This blog might be one of the more selfish ones that I write since it hinges on a lot of personal study, reflection and change. I hope it will be of worth to you as well as myself. It will be a multi-part work in the end.
Almost two decades ago, my parents gave me a video game system as a gift. We had very few games for it and the graphics were similar to poorly drawn cartoons, but even coupled with my poor playing skills these things mattered little to me. I loved that system.
As time went by, more games were added and eventually more systems. I developed a bond with the video game world. If I was hurt or upset it would accept me into its varying worlds and allowed me a form of forgetfulness that I attributed to peace. The solace I found there only required time, though the price grew higher throughout the years.
When I got to high school the games were there. I left school work to play them if I did feel at ease. Of course it left the school work undone which added to the stress of life and drove me back to the games again. This cycle led to a lack of social life, poor grades and a lack of self-esteem outside the pixel world.
What disturbed me and has driven me to write this entry is how difficult it was to give up the games even though they contributed nothing of value to my life. It took a lot of introspection, gospel insights and new motivation to break away from their grip. I want to share not only the path I took, but also the teachings from my faith surrounding this topic. Please allow me a little indulgence.
My first real hint, other than my parents, was from Elder M Russel Ballard in the October conference of 2002. I had already been called as a missionary, received my endowments, and was waiting to leave for the Missionary Training Center in November. During this priesthood session address, I, like so many young men that night, felt ripped apart. What a presentation. You could not deny the truth of his words as he boldly declared, "Please understand this: the bar that is the standard for missionary service is being raised. The day of the 'repent and go' missionary is over."
Just moments after this legendary phrase was uttered, Elder Ballard hit me with another spiritual sucker punch. He said to limit "the amount of time spent playing computer games. How many kills you can make in a minute with a computer game will have zero effect on your capacity to be a good missionary." In a moment all the actual preparation I had put into leaving flashed in front of my mind and it paled in comparison to the investment I had made in video game entertainment.
While in my first area on the mission, I found that the problems didn't just disappear. After two more missionaries were added to the area a member family invited us over for dinner. Once the pizza and salad was eaten he invited all four of us to play a video game. Over an hour later I left feeling absolutely ashamed.
Several times since then I have reflected on the phrase, "see that ye serve him with all your heart, might, mind and strength, that ye may stand blameless before God at the last day, " (D&C 4:2). All of my faculties were somewhere else for that hour plus of time. I was not blameless.
I vowed at that point never to let video games interfere with my life again. For my mission I kept my word expect once when it was actually a good moment to sit with a less active member and we talked almost all the time (we played for around 15 minutes). When an investigator gave me a newer game as a gift I put it in my trunk and decided to figure out what to do with it later.
By the time I returned from the mission I had decided to give them up entirely. What worthy purpose had they ever served in my life? I told my family my decision and after being laughed at watched myself fall right back into where I'd been before.
Marrying Stephanie brought great hope and love into my life. I saw our future as both promising and full of joy. Nothing would come between us. Then we got a video game system as a wedding gift.
I am reminded that while I feel horrible about who I was, I was not as bad as many men become and certainly not abusive. What hurts me is knowing that I placed a high value on those games. They meant a lot to me and I would continue to go to them for solace rather than turning with heartfelt communication to my eternal companion when troubles arose; even troubles between the two of us. I did not understand fully the counsel to "let nothing in life take priority over your wife—neither work, recreation, nor hobby," (Russel M Nelson, April Conference 1999).
Continued on Entertainment versus Exaltation - Part Two...
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Entertainment versus Exaltation - Part Two
Even after Caleb came into our lives I had the games. There is a picture of him lying next to me while I am holding a controller. As I think of the image the words of the family proclamation flash into my mind. "Successful marriages and families are established and maintained on principles of faith, prayer, repentance, forgiveness, respect, love, compassion, work, and wholesome recreational activities," (The Family: A Proclamation to the World, emphasis added).
Wholesome implies, "Conducive to moral or general well-being," (Random House Dictionary, 2010). Recreation is "refreshment by means of some pastime, agreeable exercise, or the like," (Random House Dictionary, 2010). Putting the two together forms the definition that I believe was implied: "Refreshment, conducive to well-being, by means of some pastime." Sadly, Caleb was getting nothing out of it and I was not being refreshed. Video games take, they don't give back.
