. The rain also covers it with pools. They go from strength to strength. Each one appears before God in Zion. So through this, as we journey through the end through the last lap, we see that our hearts and our strength comes from the Lord. And our heart is set on continuously seeking the Lord, seeking the Lord towards our final destination, towards what we know is going to be a life forever with God. So you know, this verse talks about verse six says, as they pass through the valley of Barca, the valley of weeping, meaning there may be times of weeping or times of struggles, but you can make it a spring. They make it a spring. It says the rain also covers it with pools. So there may be seasons of dryness, seasons of mourning, yet you look forward to a place, you make it a place of rejoicing, you make it a place of strength, you make it a place of celebration. So how do you, you know, when you look in that verse six, it says pass through the valley of Barca and make it a spring. How we do that is just simply choosing to be thankful, to look at all the good things the Lord has given, to rejoice, to be able to praise, to worship, to celebrate all the lovely things that have taken place and continuously declaring what the promises of God has been. Letting go of that which has been of the past with the years or the times of regret or the seasons of mistakes or the seasons of failures, seasons of downfall, seasons of decline, overcoming all of that and looking ahead knowing that God is faithful to bring down rain that covers the dryness and the badness that we may have gone through because as we continuously look into pursuing God and building that relationship with God, we move from strength to strength. No matter what challenges it may be and as people move into old age and into being elderly, there are significant challenges that come by but knowing that each step is moving closer to a greater life and a reward with God and to be able to look back at those memories and as we read in some of these verses and Psalm 105 verse 5 captures it so well, it says remember the marvellous works of the Lord, what He has done, His wonders and the judgments that comes from His mouth. So when you look at as you keep moving ahead, it's not living in the past of all the struggles that have come by but looking and remembering those memories. Even in Scripture as the Israelites have moved from place to place, there have been times that they have set stones and they are stones that they set stones that they set and then they build an altar there and every time people would pass through that they knew that this was a place that showed God's faithfulness or even look at the general walk of life. There are different milestones in our lives that when we look back we know that was a time that I really saw the faithfulness of God. You remember those memories and you keep it in your mind and as we were talking in the last class, if your grandparents, if they were good storytellers, they would tell you of how they have led their lives and what really marked things and sometimes you may revisit that place and they give you the goodness of God through those seasons. So even for us as we keep going forward to look back and look at the way God has been faithful and how He has established some of those places, those memories, those stones, those cornerstones where we can look back and see the faithfulness of God and thereby looking back and knowing God's faithfulness we make most of the current time that we have in the days ahead and use them as best as possible to impact those around us in whatever way possible because when we look at our lives we know that God has a purpose for us till the very last day especially you know when you meet with elderly it's such a blessing to hear from the elderly when they continue to live in hope because and they continue to do whatever they may have in their place of influence. It may be you know just talking to neighbors, it may be just going to church and worshipping, it may be passing on the legacy to grandchildren, it may be still continuously doing some work. The scripture says you know the righteous flourish and the righteous will bear fruit in old age. It's in Psalm 92 verses, sorry let me look at that verse 92 verses 14. It says they still bear fruit in their old age and are always green and strong. So one of the benefits that we see that God gives us in Psalm 103 it says that our youth will be renewed like the eagles. So even though our externals or our natural bodies may begin to fail, our spirits and our purposes for God continue to still stay vibrant and still stay fresh as it says you know we will always be green and strong. So we ensure that we continue to live in this in the promise that God has given us that through till the end of our days we will continue to bear fruit. However we need to be walking in this blessing. We need to ensure that we can be useful to God and complete the purposes that he has for us. Another thing that we keep in mind is to be able to continue testifying and being a testimony to those coming after us to be able to share and declare the work of God to share the goodness of God, to share the faithfulness of God. We see in Psalm 71 verses 18 it says now that I'm old and my hair is gray. Do not abandon me O God but be with me while I proclaim your power and might to all generations to come. So it is to till we can we continue to do what God has called us to do is to proclaim God's power and God's work even to those generations to come. And lastly as we look ahead often we don't know what may be going ahead. There are times you know as a couple there may be one person living alone, journeying alone or it could be with the spouse. Whatever the situation may be whether you are together or alone we are called to run the race to the finish. You know we read that in 2 Timothy 4, 7 and 8. