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[1521.40 --> 1522.00] in prayer,
[1522.86 --> 1523.72] it's very hard
[1523.72 --> 1524.32] to hate them
[1524.32 --> 1526.54] because they are,
[1526.72 --> 1527.46] whether you like it
[1527.46 --> 1527.94] or not,
[1528.26 --> 1529.08] an image bearer
[1529.08 --> 1529.58] of God
[1529.58 --> 1530.90] just like you.
[1531.90 --> 1533.06] They are created
[1533.06 --> 1533.70] by God
[1533.70 --> 1534.34] in His image
[1534.34 --> 1535.54] just like you.
[1535.54 --> 1538.74] and they are loved
[1538.74 --> 1539.56] by God
[1539.56 --> 1541.18] just like you.
[1542.54 --> 1543.80] They are no worse
[1543.80 --> 1544.52] than you
[1544.52 --> 1545.68] ultimately
[1545.68 --> 1546.80] in the sight of God
[1546.80 --> 1548.54] and you are no better
[1548.54 --> 1549.10] than them
[1549.10 --> 1550.92] and praying for someone
[1550.92 --> 1552.86] forces you
[1552.86 --> 1554.30] or I shouldn't say force,
[1554.46 --> 1555.74] the Spirit enables you
[1555.74 --> 1557.20] to not hate
[1557.20 --> 1558.30] your brother
[1558.30 --> 1558.96] or sister.
[1560.08 --> 1561.38] It's a powerful thing
[1561.38 --> 1562.74] and I can't explain
[1562.74 --> 1563.48] how it works
[1563.48 --> 1565.14] but in situations
[1565.14 --> 1565.68] of conflict,
[1565.82 --> 1566.44] prayer has kept me
[1566.44 --> 1566.98] from pride,
[1567.08 --> 1567.70] thinking I'm more
[1567.70 --> 1568.36] than I am
[1568.36 --> 1569.66] and it's kept me
[1569.66 --> 1570.02] from hate,
[1570.12 --> 1570.76] thinking someone else
[1570.76 --> 1572.40] is less than they are
[1572.40 --> 1573.80] and if you're stuck
[1573.80 --> 1574.52] in that situation,
[1574.68 --> 1575.38] I invite you
[1575.38 --> 1576.64] to pray
[1576.64 --> 1578.54] and when I say prayer,
[1578.62 --> 1579.56] I should note also
[1579.56 --> 1581.04] that it's not just
[1581.04 --> 1581.56] something you need
[1581.56 --> 1582.24] to do on your own
[1582.24 --> 1583.36] in situations of conflict
[1583.36 --> 1585.04] and all sorts of division,
[1585.50 --> 1586.28] it's something you invite
[1586.28 --> 1587.32] others to do for you.
[1587.44 --> 1587.64] In fact,
[1587.68 --> 1588.68] I know of two situations
[1588.68 --> 1590.34] where the people
[1590.34 --> 1590.90] in conflict,
[1591.06 --> 1591.96] they're not interested
[1591.96 --> 1592.48] in forgiveness
[1592.48 --> 1593.38] and they're certainly
[1593.38 --> 1593.92] not interested
[1593.92 --> 1594.76] in reconciliation
[1594.76 --> 1596.56] but their families are
[1596.56 --> 1597.86] and the church was
[1597.86 --> 1598.76] and so people started
[1598.76 --> 1599.52] praying for them
[1599.52 --> 1600.08] and interceding
[1600.08 --> 1600.60] on their behalf
[1600.60 --> 1601.58] and things started
[1601.58 --> 1602.68] to happen in spite
[1602.68 --> 1603.38] of those people
[1603.38 --> 1603.94] in conflict
[1603.94 --> 1604.90] and I just remember
[1604.90 --> 1605.66] hearing one story
[1605.66 --> 1606.44] thinking wow,
[1607.04 --> 1607.84] God's Spirit
[1607.84 --> 1608.64] is really at work
[1608.64 --> 1609.68] in spite of the people
[1609.68 --> 1610.18] in conflict
[1610.18 --> 1610.96] and the community
[1610.96 --> 1611.84] is surrounding
[1611.84 --> 1612.70] and upholding them
[1612.70 --> 1613.06] in prayer
[1613.06 --> 1614.22] and things start to move.
[1614.32 --> 1615.44] Do not underestimate
[1615.44 --> 1617.16] what happens
[1617.16 --> 1618.84] when we bring conflict
[1618.84 --> 1620.20] before our Heavenly Father,
[1620.68 --> 1621.56] before our Son
[1621.56 --> 1623.12] who is the great reconciler
[1623.12 --> 1623.96] and the Spirit
[1623.96 --> 1624.96] who gives us the power
[1624.96 --> 1625.96] to lean into some
[1625.96 --> 1626.90] of the hardest places
[1626.90 --> 1627.54] with grace.
[1630.20 --> 1630.60] Secondly,
[1631.20 --> 1633.32] we need our community
[1633.32 --> 1633.86] of faith.