With the ever mounting pressures of school coupled with the demands of family life the gaming finally hit a nerve I could no longer ignore. Speaking specifically to fathers, Harold B Lee said, "The most important of the Lord's work that you will ever do will be the work you do within the walls of your own home," (Strengthening the Home [pamphlet 1973], 7). I felt the import of that calling as I watched my son begin to grow and develop and then my daughter too. They were in my care. God had entrusted them to my wife and I for protection and learning. I knew then that I had to let the games go if I ever wanted to be what God needed me to be.
I took the games to a store and traded them in for cash. Though I had wanted to buy movies with it to ease the pain, the money ended up going to family needs and I never saw it again. It was a much better ending anyway because the addiction to games is just part of the problem. Entertainment as a whole is dangerous without the proper perspective.
For me video games are not an option. Like the people of Ammon I have buried my weapons of war and they will remain there. I will not take them up again. But media in general poses another problem.
"Therefore, choose only entertainment and media that uplift you. Good entertainment will help you to have good thoughts and make righteous choices." (For the Strength of Youth, 2001). Entertainment is not anymore evil in nature than is a television set or a radio. The evil creeps in from the misuse of such things, whether that is overuse or inappropriate content.
Filth is ever present in our media today. Even as good Christian people we often miss the foul ingredients that are embedded in the shows, movies and games we watch. I think of the words of Alma about his son, Corianton's, sin. He asked if Corianton knew sexual misconduct is the worst "yea, most abominable above all sins save it be the shedding of innocent blood or denying the Holy Ghost?" And then he went on, "For behold, if ye deny the Holy Ghost when it once has had place in you, and ye know that ye deny it, behold, this is a sin which is unpardonable; yea, and whosoever murdereth against the light and knowledge of God, it is not easy for him to obtain forgiveness; yea, I say unto you, my son, that it is not easy for him to obtain a forgiveness." (Alma 39:5-6).
Drawing from his words, we have the three worst sins we can commit: Denial of the Holy Ghost, Murder, and Adultery. These are prevalent in all our media today. In fact, our criteria for ratings is largely based on the last two. Denial of the Holy Ghost, while generally referring to the ultimate sin of lying in the face of God, is also a process of getting to that heinous act by ignoring the promptings of the spirit and denying God's existence.
These three sins are in almost every film out there in the world today. Practically all modern shows and cinema deny God in order to pursue another end. It can be that pleasure is the ultimate experience, that only survival of the fittest is truth or even that there is no truth and existence itself is a misappropriated belief. There are thousands of these variants playing every hour on the hour on television stations across the world. They sell us these lies at the price of time and values. This makes it absolutely critical to choose the best entertainment.
I look back at the definition we set up earlier. Entertainment must be refreshing and good to our souls (body, mind and spirit). Sometimes we need a good movie or book to provide a little relief from the world and express things of the soul. A concert or set of music can provide the same thing. Many different options are available and can be pursued if done in wisdom and in order, not in the spirit of glutting ourselves upon it.
Entertainment is not required for salvation, but our sanity may be saved at times by it. It is not tied directly to exaltation, but it isn't denied either. It requires a balance that the world sadly does not understand. We cannot let ourselves become slaves to the television shows and movies of the day.
We must dedicate our lives to following the Savior and his teachings which ask us to give our heart and soul to him, not idols of metal and glass. He wants to bless us and has great desires to uplift us, but cannot do so if we continually shut out the Holy Ghost by the misuse of media.
I love the Lord and am trying to do more to follow him. I hope and pray he will aid all of us in rising above the filth of the world and becoming the saints of God he asks us to be. I say this in his sacred name, Jesus Christ, amen.
Wholesome implies, "Conducive to moral or general well-being," (Random House Dictionary, 2010). Recreation is "refreshment by means of some pastime, agreeable exercise, or the like," (Random House Dictionary, 2010). Putting the two together forms the definition that I believe was implied: "Refreshment, conducive to well-being, by means of some pastime." Sadly, Caleb was getting nothing out of it and I was not being refreshed. Video games take, they don't give back.