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the faith, I have kept the faith because awaits for us is a crown of righteousness which the Lord gives to us on the last day and to all those who have loved him and who await his appearing. So whatever the situation may be whether in health, whether in ill health, whether in togetherness or whether alone we continue to run the race to the finish knowing that there is a fresh season awaiting for us and we live with that hope to be able to fight the faith, finish the course and keep it going till the very end. So that's coming to an end of our course of what we have learned. Personally this has been a blessing to me like I said every time we have a class, every time there's a new batch of students, there are new insights, there's new revelation, there are new questions, there's new learning yet God's word always satisfies, always proves to give you peace and gives you an answer to your questions. So I'm going to take this time, we have a good 40 minutes and I love that just to open this out for testimonies and this testimony is to give God the glory, to really highlight what God's word has done in your work. It's not about a person, it's not about a course, it's none of that. It's just to be able to share what you have learned, how God's word has transformed you. Maybe it's an answer that you were seeking for, maybe it's a prayer, maybe it's somebody sharing here, maybe it's something specifically that was bought about by the word. So I'm leaving this open if we can have at least a good five to six people sharing or even more that would be great because this is encouraging to each one of us. So I'm leaving, I'm opening the forum up to those who would like to share and bless another. Yes Shey please go ahead, you could unmute and speak. That's okay, can you hear me? Yes Shey, we can hear you. Okay good, okay. So yeah, I will start off by saying, going through the classes in this course just made me to think more about the church and it's been on my mind since we begun that truly speaking, if a church can get it at the family level, the church as a whole will be healthy. So I think the Lord has just kind of opened my mind to see how important the family and let's even start with the couple themselves, the couple and then the family, how they're so important to the wholeness and the health of the church. And it's just making me think that what are the ways we can strengthen couples and families because I think if we can resolve many things in the home, I think 80% of the problems we have in churches will be solved, resolved. So I think this is one thing I'm going to take away from this course, does this consciousness of the couple and the family are important in making the whole church healthy and spiritual to achieve whatever purpose the Lord has destined that church to fulfill. So this is what I'm really taking away and I'm hoping to even go through all the cost material again, just so that because knowledge is never enough I guess basically. And just again to say thank you. I know you don't like the praises of men, but of course God uses people you know to sharpen another man. So I just want to say thank you Ma for being very practical and open and making this course worthwhile for us. It was a good, good one with you. Thank you very, very much. I wish there could be a part two to this. But yes, thank you so much Ma. That's everything I have to say. Thank you. Thank you Shai. I couldn't agree more that the family is the basic unit for God to show forth his glory and to bring forth his kingdom. So if we get it right at the basic level, it keeps going better and better. In fact one of the, I don't know if I mentioned this in our first class, but when God gave the commission to be fruitful and to multiply, he gave it to a man and a woman in marriage first. And it is within the family that we make disciples first. And it is out of that that we make disciples in the world around. So our responsibility to make disciples happen within the home and then towards in the church and that it, it percolates much, much easier. So well said Shai and thank you. And I'm so glad that you're taking back this vision. I pray that God would use the stirring that he's given in your heart to impact those in your community. Thank you Shai. Yes. You're welcome. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Could like to go next? Yes, Christopher. Please go ahead. Yes, Pastor. So thank you. For me, I think the marriage preparation is something that I think is really key. And as I understand, APC has for a six months preparation. And I just took it just to confirm how many times, how many times in a month do you actually meet with the couples? We meet every week for an hour, hour and a half every week. Right. So that's quite, quite, quite comprehensive. I'm sure it's, it's something that I'm sure is, you know, has led to a lot of, you know, more fruitful marriages. Unfortunately, I never did anything like that. I did my wife and I think it was something that, you know, I mean, I don't want to go into it. I mean, it's not something I'm very good for, but I'm basically, I think that I feel that, you know, that that is very, very key. The other, I guess, point maybe you have passed upon it also is not sure if there is a cause for a married couple who, you know, have their first child. You know, I think that is, that's a momentous milestone and some way of, you know, being able to tap into that particular, you know, time, you know, in a married couple's, you know, journey. I think that would definitely help also because, you know, there are definitely opportunities for, or rather, not just opportunities, but also areas where married