Homefront Monthly:Out of the Comfort Zone Vol. 2 Iss. 8

8/3/2019 Homefront Monthly:Out of the Comfort Zone Vol. 2 Iss. 8

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M O N T H L Y

A AmIly resource

outof thecomfort

zone

ENVIRONMENT

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when I step out in

faith.

Vol. 2, Issue 8

F A M I L Y F O O D T I M E

G A M E T I M E

C R E A T E

B L E S S I N G

G O D S W O R D


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an vning, atnn, ning. Jtit t biding thi ti int ainata hth. (It a bt t bid thi ti

and a a!)

2lk thgh th Hnt mnthand what tand t. ch n tw xpin that wd ik

t inpat int ai ti thi wk.

Dnt bdnd t pt a th ativitiat n, bt a t whih n wi t ai bt. eah i Hnt mnthpvid than ngh xpin t at thght th nth.

3rb t HAVE FUN! stiv tak ah gathing niq t wnai a nj pnding ti with

Gd and ah th.

Howto

Usethis Resource

Eitors Note Th i itt that tak t tzn at than ntting hidn iv t

Gdth a tad abv a . W tn gt that hidn

a a git Gd and that H v th vn than w d. Jiah29:11 ind that Gd ha pan ah iv.

W thi in Gd haat whn H a thwd t Jiah: pan t giv hidn and a t and a hp. Pan t pp and ntt ha .

Whth it i th t da kindgatn tht da g, w t a hidn bth thn Gd and tt thi w-bing t Hi.

A ntab a thi a b, it v a anpptnit ah t an dpndn n

th H spiit. A w dpnd n Hi tngth,and h nt t pn wn wid, tant, abiiti, w a qippd t b a pat what Hha pannd hidn iv.

In thi nth Hnt, wi hav thpptnit t xpin ativiti that wi hphang t gt t t zn. Whp that a d, wi bgin t fx and tth aith .

DEBBIE GUINN | EDITOR

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eNVIroNmeNT

OUT OF THE

COMFORT ZONEThi nvinnt gniz that Gd tan whn w tp t inaith. o fh k t, bt Gd spiit want t t aith in dt gw it.

MICHEllE ANTHONy

FAMILY MINISTRY ARCHITECTth T Ta | cta ma, cA

A hidn a hangd t tp t thi tzn an a ag, th an t xpin adpndn n th H spiit, wh wi qip andtngthn th bnd thi nata abiiti anddi. W biv thi nvinnt wi tivat a

gnatin that, intad king t, k a

adia i ding t and wing chit.

I think that a hidn a hangd t tp t what tab, th bgin t ndtandwhat dpndn n th H spiit i ik a aithan t adt. Whn w in itatinwh wn what i ndd, w

tnd t apih it in wn tngth.

o kid, n th th hand, dnt hav naa an pna t a bak n. Thip aith tn hp th t dpnd n th Hspiit a adi than w d, a adt. That

wh Ja a, cnid it p j, bth,whnv a tia an kind (Ja 1:2).J in tia a ik an xn, bt whn w t th nd and tngthand w dpnd n th H spiit, thn w a tin a atinhip with th Aight. That i th pawh antiatin happn and wh w ndt j!

Thi nth, a ai xain th tinand bndai that v t tak t in, pa i that wd ik tpping tid thi t and xpin a nw dpndn n

chit and Hi v.

VERSES OF THE MONTH

mizing sipt an b an indib patit ngag in a a ai. Bt wd in and thv wi nt nai tan ; it i

Gd spiit in th wd that tan. W t knw Gd whn w a wiing tpn hat and ha Hi H spiit thghth wd w iz. Hav n with thv and think ativ wa t invit ai t pn p t Gd a th it thv t .

Consier it pure joy, my broters,

enever you ce tris o mny

ins, becuse you no ttte testin o your it eveops

persevernce.

Jam 1:23

I cn o everytin trou

Crist, o ives me strent.

