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[1364.04 --> 1364.48] a leader.
[1366.08 --> 1367.48] It's about being aware
[1367.48 --> 1368.22] of the temptations
[1368.22 --> 1369.40] that challenge us
[1369.40 --> 1371.46] as we try to carry
[1371.46 --> 1372.32] each other's burdens
[1372.32 --> 1372.96] and struggles,
[1373.16 --> 1374.28] to build one another
[1374.28 --> 1375.02] up in love,
[1375.12 --> 1376.16] but knowing that
[1376.16 --> 1377.60] not any one of us
[1377.60 --> 1378.60] has it perfect,
[1379.12 --> 1379.96] that just because
[1379.96 --> 1380.68] you're a pastor
[1380.68 --> 1381.18] or elder
[1381.18 --> 1381.74] or deacon,
[1382.10 --> 1382.70] ministry leader
[1382.70 --> 1383.28] or a teacher,
[1384.08 --> 1385.34] it doesn't make you
[1385.34 --> 1385.84] an exception
[1385.84 --> 1386.60] from the attacks
[1386.60 --> 1387.14] of the enemy.
[1387.14 --> 1389.48] I would further
[1389.48 --> 1390.54] suggest actually
[1390.54 --> 1391.46] that the enemy
[1391.46 --> 1392.72] loves to attack
[1392.72 --> 1393.90] leaders even more
[1393.90 --> 1396.70] because the enemy
[1396.70 --> 1398.10] wants to use leaders
[1398.10 --> 1399.54] to lead many more
[1399.54 --> 1401.24] astray with the leader.
[1402.34 --> 1403.16] So that's why
[1403.16 --> 1403.82] it's so important
[1403.82 --> 1405.20] to pray for our leaders.
[1409.12 --> 1410.24] Allow me to end
[1410.24 --> 1411.20] with this short reflection.
[1411.44 --> 1412.16] This is something
[1412.16 --> 1412.72] that I watched
[1412.72 --> 1413.60] from a Korean drama.
[1414.60 --> 1415.40] It's one of the most
[1415.40 --> 1416.22] impactful scenes,
[1416.22 --> 1416.94] at least to me.
[1417.78 --> 1418.74] So it's a scene
[1418.74 --> 1420.06] where the eldest
[1420.06 --> 1421.06] of the family,
[1421.54 --> 1421.70] right,
[1421.76 --> 1422.90] the leader of the family
[1422.90 --> 1425.58] is grieving
[1425.58 --> 1426.98] at his mother's passing
[1426.98 --> 1427.96] at a funeral.
[1428.82 --> 1429.80] But it's meant
[1429.80 --> 1430.54] to show that
[1430.54 --> 1431.70] this eldest son
[1431.70 --> 1433.40] shows the strength
[1433.40 --> 1433.90] of a leader,
[1434.16 --> 1435.50] that he holds it together
[1435.50 --> 1436.40] and he's not supposed
[1436.40 --> 1437.38] to show his emotions
[1437.38 --> 1438.92] otherwise everyone else
[1438.92 --> 1439.72] gets too sad
[1439.72 --> 1440.94] and, you know, gloomy.
[1441.30 --> 1442.72] So he stays strong.
[1442.92 --> 1443.56] He's the leader
[1443.56 --> 1444.40] of the family, right?
[1444.66 --> 1445.38] He laughs,
[1445.52 --> 1446.02] he drinks,
[1446.02 --> 1446.82] he seems to be
[1446.82 --> 1447.92] having a great time
[1447.92 --> 1449.20] at his mother's funeral.
[1450.52 --> 1452.12] The kids of this eldest son
[1452.12 --> 1453.70] are even confused
[1453.70 --> 1454.80] of why their dad
[1454.80 --> 1455.46] is so happy.
[1455.80 --> 1456.68] Like, is he crazy?
[1457.02 --> 1457.80] Did he lose it?
[1458.18 --> 1458.94] Like, his mom
[1458.94 --> 1459.78] just passed away.
[1459.96 --> 1460.94] Why is he so happy?
[1462.70 --> 1463.80] And then it's
[1463.80 --> 1464.86] right up to the point
[1464.86 --> 1466.70] when the actual
[1466.70 --> 1468.00] oldest of the family,
[1468.16 --> 1468.98] the older sister,
[1469.52 --> 1470.58] comes and joins
[1470.58 --> 1471.22] the funeral.
[1471.22 --> 1471.28] funeral.
[1471.92 --> 1473.44] And we see the image
[1473.44 --> 1474.76] of this eldest son
[1474.76 --> 1476.64] finally breaking down
[1476.64 --> 1477.24] in tears,
[1477.66 --> 1478.90] bursting out with emotions
[1478.90 --> 1479.70] that he's been trying
[1479.70 --> 1480.46] to hold back
[1480.46 --> 1481.26] as the leader
[1481.26 --> 1481.84] of the family.
[1482.24 --> 1482.56] Why?
[1483.24 --> 1484.22] Because he finally
[1484.22 --> 1484.78] has somebody
[1484.78 --> 1485.72] he can lean on.
[1487.00 --> 1488.52] Somebody he can depend on