couples could be lacking in to provide, you know, an environment, you know, for the child. And I'm not sure that has actually been included in, you know, in any course that's available in APC or any of the other institutions. So Josh, those are the two points I wanted to just mention. Thank you. Thank you, Christopher. So we do encourage married couples, although, yes, we take them through the parenting primer and the nurturing before they are married, but we always encourage couples to come back for like a refresher course at the time that maybe they know that they are expecting for a couple of sessions. That gets difficult to come because, you know, just for couples to organize themselves and be there becomes a difficulty, but it is open and we have always invited them back for a refresher on specifically as they're going into the next phase of their life. So that is available. However, many people don't use it though. Thank you. Yeah, because I mean, just to add, you know, I mean, the married couples who expect in their first child, you know, they go through that process of attending sessions to prepare. This is more of a kind of a physical, physical aspects of, you know, what goes on, you know, with the, with the woman and, you know, how the man can support, you know, the the wife. And I think it's called Lamas. I think one of those, one of those names here. So I think if there's something that, you know, is similar to that, it could be could be even online, just to make it more convenient, but, you know, something that makes them more, you know, ready for that event here. No. Yeah. Thank you. Thank you for that. Yes, Charles, please go ahead. Thank you, Pastor. Sorry, Charles, I think we lost you. Unable to hear you. Charles, we're unable to hear you. Can you hear me? Yes, now we can hear you. Yes. Okay. I say the discourse is a refresher course for me and my wife, and I would share the things you, we were learning for a unit, and I am, I am one of the people that attended the discourse. So one was listening to was the way I'm supposed to handle issues for other people, especially young ladies and the and old men and those that come to me for help that I would listen to them. I would do, I would be drawing lines, I would be jumping into judgments, but after this course, during this course, I was able to know that I'm supposed to first listen and be able to pay attention. And then as I pray that I would be able to get instruction from the Lord. And number three, I was about the youth, I have youths at home and the, the way to make them my friends. Like right now, we are still in lockdown and we have been off school, the children have been off school for 84 weeks. So I think this is the 85th. So, and now I am learning, I am putting in practice what we studied, making my children my friends at a deeper level. So I am, I'm thankful to the Lord that God gave you to ask that you would be our mentor at this point of time. Thank you. Thank you, Charles. Thank you so much. I must say that your questions have always been so intriguing. You've made me think, you know, there are times that I said, Lord, I need wisdom to answer this. And thank you for, for being, for sharing from your experience and your ministry that's really helped. And I thank all the brothers and sisters who are outside of our culture here. You know, a lot of your sharing has really given us, given me a different perspective of what it is on, on the other, in another part of our world. You know, our own brothers and sisters going through different things. But thank you, Brother Charles. Thank you so much. Anybody else would like to share? It's open for sharing, any thoughts, anything, maybe even a feedback or even some things that we could do better would, would also be very helpful as we move, keep going forward and reaching out to more. So even a feedback or areas for improvement are also welcome. Please, please take this time to do that. Apologies, I got moved out of the meeting. Yeah. All right. So is there anyone who'd like to share something? If not, we could just take a couple of minutes to pray and we could close. Thank you. Thank you, Abhishek. Sorry, I'm just reading what you said. Oh, that's nice. He said he's never been bored in the class and it's prepared you for marriage. And that's, that's wonderful, Abhishek. We, we bless all the youngsters. I remember, I think the first time that we joined and there was hope. I don't think he's there on this call. Yeah, hope. William was preparing to be married. And I pray and hope that those of you who are looking to be married have, have been blessed by, by God's word and know what it is that really brings about joy and strength in the marriage is just God's word. So thank you. Thank you, Abhishek, for your feedback. Yes. Yes, Abhi, go ahead. One thing I have learned and I have unlearned so many things. So being in this 25th year of my marriage, I look forward to next innings of my marriage to be really blessed by whatever I have learned. And I'm looking forward to fulfilling of men, fulfillment of God's promises that he has given. And as we have learned how to walk in them, claim them and be blessed by them, I'm looking forward to that change that we desire to see to not only be blessed in our own life, but to bless others another generation that is coming behind us. Excited about how I'm going to talk to my daughter as she's now 20, how I can relate with her in the way that Lord wants me to. And of course, the one change that I have experienced in me is the way I talk to her now regarding things that are important. Approaching her and being able to understand her perspective and then able to guide her. So in this way, I've been really blessed. And thank God for helping me go through this course in this time of my