Plppan 4:13 (NLT)

ELEMENTARY

PRES/KINDER


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yDebbieGuinn&JanetLee

FaMIly FOOd TIMEOut of Our Comfort Zone Meal TimeGd tik i i abt p than th ingdint. it, givth nkd i a bath. That ight! Pa th nkd gain i

in pain, wat. Pik it p in a hand and gnt b th gainbtwn th pa hand. D thi va ti v abt vint, aking th gain in btwn bbing. y a nd t hangt wat i it gt d. What th pint bathing i? Ithp t v x tah and dt th gain b k it.

Nxt, k th i! Thi pat wi b a bz i hav a i k. Jt pt i and wat int thk, it p, and tn it n. N k? Addth ingdint t a 2-qat apan, with a id thatt tight. ck th i 30 int, thn v

it th hat. bt t, Do NoT remoVeTHe lID anth 10 int.

In an aa th wd, pain i i atnv da. In at, it a vn b th n a thda. Th i a an wh i i a d tap at ha wd ppatin. It i high in b,abhdat, and pvid th ntitina nd

a a v w t.

T ving ai pain i n a, and th pptnit t tak abt hw bd w at hav d in an vaiti and fav. Di

wh in th wd thi i nt t. Pa tgthabt hw Gd wd want and ai t

pnd t bth th abndan hav and thak that an th xpin,bth in wn nt and and th wd.

y ight want t k p inatin n thsint Gt capaign Wd Wa II. o ight want t pa th ga that giv i t thhng at 222.freerice.com.

Jpnese Sticy RicePrep Time: 5 in. Cook Time: 40 in.

INGREDIENTS (Double this recipe for the Out of the Comfort Zone Challenge on the next page.) 2 cups white or brown rice 3 cups water


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T th ipat ai, h t at i tw a ina w, b aking i panak bakat, wing i a th night b. Again, thi pptnitt ha with hidn hw bd a.

rind th that at ha wd ppatin g t bd hng v night, and

an, an pp dnt hav a t an wat and tav gat ditan t gt it.

RICE PANCAKES

1 cups leftover cooked rice teaspoon salt

2 cups buttermilk or yogurt 2 medium eggs

2 cups white or whole wheat our (or half and half) 1 teaspoon baking soda

it gt t avit big bw. ma a p

and a ha kd, d i int th bw. u a k a ptat ah t ah th i a int tw.

At th i ha bn ahd a itt, add th t th ingdint. u a whik t ti vthing p nti itak a ight and a batt. I gt, thbatt a b v thik, add a bit wat t thinth batt t.

byAngelinaPaone

Questions for GodTh a an nvatin-tat ga

adi avaiab nin in bkt that and ai an t tat n diag

at th dinn tab. Hwv, thi nth, w want t hang t tpt t zn b ating wn qtin ga whih winag thght-pvking nvatin with ai.

Outofthe

ComfortZon

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Challenge

u p batt ah panak, t kpth a and anagab. th n a ht kit gidd, tning th whn th a bwn n th

btt. spad with app btt appa. Tha a qit gd with p and again btt.

Conversation

Starters

Hav ah ai b p with a wdint qtin. Think abt qtin that

ight a a pn t anw a qtin havawa wndd abt. intan: what wd ik t b ding in 10 a? What qtin

wd t ik t ak Gd? Hav ah pnwit dwn h qtin and dp th int a hat bakt ( ng hidn, hp th b witing th).

Take turns going around the table, choosing aquestion, and answering it honestly. s qtinight b i; th ight b a itt dp. Thi ia gat han t t kid gt t knw thing abt that th ight nt hav knwn. A

th nth g n, add qtin t th pi. Dntb aaid t ak a qtin t pn p

hatt diag abt th ti that hav hadt n Gd H spiit whn didnt knwhw t pd n wn.

cntin t p t qtin thght thnth. P t n ah night at th dinn tab in ap thght th nth and hav naning abt ai.


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byDebbieGuinn

OlDER KIDS

Trust YahtzeeA gat ai ga t pa i yahtz. Thi taditina

di ga an qik gt pa t thi tzn b tting n b in hag thi.

In a tpia ga yahtz, hav thtn t th di and p with th did. In thi ot th ct Zn vin, thai b n t wi th ti .

