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<v ->Good morning, welcome to Duke Chapel,</v>

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for this first Sunday after Christmas.

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We're glad to have so many visitors with us today.

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We've been enjoying the music of Dr. Tom Clark

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who is a regular here in the chapel.

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Dr. Clark is not only a physician,

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but a musician, and he has written many

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of the instrumental parts for today's service,

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and his guest musicians with us today, we welcome.

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Our guest preacher today,

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is the Reverend Joan Solomon Campbell,

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an executive of the Philadelphia Presbytery.

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She is a talented musician and preacher,

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and it is our privilege to welcome her

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as our preacher today.

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Now let us continue our worship.

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(soft music)

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(choir singing)

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<v ->The act of praise is number 618,</v>

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men read regular type, women reading bold face type

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Glory to God on high.

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<v ->And on Earth, peace, good will toward men.</v>

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<v ->We praise thee, we bless thee, we worship thee.</v>

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<v ->We glorify thee, we give thanks to thee</v>

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for thy great glory.

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<v ->Oh Lord God, Heavenly King,</v>

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<v ->God the Father Almighty,</v>

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<v ->Oh Lord, the only begotten son, Jesus Christ,</v>

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<v ->Oh Lord God, lamb of God, son of the Father.</v>

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<v ->That takest away the sins of the world,</v>

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<v ->Have mercy upon us.</v>

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<v ->Thou that takest away the sins of the world,</v>

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<v ->Receive our prayer.</v>

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<v ->Thou that sittest at the right hand of God the Father,</v>

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<v ->Have mercy upon us.</v>

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<v ->For thou only art holy, thou only art the Lord.</v>

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<v ->Thou only, oh Christ, with the Holy Ghost</v>

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art most high in the glory of God the Father,

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amen.
<v ->Amen.</v>

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<v ->Let us pray.</v>

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Open our heart and minds Oh God,

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by the power of your Holy Spirit,

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so that as the word is read and proclaimed,

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we might hear with joy what you say to us this day, amen.

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A reading from the Second Book of Samuel.

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And the three sons of Zeruiah were there,

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Joab, Abishai, and Asahel.

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Now Asahel was as swift of foot as a wild gazelle,

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and Asahel pursued Abner,

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and as he went, he turned neither to the right hand,

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nor to the left from following Abner.

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Then Abner looked behind him and said,

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is it you Asahel?

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And he answered, it is I.

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Abner said to him, turn aside to your right hand,

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or to your left, and seize one of the young men,

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and take his spoil.

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But Asahel would not turn aside from following him,

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and Abner said again to Asahel,

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turn aside from following me,

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why should I smite you to the ground?

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How then could I lift up my face to your brother Joab?

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But he refused to turn aside, therefore Abner smote him

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in the belly with the butt of his spear,

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so that the spear came out at his back,

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and he fell there, and died where he was.

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And all who came to the place

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where Asahel had fallen and died stood still.

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But Joab and Abishai pursued Abner,

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and as the sun was going down,

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they came to the hill of Ammah,

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which lies before Giah on the way

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to the wilderness of Gibeon.

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And Benjaminites gathered themselves together

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behind Abner, and became one band,

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and took their stand on the top of a hill.

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Then Abner called to Joab, shall the sword devour forever?

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Do you not know that the end will be bitter?

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How long will it be before you bid

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your people turn from the pursuit of their brethren?

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And Joab said, as God lives, if you had not spoken,

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surely the men would've given up

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the pursuit of their brethren in the morning.

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So Joab blew the trumpet, and all the men stopped,

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and pursued Israel no more, nor did they fight anymore.

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Here ends the reading of the first lesson.

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<v ->Let us stand for the Psalm,</v>

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which is number 590 in the hymnal.

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Praise the Lord, I will give thanks to the Lord

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with my whole heart.

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(audience speaking)

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Great are the works of the Lord.

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Full of honor and majesty is his work.

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He has caused his wonderful works to be remembered.

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He provides food for those who fear him.

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He has shown his people the power of his works.

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the works of his hands are faithful and just.

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They are established forever and ever.

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He sent redemption to his people.

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A reading from the letter to the Colossians.

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Put on then as God's chosen ones,

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holy and beloved, compassion, kindness,

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lowliness, meekness, and patience.

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Forbearing one another,

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and if one has a complaint against another,

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forgiving each other.

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As the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.

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And above all these, put on love,

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which binds everything together in perfect harmony,

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and let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts,

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to which indeed you were called in the one body,

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and be thankful.

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Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly.

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Teach and admonish one another in all wisdom,

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and sing Psalms and hymns, and spiritual songs,

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with thankfulness in your hearts to God.

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And whatever you do in word or deed,

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do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus,

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giving thanks to God the Father through him.

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Here ends the second reading.

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A reading from the gospel according to Saint Luke.

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Now Jesus' parents went to Jerusalem every year

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at the feast of the Passover.

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And when he was 12 years old, they went up,

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according to the custom, and when the feast was ended,

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as they were returning,

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the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem.

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His parents did not know it,

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but supposing him to be in the company,

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they went a day's journey,

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and they sought him among their kinsfolk and acquaintances,

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and when they did not find him,

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they returned to Jerusalem seeking him.

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After three days, they found him in the temple,

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sitting among the teachers, listening to them,

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and asking them questions.

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And all who heard him were amazed

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at his understanding and his answers.