life, which has been really a blessing and has opened my mind to see things in a very, very different perspective. So because we've never seen that happening in our churches where people are being prepared for marriage or they've been counseled. But now I feel that it is so essential and I pray that whatever brother says he said made every word made such a sense to me and really has blessed us. Having a perspective from all the, just as you said, having a perspective from all over the world, what we can learn in a broader sense. So thank you, ma'am. Thank you for being so graceful and loving to us. And even when our questions were so sometimes sometimes very, you know, childish also sometimes, but yet you were so patient and loving and answering all our queries and helping us go through this whole course in a very beautiful way. So thank you so much and thank you all the classmates. Thank you. Thank you. Your questions were never childish. I think it's wonderful to just be refreshed by questions. That's lovely. Yes, Christopher, I think you have your hands up. I don't know if it was... No, sorry. Yes, I just want to raise a point and I have a question around something that is quite relevant to today's topic, which is about the kind of twilight zone, twilight zone, sorry, of... I can't call it a marriage because it's basically one spouse has already passed away. And that could happen, you know, at a more earlier age and sometimes it sits much, much, much later. But I think the point I'm going to raise is that they are... I mean, again, I don't know what the percentage is, but they are, you know, married people who have been married and then have become, you know, single in a sense and they are widows or widowers. And so my question is really about would one encourage perhaps to look for another spouse to be able to take them forward in that next journey because of the need for maybe companionship and support structure. And again, there could be some kind of a marriage preparation course specifically for those, for that category of individuals. And so I just wanted to understand in your experience, have there been cases where this has worked and whether that, you know, that that is something that would be encouraged and maybe even facilitated, you know, to be able to ensure that there is some level of companionship and all the other stuff that is available to those set of individuals. Right. I think that's a good question and an important area. So I think finding a partner post being single or being widowed is a decision that individuals make. And I think as a church, we encourage that if, you know, definitely. I mean, you remember we spoke about challenges when it comes to marriage and how, you know, what kind of council and wisdom is given depending on the state of their singleness or state of their marriage. And accordingly is where either they are encouraged speaking to individuals and what they feel they may need. You know, would they think personally that they require a companion or do they feel that even as they continue into singleness that they can fulfill the purpose of God. But that I believe is something that is individual specific. And if there is someone who would appear or who would like that, yes, it can be facilitated. Going through a course would be revisiting this course, but of course through a different light, because there have been years that have passed by maybe with an initial relationship. So certain baggage that are carried depending on the situation on the relationship in itself, and learning how to adapt and adjust and come forward in a new sense of the relationship. So it's open. It's open in my experience. I haven't come across a situation or experience like that. So I don't have firsthand knowledge of it as of yet, but I don't see it very starkly different from a couple who's going through a marriage course. Of course, because of the age, because of experiences that have gone by, there may be each of these topics that we are looking at will probably have a lot more of conversations around it, a lot more of learning around it, a lot more of mentoring through it. And I'd also say it really matters the age of the people now. For example, somebody like me who's maybe working with a couple who's possibly post 60 or post 70, maybe a bit more difficult, because personally, maybe I haven't even gone through those experiences that they have. So finding a good match or a good fit for helping couples like that, I mean, yes, we can help them seek the word and take principles from the word, maybe for practical experiences, I think to establish a better network in order to help people like this would be what I see maybe necessary. Although, yes, personally, I haven't had an experience like this. So I may be lost on how to take that forward also, to be honest. Right. Charles, I think you have your hand raised and then Susan too. So we'll take Charles's question or feedback first and we'll have Susan speak. Yes, Charles, please go ahead. Okay. I think we'll wait for Charles. Susan, would you like to? Can you hear me? Yes, I can hear you, Charles. Please go ahead. Me, I am at this point, I'm moving a vote of thanks for your time, investing your time in us. You know, it is one thing to know that God exists, but also it is another thing to believe that God does work. So it is one thing to be a Christian, but also to be a teacher. So thank you so much for your time. You listened to us. You don't know what you did to us. You have impacted us positively, because we were able to unlearn some of the things that were not good for Christian marriages. So we are really thankful to you. And I don't know whether there will be an evaluation, but the last is the other semesters would be evaluating, but we are really thankful from the bottom of our hearts. We are saying it is possible for the faith of someone to help others believe in Jesus. Thank you for your for your help, for your selfless input that you were putting in this. The whole of you, we could see the way you would listen and we are really thankful. May God bless you. May God meet you at your point of need so that you will continue to impact others. Amen. Amen. Thank you. Thank you, Charles, again. You never have a dearth of good words, brother Charles. You never do. You're a storehouse of affirmation and encouragement. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Yes, Susan. Yes, ma'am. Today, today I was very happy to hear that my ma'am also is a Kerala, as I'm also from Kerala. But married to a Maharashtrian, so I'm staying here. So your subject about family was very interesting and I got to learn many things. Not only I could impart it in my marriage, but also in our church families. And this course included everything about the family relationship, like a relation between husband, wife, relation between parents and children, relation between grandparents and grandchildren. And also you taught us mainly about sexual life, where this subject is not taught openly in church, but it was very important so that while we counsel other families, we can tell them about this importance. And also as we were busy in ministry, we are not able to spend time with each other, my husband and myself. But one day when you talked about giving time to each other, I kept my mobile nearest here and asked him to hear it. And really after that, and now we are trying to give time to each other. So thank you ma'am. Thanks once again. Thank you, Susan. I mean, it's so lovely to know that classes like this can impact so many other people. I heard this somewhere else also. It's not in this class, but somebody else was listening to what was being taught and they were very curious to know from where the material has come from. And this person said it's from scripture and that in itself I think opened up something, stirred something in their hearts. And I hope that they have gone to the Bible to read that. Amazing, amazing the way God works. Thank you. Thank you so much. Thank you, Rose, for what you've also put up for your comment. Thank you, Kennedy. Thank you. Yeah, amen. All right. I think we'll just maybe close with some time to pray. We are at 11 40. I think we should just number one, just give thanks to God for for his word that we have privilege to know about marriage from his word when so many people here in our midst are lost and have no hope and are grouping in the dark to know how to live a good marriage. So I think let's just thank God for that. I just want to maybe pray for all our marriages. Pray also for those who are yet to find a partner who may be in courtship. We'll take time to pray for that as well. We also will pray that God would stir our hearts to release what he's taught us that we will be faithful to bring it to those around us to help people either in your church community or as individuals or as your counseling or in your ministry that whatever we've learned that God will help us to be faithful to impart what God has put in our lives. Okay, so let's just take some time to pray and we can close. Heavenly Father, we just come to you with hearts of gratitude and praise. Lord, we lift our hands in worship to you that you have handpicked and chosen each one of us to be as part of your family. You have given us the truth of your word. We are so so blessed that we have the word of God with us for every practical area of our lives. Lord, for anything we have an answer from you, God, our hearts are so Lord, we don't have words enough to say how grateful we are Lord that there is this book of instructions, this book of love that is poured out for us Lord, that we can go back to it Lord like a life textbook and learn and seek our answers from it. Lord, we thank you. Thank you that you have put this in our lives. You've imparted this. You have poured it into our hearts and we pray that as it takes root Lord, that it will grow Lord, that we will be those fertile ground Lord that will take your word and bear fruit at 3060 and 100 fold Father. Lord, we pray that our hearts will be that fertile soil that is able to bear fruit till Lord that you've called us Father. Lord, I thank you. Thank you Father that you have taught us from your word. God, we pray that it will just not be an intellectual understanding but Lord, it will seep right in Lord. It will move into our bones and marrows. Lord, your word is living and active. Lord, like a double edged sword Lord that pushes through joints and marrows Father. Lord, and I pray that this word will make that difference in our lives, in our homes, in our families Lord. Lord, we pray God for miracles to take place through your word as we impart your word to broken people, to broken families, to individuals, to back to our own church. Lord, we know God that your word has power to heal, has the power to save, has the power to transform and as we speak this word Lord, we want to see miracles taking place. God, may we bring forth and declare your word in faith knowing that even a mustard seed of faith is enough to move those mountains of struggles and conflicts that they may be there in families and marriages. Father, Lord, the people you have entrusted to us, to counsel, to minister, to bless, it may be our own friends, our neighbours, our family members, the church at large. Oh God, we pray that what you have invested in us, what you have poured out in us Lord through these couple of months Lord, will be sent forth and it will accomplish what it was sent out for. Father, thank you for choosing us as your strong vessels Lord to bring forth your mercy and your goodness over them. Father, we