You however will still decide thebinatin a ging and t

an kp aid.

You will also still choose to rerollan a th di want h t tp at anti.

After your three rolls, ll in

ad ading tth binatin aib d .

Hav n aning t tt thai b t giv th bt pib!

GaME TIMEYOUNGER GAMESBalloon Racesrb th gp pjt in h? Doing

anything as a team can be uncomfortable at times,ba w a d t n th t d thipat with th a xitnt and intnit that whav. Thi ban a wi nag ah pn tpa attntin a th hd a ban and a t thnih in. W nd t tt that th ta bwi d thi bt.

Suies: Ban

Begin by choosing partnersand ining th p, bak tbak, n a tating in.

Place a balloon (not a heliumn) btwn thi bak that th t hd it th

and nt t it a t th gnd(phaiz n hand!).

At the sound of a whistle, thepai t tak in thi pitin,hfing thi wa twad th nihin. I th ban pp dp,th t tn t th tating in

a pant.

The rst team to cross the line wins.

Pa v and v again, withingp ta and having n ttingah th t hd th ban andwin th a.

Nt: I ai i a,hav n tw pp patiipatin thi a and t t bat thk, gtting btt and atti with ah a.


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byLauenFanci

GOdS WORdThe Prodigal SonAthgh lk 15:1125 i t n knwn a Th Paab thPdiga sn, i w t k dp at th txt it a d b ad

Th Paab th lving ath.ua, th iptan thi pat Th Big Gd

st i ntd n th tw nn biand dipt, and th th bdint t had-hatd. Bt th i h t an th ath,wh thght th paab i a nabd b thH spiit t hw v and t bth hiin n.

Thi paab i th iax an nti hapt

daing with t thing. J i daing withkptii th igi ad wh a

gbing paint abt Hi and hw Hw inn and at with th (lk 15:1).H wa giving th wd pit hw H a tv th t, and d vn th wt inn.

Imagine your son or daughter coming up to you onemorning and saying, I wish you were dead. Now giveme my inheritance. Thi i baia what th nwa aing t th ath whn h akd nt hi ha th ppt. H wa nt jt aking n that wa ight hi, h wa aking

ppt, ivtk, and hhd it. And t tp it, h wantd t th t Gnti t gt ah hi jn. In a taditina Jwih h, thi qtwa gnd xniatin, vn dath btning (Dtn 21:1821).

Bt thi hhd wa dint, and athghit bk hi hat, th ath agd t t hi n

hav hi inhitan and av. Th i n pintatin xat wh th n wa ging, bt iti a that h qandd hi wath in wid iving

(lk 15:13).English biologist, Thomas Huxley, said, A mans

worst difculties begin when he is able to do just as helikes. Th ath knw th gh ad ahad hi n. H d hav ai dnid hi n

qt ip t kp hi a th wd, btintad h h t t hi n g. H ttd thatGd had a pan hi n, vn i it wa nt th

ntind n nxt pag


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a wa.

Th Pdiga sn qik divd thatbing awa h wa nthing ik h hadxptd. Hi i in a hav initia pidd, bt it a d hi t av. H nhad n ptin bt t wk a Gnti, tnding

t hi pig. In lviti 11, th ld gav mand Aan pi inttin that Jwih ppw nt t at pig, vn b na th. Th

n gw hng that nt n did h tnd t thpigh a at thi d. Th wa nt hthat ad a Jw nan than that.

Luke 15:17 says, When he came to his senses, the son decided to go back to his father and beg for a servant position. It t hav bn th knwdg hi ath kindn and pain that d th

n bak h, h ik Gd kindn ad t pntan. Th wa nthing that d

hav pd hi t g bak pia whnh knw hw nan and nwth h wa t b inhi ath hhd.

Bt a th n tn, hi ath ita n t

t hi a h wak dwn th ad. Athgh anapg ph ha bn ppad, th n han han t giv it ba hi ath d ntt hi. Th ath d nt d hi n bingdipt wat. H bat hi tn.