With the ever mounting pressures of school coupled with the demands of family life the gaming finally hit a nerve I could no longer ignore. Speaking specifically to fathers, Harold B Lee said, "The most important of the Lord's work that you will ever do will be the work you do within the walls of your own home," (Strengthening the Home [pamphlet 1973], 7). I felt the import of that calling as I watched my son begin to grow and develop and then my daughter too. They were in my care. God had entrusted them to my wife and I for protection and learning. I knew then that I had to let the games go if I ever wanted to be what God needed me to be.
I took the games to a store and traded them in for cash. Though I had wanted to buy movies with it to ease the pain, the money ended up going to family needs and I never saw it again. It was a much better ending anyway because the addiction to games is just part of the problem. Entertainment as a whole is dangerous without the proper perspective.
For me video games are not an option. Like the people of Ammon I have buried my weapons of war and they will remain there. I will not take them up again. But media in general poses another problem.
"Therefore, choose only entertainment and media that uplift you. Good entertainment will help you to have good thoughts and make righteous choices." (For the Strength of Youth, 2001). Entertainment is not anymore evil in nature than is a television set or a radio. The evil creeps in from the misuse of such things, whether that is overuse or inappropriate content.
Filth is ever present in our media today. Even as good Christian people we often miss the foul ingredients that are embedded in the shows, movies and games we watch. I think of the words of Alma about his son, Corianton's, sin. He asked if Corianton knew sexual misconduct is the worst "yea, most abominable above all sins save it be the shedding of innocent blood or denying the Holy Ghost?" And then he went on, "For behold, if ye deny the Holy Ghost when it once has had place in you, and ye know that ye deny it, behold, this is a sin which is unpardonable; yea, and whosoever murdereth against the light and knowledge of God, it is not easy for him to obtain forgiveness; yea, I say unto you, my son, that it is not easy for him to obtain a forgiveness." (Alma 39:5-6).
Drawing from his words, we have the three worst sins we can commit: Denial of the Holy Ghost, Murder, and Adultery. These are prevalent in all our media today. In fact, our criteria for ratings is largely based on the last two. Denial of the Holy Ghost, while generally referring to the ultimate sin of lying in the face of God, is also a process of getting to that heinous act by ignoring the promptings of the spirit and denying God's existence.
These three sins are in almost every film out there in the world today. Practically all modern shows and cinema deny God in order to pursue another end. It can be that pleasure is the ultimate experience, that only survival of the fittest is truth or even that there is no truth and existence itself is a misappropriated belief. There are thousands of these variants playing every hour on the hour on television stations across the world. They sell us these lies at the price of time and values. This makes it absolutely critical to choose the best entertainment.
I look back at the definition we set up earlier. Entertainment must be refreshing and good to our souls (body, mind and spirit). Sometimes we need a good movie or book to provide a little relief from the world and express things of the soul. A concert or set of music can provide the same thing. Many different options are available and can be pursued if done in wisdom and in order, not in the spirit of glutting ourselves upon it.
Entertainment is not required for salvation, but our sanity may be saved at times by it. It is not tied directly to exaltation, but it isn't denied either. It requires a balance that the world sadly does not understand. We cannot let ourselves become slaves to the television shows and movies of the day.
We must dedicate our lives to following the Savior and his teachings which ask us to give our heart and soul to him, not idols of metal and glass. He wants to bless us and has great desires to uplift us, but cannot do so if we continually shut out the Holy Ghost by the misuse of media.
I love the Lord and am trying to do more to follow him. I hope and pray he will aid all of us in rising above the filth of the world and becoming the saints of God he asks us to be. I say this in his sacred name, Jesus Christ, amen.
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Divorce is not the Answer
There is nothing so heart wrenching as the thought of friends and family not remaining together. I know that the divorce rate in this country has increased dramatically the past several decades and that it is almost considered the "norm" for people to go through it since - according to statistics - more than one half of all marriages will end in divorce. I know that there are cases where such a move is not only warranted, but actually the best move - usually due to abuse. And I firmly know that - barring such abuse - divorce is an ugly, pernicious sin that is destroying our society and the world at large one family at a time.