pray that the anointing of the Holy Spirit be in us Lord as we release that word over people Father, as we may counsel people Father that the word of God Lord will make the difference of change master. Thank you Father that you will help us to do it and Lord I commit every family represented here Lord whether it be a married couple, whether it be couples with children, whether it be couples with grandchildren Lord, whether it be singles, whether it be young people ready to be married Lord, everyone represented here. Oh God, we pray for the power of your love to be poured out on these homes Lord. Lord, we pray for a protection and a covering Father every area that the enemy chooses to come against Lord. We declare the word of God, we declare the power of Jesus, we declare the blood of the Lamb to stand Lord as a blood covering over us Father. Lord, we pray that every marriage represented here will be fruitful. Lord, fruitful in the way that they present themselves Lord that each family will be it will be a testimony to your goodness and to your love Father. Lord, I pray God for every person here as well as those who attended the course over the last couple of months Lord Lord that whatever challenges that they may be going through conflicts that they may be having misunderstandings the pain and the hurt the challenges that they face Lord would be would be dissolved by your love Father would be made made clear by your presence Father. Lord, I pray that each person would grow in their marriage stronger Lord in understanding in love Father. May there be a heart of compassion a heart of kindness as we minister to one another in our own families. May we as parents Lord be loving parents maybe be as parents represent God the Heavenly Father in every way that we parent maybe maybe want to establish the hearts of our children in your word in your ways in your precepts Father may maybe be compassionate to their needs Lord even those who have not reached salvation God maybe stand on our knees to come to you Lord to implore to you for their lives and for their salvation Lord Lord we thank you for our elderly people in our homes Lord our parents our grandparents who continue to pour out Lord into our lives Father we speak your blessing over there may they be fruitful at their age Lord may they be fresh and strong Lord may they continue to to to work Lord for your kingdom Father we thank you Lord that that that each of us Lord in in that I hear Lord will continue to speak Lord your word that we will make disciples Lord of you in our homes Lord that we will be careful examples of of who you are Father that we will be careful in our words in our in our thoughts in our actions Lord that we will continue Lord to be that example of Jesus Christ give us the mind of Christ maybe be built with the attitude of Christ Father in the way that we deal with each person that you've entrusted to us Father we pray especially for our children Lord all the children God represented in in this group in this classroom Lord we pray that our children will be taught of you they will continue to carry on the legacy of Jesus Christ Lord that they will bear the testimony of the Lord Father Lord that they they would have your spirit poured out in them Lord each one of them each one of our sons and daughters that they will have the spirit of the Lord in them that you will bless them with the spirit of wisdom the spirit of understanding the spirit of counsel Father that the fear of the Lord will be their strength will be their wisdom and their knowledge Father Lord we pray God that they will be protected from the from the attack of the of the evil one that they will guard themselves up Lord they will clothe themselves up with the armor of God Father Lord that they will speak revelation Lord that they will have knowledge that they will have new insights of the word of God Father Lord I pray for wherever you have placed them in whichever fields Lord Lord that you will make them excel Lord that they will they will grow Father in wisdom to you Father that you will give them positions of favor you will give them positions Lord of influence and impact Father Lord that they will be men and women of God Lord who carry out your your word Lord who carry out your purposes Lord and your plans Father Lord I pray God that they wouldn't falter they wouldn't waste their time Lord that no no principles or no things that that are outside of the world influence them Father but the word of God will be planted and will grow in their lives thank you Father thank you that you will create in our children a desire to be a blessing to others Lord that they will respond to those in in compassion they will not be self looking they will not be inward they will not be self directed Father but they will be directed outside to bring more to your kingdom thank you Father use us Lord who are here as your useful vessels every day of our lives make it count Lord make it count for your glory make it count for your goodness thank you once again thank you for the privilege that we've all had together to walk together to journey together to learn to understand to to bleed together to pray together to encourage one another thank you because you are the center of our lives Lord Lord we don't know if we will meet each other in person but we know God that one day we will all come together to rejoice and to praise your Lord and to live forever in your kingdom thank you Lord till then help us to be faithful and to endure in steadfastness Lord protect us guide us and bless us we ask all these things in your precious and matchless name amen amen amen amen God bless all of you thank you so much and we will meet one day God willing God bless thank you thank you God bless you ma thank you thank you bye bye thank you so much ma'am