A i daing with hi pdiga n tn wa nthav ngh th ath, h had anth n with

a pt dint i. H atd a n inth idd th batin, ang that hi wawadbth wa iving pia tatnt bakingth and dihning hi ai. Intad hhing hi th n and ting hi t gt v it,th ath av th pat t pad with hi th nt in. Th ath wa ab t hw Gd vand pain t hi dt n, vn thgh thi

n hat wa d twad hi ath and bth.

J td thi t t ind th i n wa

thi ath d hav bn ving and givingn hi wn. It i a h wa dpndnt n thspiit Gd t hw hi n th kind v n Gdan xtnd. Th ath t hav knwn that hi

ngt n did thing and aw thing that w in; and h aw th a, hat hat hi dt n. sti w a ntabading haing thi t ba w idntiwith n th haat in it. Bt Jwantd Hi itn t ndtand that Hi v innditina and Gd spiit i awa at wk ttan a wiing hat.

hEAR IT

lving nnditina i nt a. Read1 Corinthians 13:48a. cntina ind that th attibt v a nt a thingt p, and that abiit t p thtait an n a dpndn n thH spiit!

DO IT

As a parent, there are sure to be times when yourchildren put you out of your comfort zone. Tak ti

thi nth t pa pi thing in atin t hidn.

Pray your kids would stay on the right path. AskGd t gnin th with Hi spiit, thihat a ntina bing tand andgidd twad th thing that a paing t Hi.

Pray for love beyond human capacity. Ask God togiv pain and that i nattainab

witht dpndn n Hi.

There is No wAyThis FATher

couLD hAve beeNso LoviNG ANDForGiviNG oN his

owN. iT is cLeAr hewas dependent on

the spirit of God

To show his soNThe kiND oF Love

oNLy GoDcAN exTeND.


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bysaahGoodfello

STORyTEllING & TRadITIONSRice & Beanson chita an, ai tatd a nw taditin. o hidn,ag ight, ix, , and n, w hangd t ai n t bid a

an wat w in an ipvihd gin th wd.At th ti, w w tgging nania and didnt

that w d giv an n t th w pjt.Bt kid dpat wantd t dnat a w, w didd t think tid th bx and gtativ with hw w d d it. With th hp ind, and a hit in thinking abt whatw nd t pnd n n, w a p with anida.

When we announced our idea to the kids, it wasntmet with much enthusiasm. W td th w wd

n b ating i and ban dinn dingAdvnt (th 25 da b chita). Bt, I dntik i and ban!, wa th ain paint. Thiwant xat hw th nviind w wd avth n t giv awa. W xpaind that w tit wd tah ai a t t giv, nt t

abndan, bt t ai. Hnt, thgh,I had kid hitatin thi wa dnittid t zn (pia in it antgiving p night dt). I wa a nnd

that I ight b aking t h kid at ha ng ag.

Overall, it was an uncomfortable month for all ofus. Th w an night whn w tggd tgt th i and ban t th pbad, t anat th with gatitd. At th a ti thgh, itwa a bati nth. I aw tw dt hidn

dpnd n Gd ik I had nv n b. Thita atd piita b whn thaizd that what th w ding wa an at

ai. In tn, th w a ab t thipant ai and n Gd. ev night, aw gathd at th dinn tab, w pd thxpin tgth a a ai and did hwhad it wa, whi gnizing hw thank w w

t b ab t hp th in nd.

With hidn ding ah da d t hng andantitin, kid didd that bing ab t ati and ban v da wa ata a git and that w d d t hp. ev night, w pt thn w avd n dinn in a ja. At the end of the25 days, we had saved $250, which then went directly

to providing clean water for a community in Ethiopia.W nw knw that th i and ban ai

wi awa b a pat ai. It dnd inwa that wa had t ndtand. o ,it wi b dit, and t t zn, tt thing ik thi, bt tak th hang tak i and ban a ai taditin in h. y an h n nth a a t at

i and ban, and giv th avd n awa ta a that nti ai i painat abt(an wat, pning a hid t g t h, hping a ai with hing). Th pibiiti

a nd. It wi hang ai t aitgth. I a thank that w tppd ttgth in aith, a a ai, and t Gd wk inbth , a pant, a w a in hidn.

inatin n an wat pjt, viitrileyproject.blogspot.com orcharitywater.org.