Remember what the scriptures tell us about marriage:
"What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder." (Matt 19:6, Mark 10:9)
"For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife." (Mark 10:7)
"Thou shalt love thy wife with all thy heart, and shalt cleave unto her and none else." (D&C 42:22)
"Neither is the man without the woman, neither the woman without the man, in the Lord." (1 Cor 11:11)
When are we as a people, LDS or not, going to stop making excuses and recognize that we are being lazy and careless with one of the most sacred treasures of eternity?
"Marriage between a man and a woman is ordained of God," (Family Proclamation).
It is sacred. It is holy and good. It is designed not only to further society through the bearing and proper raising of children, but to ennoble and uplift the spouses to more exalted spheres of existence. The disintegration of such a union does not come from God. It is rooted in the selfish and unmotivated thoughts and actions of its members.
"Too many who come to marriage have been coddled and spoiled and somehow led to feel that everything must be precisely right at all times, that life is a series of entertainments, that appetites are to satisfied without regard to principle. How tragic the consequences of such hollow and unreasonable thinking!" (Gordon B Hinckley, Ensign, May 1991).
One does not simply "fall out of love." Such a change of direction is the result of not putting the effort and time necessary into the endeavor; letting self override the relationship. Divorce courts are full of documents stating "irreconcilable differences" as the source of the distress. That is nothing more than an admittal of laziness and defeat on the part of the couple. Their problems are the result of the disease of selfishness. This disease has a cure, but it is not in the courts.
"The remedy for domestic problems and irritations is not divorce, but repentance," (Elder Stephen L. Richards, quoted by Boyd K Packer, BYU Speeches 1963).
Let me illustrate with an idea...
Imagine if even just one of the guilty party were to stop and think for a moment. Realizing what they were doing and coming to the knowledge that in large measure they were wrong, they try to change their ways.The initial change might be one-sided - one spouse doing all the work to head in the right direction, but only a completely emotionless and wicked person would be unable to see the truth in a heartfelt and honest attempt to save relationship.
The work will be hard and uncomfortable. It will require effort and dedication on both their parts. But after time the miracle occurs. Communication is resumed. True feelings, not petty surface tension, but real deep and honest emotions, are shared. They remember the reasons they married and the joy they once had. Things progress onward and forward from there as the two continue striving to be one.
I cannot tell you how strongly I feel about this moral plague. It burns deep within me and fuels a desire to shout these thoughts and feelings to those I know struggling with it in their lives. I long to help and to bring them back to the light of the gospel wherein the righteous can find peace. Only through the truths that are contained within its scope can true happiness, in marriage especially, be found.
I hope that people read this for what it is worth. God never said that any part of our existence would be a walk in the park. In fact Christ spoke of heartache, pain and suffering for those who followed him. But the promise is sure - the "afflictions shall be but a small moment; and then, if thou endure it well, God shall exalt thee on high," (Doctrine and Covenants 121:7-8).
We are to partake in all the Father has for us if we will just endure. Push forward with faith and behold the miracles of life spread out before you. God will always provide a way. I promise this, as have many apostles and prophets of this and former dispensations, in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.
SEE ALSO
Dallin H Oaks, "Divorce" http://www.lds.org/ldsorg/v/index.jsp?hideNav=1&locale=0&sourceId=ec21b5658af22110VgnVCM100000176f620a____&vgnextoid=2354fccf2b7db010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRD
Gospel Library, Gospel Topics, "Divorce"
http://www.lds.org/ldsorg/v/index.jsp?locale=0&sourceId=1d7f0bbce1d98010VgnVCM1000004d82620a____&vgnextoid=bbd508f54922d010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRD
Remember what the scriptures tell us about marriage:
"What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder." (Matt 19:6, Mark 10:9)
"For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife." (Mark 10:7)
"Thou shalt love thy wife with all thy heart, and shalt cleave unto her and none else." (D&C 42:22)
"Neither is the man without the woman, neither the woman without the man, in the Lord." (1 Cor 11:11)
When are we as a people, LDS or not, going to stop making excuses and recognize that we are being lazy and careless with one of the most sacred treasures of eternity?
"Marriage between a man and a woman is ordained of God," (Family Proclamation).
It is sacred. It is holy and good. It is designed not only to further society through the bearing and proper raising of children, but to ennoble and uplift the spouses to more exalted spheres of existence. The disintegration of such a union does not come from God. It is rooted in the selfish and unmotivated thoughts and actions of its members.