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And when they saw him, they were astonished.

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And his mother said to him, son, why have you treated us so?

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Behold, your father and I

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have been looking for you anxiously.

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And he said to them, how is it that you sought me?

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Did you not know that I must be in my Father's house?

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And they did not understand

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the saying which he spoke to them.

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And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth,

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and was obedient to them,

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and his mother kept all these things in her heart.

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And Jesus increased in wisdom and in stature,

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and in favor with God and humankind.

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Here ends the reading of the gospel.

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<v ->Good morning, I'm gonna say it again,</v>

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good morning!

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<v Audience>Good morning.</v>

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<v ->Better.</v>

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And season's greetings to all of you.

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It is a distinct privilege and pleasure

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to be here in Duke University Chapel this morning

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to share the word of God with you

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on this last Sunday in the year 1985.

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And I've come to offer to you a pause

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that refreshes.

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And I'm not talking about Pepsi Cola.

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Though it is billed as the real thing,

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I would like to offer to you,

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the Christian Family of God this morning,

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the pause that not only refreshes,

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but renews and restores.

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And that pause is none other than taking the time

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to seek forgiveness,

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and to offer forgiveness.

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Think for a moment in your minds eye,

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of the many times this year

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when you have not been all you could've been,

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when you were perhaps unkind or quick of tongue,

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when you were uncaring, and perhaps those times

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when you did not even realize

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that perhaps you had offended another.

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Think also, and perhaps this will be easier for you,

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of the many times someone offended you,

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or made you hurt, or uncomfortable,

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or you wished that you could be perhaps

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like Samantha on the television,

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and you could wiggle your nose,

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and make the irritating person disappear.

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How many times has that happened,

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and does that happen in a lifetime?

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It is appropriate that at the year's end,

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as we pause to really think how good God has been to us,

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that we should also place upon our lips these words,

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dear Lord, forgive.

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I would ask that you join me in a word of prayer,

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as we think together on this theme this morning.

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Let us pray.

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♪ If I have wounded ♪

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♪ any soul today, ♪

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♪ If I have caused ♪

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♪ one foot to go astray, ♪

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♪ If I have walked ♪

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♪ in my own willful way, ♪

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♪ Dear Lord, ♪

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♪ forgive ♪

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♪ If I have uttered ♪

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♪ idle words or vain, ♪

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♪ If I have turned aside ♪

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♪ from want or pain ♪

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♪ Lest I offend some other ♪

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♪ through the strain, ♪

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♪ Dear Lord, ♪

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♪ forgive ♪

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♪ Forgive the sins ♪

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♪ I have confessed to thee ♪

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♪ Forgive the secret ♪

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♪ sins I do not see, ♪

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♪ Oh guide me, love me, ♪

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♪ and my keeper be, ♪

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♪ Dear Lord, ♪

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♪ forgive ♪

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Let the people of God say amen.

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There is a beautiful book I want to suggest to you,

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and hope that you will place it

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at the top of your reading lists for 1986.

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It is written by Doris Donnelly,

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who is a professor at Princeton Seminary,

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and it is called, Learning To Forgive.

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In it Doris gives a definition of the word forgiveness.

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She says forgiveness is part of a process

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that begins with a hurt and ends

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as it's final long-range goal,

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with the event of reconciliation.

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To be reconciled means to bring together

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that which belongs together,

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that which is now apart.

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It works only however, when we pause,

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when we take the time to forgive and to be forgiven.

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Only when we become aware of the depth

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of the offense against us,

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or against others,

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so that we can forgive with all of our wits about us,

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and insure a kind of enduring peace,

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and a move towards true holiness.

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Most of the time,

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human beings bypass forgiveness.

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We rapidly move from our hurts and our emotions

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to reconciliation, without taking a passing glance even,

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at what must be forgiven before a lasting healing

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can really occur.

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How many times do you remember as a child

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when perhaps you had a scrap with one of your siblings,

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and your mother had to be the referee?

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It happens frequently in my own house,

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and I have to break the kids up,

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and I say, "Now it's time to stop fussing,

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"kiss and make up", or I will say to the boys,

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"shake hands and be men about this".

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Or perhaps when someone you love finds themselves at odds,

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and you know that they're going separate ways,

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and the best thing we can offer is,

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hurry and get back together again.

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But emphasis to often is placed on speed.

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The quicker we move away from our grief, the better.

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Better still, don't even notice that you hurt.

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It is better to pretend you're in control,

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and you've got it all together,

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and it really doesn't matter anyway.

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We think even of the many times,

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when something happens to us, even in our workaday life,

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and we find ourselves literally being fired,

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and when a friend confronts us about it,

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have you ever heard someone say,

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I wasn't fire, I quit?

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No one did anything to me.

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We don't really acknowledge where it hurts the deepest.

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To confront our hurts,

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to face our wounds head on

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has often been regarded in our society

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as an embarrassing act of self-serving pity.

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And grown up together, sophisticated,

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intelligent, educated people simply don't

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lick their wounds in public.

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To bypass forgiveness, spares us the need to do this.

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If we know something has happened, and we simply go on,

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and we remain ladies and gentleman about it,

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and we pretend we're reconciled,

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that's really all that matters.

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I might say that perhaps that's also one of the reasons

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why in many of our churches today across this country,

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we have put on the facade

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of being reconciled with one another,

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but we really have not worked at

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using the power of forgiveness