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CREaTEPaint n PassSUpplIES

sppi ndd:

paint (acrylic, tempera, or water)

paper plates

newspaper

paintbrushes (1 per family member)

30 x 36 (canvas material or butcher paper)

Bible

permanent marker

timer

byNatalievennei a a apab bing ativ in n

wa anth. Whth it i atitia with

paint a, with patin in bin, vn th wa w gt ativ with h (at vi) t ak th appaing kid.

Pna, I nj hand-n ativit with ptt,

apbking, and wing. I an at a pjt in had, gath th atia, and g at it. I a intta nt pjt, and it t t knw

that I a tiat pnib th t atingd bad. T think handing ida t n i an ntab thght.

Thi nth, w wd ik t nag tak a abativ ai painting. Thi wi tak t t zn a nth ai b t nih what hav tatd.

sit dwn at a tab, nd a fat a tid.cv a with nwpap, and a

anva n tp. on pap pat, ditibt th paint vn t .

Read this months memory verse, out loud, before you start your time together. u thi a inpiatin th dign paint.

st th ti tw int, and hav n pntat painting.

Whn th ti n t, th t paint path anva t th nxt paint. Th painting ightnt b tta nihd, bt th anva nd t bpad, and th ti nd t b t.

Th nd paint wi paint tw int, andpa it t th nxt pn.

on vn ha pad th anva ha hada p tn t add t th painting, th anvahd b d in. y a vn hav pit ntp pit! And that ka! That th bat

thi pjt.

Whn painting i pt, nd a pt wh an wit th v and th dat ai wi b ti tgth.

CREaTE is A TiMe To eNGAGe your FAMiLy iN A

coLLAborATive resPoNse To heAriNG GOdS TRUTH.

W


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byNatalievennei

WORSHIpPower of PrayerWhn I wa ng, I b king at pant a pt, tng,and invinib pp. I thght, s th d v , ptt ,

pvid , and nv a t v an it!Bt, I a b th ti I aizd that pant had nd t. m gandpa had jtnd t h had badd an, and aiwa tk with gi, pia . Binga ptt pivat pn, didnt a

ha an h hat tb with th, btthi ti h did. sh a t aaid, bkn,and vnab, and akd t pa h. m abiit t b vnab and aw , hhid, t pa h hpd bth t tp t t zn and int th tngth andndn th ld.

This month, as an act of worship, be bold andpresent some of your prayer requests to your children. Thi wi t ik b a tthing xpin, t t zn, bt b athnti with qt, and thn nag hidn t pa th qt t d. I na, wit qt dwn n a pi pap hidnan t it a th pa . I th a tng t ad, giv th vba ind a th

pa v .

we oFTeN ThiNk oF worshiP As siNGiNG, buT we cAN worshiP GoD iN

MANy DiFFereNT wAys: PrAyer, siLeNce, ArT, DANce, GiviNG, shAriNG,

AND ThANksGiviNGJusT To NAMe A Few. MAke PLANs For your FAMiLy

worshiP TiMe, buT PrePAre yourseLF To hoLD These PLANs LooseLy iF

The hoLy sPiriT LeADs you iN A DiFFereNT DirecTioN.


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byLauawebe

pRayERPraying for Your KidsThi i Hnt mnth ha an gat pptniti t t tp t t zn b giving p nt and dpnding

n th H spiit t a hidn.obvi, pa i a hg pat ntting hidn t Gd. It i in pa that w an ak Gdt b with kid in a that i ging n in thi iv.It i in pa that w an t th H spiit that wnd Hi t gid and hw hw t pant. It i

in pa that w an t g nt and nd hidn iv t th ld (aditting that, Hiida and pan kid ight b dint andbtt than wn).

W knw th va paing hidn. mt

pbab d pa hidn n a gabai. Bt, hw tn d w ata invv hidn

in that p pa? How often do we includethem and let them hear us daily entrusting their littlelives to God?It i n thing t t hidn that wpa th, it i anth thing nti th txpin paing th.