"Too many who come to marriage have been coddled and spoiled and somehow led to feel that everything must be precisely right at all times, that life is a series of entertainments, that appetites are to satisfied without regard to principle. How tragic the consequences of such hollow and unreasonable thinking!" (Gordon B Hinckley, Ensign, May 1991).
One does not simply "fall out of love." Such a change of direction is the result of not putting the effort and time necessary into the endeavor; letting self override the relationship. Divorce courts are full of documents stating "irreconcilable differences" as the source of the distress. That is nothing more than an admittal of laziness and defeat on the part of the couple. Their problems are the result of the disease of selfishness. This disease has a cure, but it is not in the courts.
"The remedy for domestic problems and irritations is not divorce, but repentance," (Elder Stephen L. Richards, quoted by Boyd K Packer, BYU Speeches 1963).
Let me illustrate with an idea...
Imagine if even just one of the guilty party were to stop and think for a moment. Realizing what they were doing and coming to the knowledge that in large measure they were wrong, they try to change their ways.The initial change might be one-sided - one spouse doing all the work to head in the right direction, but only a completely emotionless and wicked person would be unable to see the truth in a heartfelt and honest attempt to save relationship.
The work will be hard and uncomfortable. It will require effort and dedication on both their parts. But after time the miracle occurs. Communication is resumed. True feelings, not petty surface tension, but real deep and honest emotions, are shared. They remember the reasons they married and the joy they once had. Things progress onward and forward from there as the two continue striving to be one.
I cannot tell you how strongly I feel about this moral plague. It burns deep within me and fuels a desire to shout these thoughts and feelings to those I know struggling with it in their lives. I long to help and to bring them back to the light of the gospel wherein the righteous can find peace. Only through the truths that are contained within its scope can true happiness, in marriage especially, be found.
I hope that people read this for what it is worth. God never said that any part of our existence would be a walk in the park. In fact Christ spoke of heartache, pain and suffering for those who followed him. But the promise is sure - the "afflictions shall be but a small moment; and then, if thou endure it well, God shall exalt thee on high," (Doctrine and Covenants 121:7-8).
We are to partake in all the Father has for us if we will just endure. Push forward with faith and behold the miracles of life spread out before you. God will always provide a way. I promise this, as have many apostles and prophets of this and former dispensations, in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.
SEE ALSO
Dallin H Oaks, "Divorce" http://www.lds.org/ldsorg/v/index.jsp?hideNav=1&locale=0&sourceId=ec21b5658af22110VgnVCM100000176f620a____&vgnextoid=2354fccf2b7db010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRD
Gospel Library, Gospel Topics, "Divorce"
http://www.lds.org/ldsorg/v/index.jsp?locale=0&sourceId=1d7f0bbce1d98010VgnVCM1000004d82620a____&vgnextoid=bbd508f54922d010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRD
Monday, January 18, 2010
"Cast Not Away Therefore Your Confidence"
I can not describe accurately the strength I have gained from this simple address given over a decade ago by an apostle of the Lord. Every time I listen to it I feel power emanating from the speakers in my car (I often listen to talks by LDS general authorities on my way to and from work). Elder Jeffrey R Holland has such a feeling of love and concern in his voice that it is impossible for me not to be drawn in when he speaks.
The main message of the speech is "once there has been genuine illumination, beware the temptation to retreat from a good thing. If it was right when you prayed about it and trusted it and lived for it, it is right now. Don't give up when the pressure mounts."
"'Fear ye not.' And when the second and the third and the fourth blows come, 'fear ye not. . . . The Lord shall fight for you.' 'Cast not away therefore your confidence.'"
I cannot tell you how many times these past several months I have found peace and confidence in these words. It is so hard with the way the world is today to cling fast to the truths God gives us. I find myself drifting from his guidance and reaching for science far too often. I struggle greatly with the seemingly irreconcilable differences of science and religion--not with the great ones like God and the Church, but the little things that pretty much apply to only me and those around me.
It is the message of this talk--that God will fight for us, that we shouldn't retreat, that if it was right then it is right now--that has reminded me to push through the doubts and fears and cling fast to the revelations that are given. He loves us. He has given us the Holy Ghost to guide and direct us to our salvation. He has given the priesthood to men on earth to bless the lives of all who will have faith. He has given us revelation and all things for our good.
I know that God watches over me and my family. He loves us and is guiding us always and if we will just listen to him he will take us to ever greater and more majestic spiritual heights. I know it is true and am grateful to be a part of his plan. I love this work. May God bless all of you to find the strength to carry on through your trials. In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.
The full text of this talk can be found on this link http://speeches.byu.edu/?act=viewitem&id=795&tid=2 Listen to it. I promise it will enlighten you.
The main message of the speech is "once there has been genuine illumination, beware the temptation to retreat from a good thing. If it was right when you prayed about it and trusted it and lived for it, it is right now. Don't give up when the pressure mounts."
"'Fear ye not.' And when the second and the third and the fourth blows come, 'fear ye not. . . . The Lord shall fight for you.' 'Cast not away therefore your confidence.'"
I cannot tell you how many times these past several months I have found peace and confidence in these words. It is so hard with the way the world is today to cling fast to the truths God gives us. I find myself drifting from his guidance and reaching for science far too often. I struggle greatly with the seemingly irreconcilable differences of science and religion--not with the great ones like God and the Church, but the little things that pretty much apply to only me and those around me.
It is the message of this talk--that God will fight for us, that we shouldn't retreat, that if it was right then it is right now--that has reminded me to push through the doubts and fears and cling fast to the revelations that are given. He loves us. He has given us the Holy Ghost to guide and direct us to our salvation. He has given the priesthood to men on earth to bless the lives of all who will have faith. He has given us revelation and all things for our good.
I know that God watches over me and my family. He loves us and is guiding us always and if we will just listen to him he will take us to ever greater and more majestic spiritual heights. I know it is true and am grateful to be a part of his plan. I love this work. May God bless all of you to find the strength to carry on through your trials. In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.
The full text of this talk can be found on this link http://speeches.byu.edu/?act=viewitem&id=795&tid=2 Listen to it. I promise it will enlighten you.
Saturday, January 16, 2010
Reasons
It is hard for me to put down exactly the reason behind this endeavor. I find myself challenging my personal and religious beliefs to a point where I must find answers to the questions raised. Often those answers come through small and simple means--a kind word from a friend or an embrace from a loved one. Sometimes they come from reading the word of God and the teachings of his chosen messengers on earth. Occasionally these answers come from a still, small voice speaking to my soul and guiding me in paths and ways I do not know. Yet regardless of the method, answers do come as assuredly as I live.
This blog is a way for me to share with anyone--those I know and those I do not--things that are uplifting and draw us closer to our Savior, Jesus Christ, and through him to our Father who dwells in Heaven. I intend it to be a source of strength to myself and to people who read it. That is its purpose and the measure of its creation.
I truly love the Lord with my heart and soul. Everyday I try to do all I can to stand firm in the faith he has blessed me with and draw myself and my family nearer to him. Now I also hope that those of you who may read this will find a quiet peace and assurance of the love God has for you as he has for me.
Jesus is the Christ and he lives. He has made the way possible for everyone to return to our Heavenly Father and partake in the joys of eternal life. We can, each of us, take hold of his outstretched hand and be drawn back to the light. He loves us and wants us to be happy just like him. It can be done and I hope you all might find his love expressed in your daily living. In the sacred name of Jesus Christ, amen.
This blog is a way for me to share with anyone--those I know and those I do not--things that are uplifting and draw us closer to our Savior, Jesus Christ, and through him to our Father who dwells in Heaven. I intend it to be a source of strength to myself and to people who read it. That is its purpose and the measure of its creation.
I truly love the Lord with my heart and soul. Everyday I try to do all I can to stand firm in the faith he has blessed me with and draw myself and my family nearer to him. Now I also hope that those of you who may read this will find a quiet peace and assurance of the love God has for you as he has for me.
Jesus is the Christ and he lives. He has made the way possible for everyone to return to our Heavenly Father and partake in the joys of eternal life. We can, each of us, take hold of his outstretched hand and be drawn back to the light. He loves us and wants us to be happy just like him. It can be done and I hope you all might find his love expressed in your daily living. In the sacred name of Jesus Christ, amen.
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