In a chitian t that tn ak pa aint, pivat thing, it an b a t tn paing hidn int th a thing. W pa th n wn, ab with p. Th paa pi and iptant. Bt, iagin th

ipat it wd hav n hidn i w tppdt th t zn intna, int pa andgav th a han t ata xpin and hath wd that w t Gd n thi bha.

This month, begin to make a habit of getting out

of the comfortable routine of merely praying for yourchildren on your own and participate in it together.

At the beginning of the month, gather as a familyand ip ak kid what kind thingth wd ik pa . I th a t ng t p with an anw n thi wn, ggtin a t aa thi iv that an bitd p in pa.

Begin to pray out loud for your kids. You may want

t t hidn it in th idd and thn ahand n th a pa th.

After you have nished praying, explain to yourhidn that pa th tn, and wantt tat inding th in thi p b inviting

th t t knw anti th wd ik

pa.

For the rest of the month, anytime think t p a pa hidn, ip d it t d,pia i kid a na.

As you are driving the kidsto school, pray out loud for

their day at school.

As you are walking to the park, pray that God would help your

children to enjoy their time and toexperience Him.

Take advantage of your daily routine, and push

t pntan pa t d kid. Th wi bgin t that th hav pantwh t dpnd n Gd what a git!


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byrogeTiabai

wd. It hd bgin in th h; hidnhd aiag a pit Gd haatin atinhipving, aing, painat,and aiia. W hd ak v, I hidn w t dib aiag, wdth b ab t a it had a th attibt?

An athnti chitian aiag int jta aiag ad p tw chitian; it i aaiag that aw Gd t ah pn a

Hi intnt haing, ving, and ving.Do you need to make an adjustment in your

thinking about marriage?

How does your spouse show an authenticChristian view of marriage? (This can be anopportunity for afrmation.)

What are some ways you might work togetherto show your children and the world what anauthentic Christian marriage looks like?

Pray with your spouse for the wisdom and strength to make your marriage a picture of

Christs love.

MaRRIaGEHappy or Holy?I biv th wd i king aiag that a dint.Th wd i king aiag that hw a,ai, v, and pain. It king aiagpatn wh n th H spiit t qip andtngthn th bnd thi wn nata abiitiand di.

s tn pp gt aid thinking abt thiwn happin. In ning pati, I ha

paita p taking abt hw thi anpt th, hw hand h i, hwbati h i. sd d I ha th a hwthi aiag an ak a din in th wd.Th a pp wi vnta ai hidn,wh wi k t th a n; th n happin. Ga Tha, in hi bk, SacredMarriage pt it thi wa, Suppose marriage wasnot so much to make us happy, but to make us holy.

Th hang ah i t gt a aviin what aiag an b in chitpw, and th din w d ak in th

ThE wORld IS

lOOkINg fORMaRRIagES

ThaT show

care, sacrifice,

love, and

passion.


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BlESSINGTrusting GodBing an b pkn v hid th pp daingGd pttin, j, and wid.

BlESS

Tis mont, read Psalm 56:4a NIrV over yourhidn a a bing:

I trust in God. I praise his

word. I trust in God. I will not

be afraid.

Ten, pa with th ing Phiippian 4:13 a gid:

May your condence in God

remind you daily that you can

do all things through Christ

who gives you strength.

byDebbieGuinn

HomeFront Weekly: Dont forget to grab your HomeFront Weekly: A resource to getparents and kids talking about Gods Word together.

chrisTiANs Are oFTeN

oFFereD A bLessiNG AT The

eND oF A church service As

Abenediction. The worD

beNeDicTioN LiTerALLy MeANs,

Good speakinGAND is MosT

oFTeN TrANsLATeD blessinG.

NuMbers 6:2226 NkJv recorDs

The LorD iNsTrucTiNG Moses

To bLess The PeoPLe wiTh

These worDs,the lord

bless you and keep you; the

lord make his face to shine

upon you, and be Gracious

to you; the lord lift up his

countenance upon you, and

Give you peace.

pRAY

BlESS


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