Inquiring and Asking; May 1, 2026

Posted on May 2, 2026 by jgarrott

John 16:23 “In that day you will no longer ask me anything. Very truly I tell you, my Father will give you whatever you ask in my name.”

This verse is famous, but in English it’s a bit confusing. The Japanese makes it a lot clearer. The first “ask” is actually, “inquire,” while the second “ask” is “request.” The disciples were confused by what Jesus had said about “a little while,” and “being seen.” They wanted to inquire what He meant by that, but they would have to find out by experience. Back in verse 13, Jesus had told them that the Holy Spirit would guide them into all truth, so there would be no need to inquire of Jesus in that sense. However, requests were a different matter. I have written on it countless times in the past, but the concept of requesting something in someone’s name was an established thing in those days. It meant acting completely in line with that person’s desires, will, and even personality. We very glibly tack “In Jesus’ name, amen,” onto our prayers, generally with no thought of whether those prayers are in line with Jesus’ character and will. I don’t think that works! We need to be aware that Jesus is Lord, and nothing that conflicts with His desires and purposes is ultimately going to succeed. We aren’t to avoid praying in Jesus’ name, certainly, but we need to be aware of all that it means, both in that moment and going forward into eternity. God knows and desires what is absolutely best for us, so seeking to be in line with that is absolutely no hardship.

I have known this as fact for many, many years, but I’m still learning to practice it in daily living. This trip has been a good exercise in that. A week from now we will be back in Omura, seeking to recover from jetlag and getting back into the rhythm of our “normal” life. However, this trip has been a reminder that our time is in God’s hands, and our lives are to be what God says they are to be. I am not to be anxious about anything (as the Bible tells us in multiple places) but rather rest, relax, and rejoice in my Lord, as He told me personally many years ago now. Right now, we have things on the schedule, as well as various frustrations, but none of that is any sort of big deal for God. His Spirit will remind us of the things we need to know but have forgotten, and His grace and power will carry us through everything on His schedule, so we don’t need to worry about our own schedule. He has shown Himself faithful, not only on this trip but throughout our lives. We need to recognize that fully, and delight in Him in gratitude and praise, so that He may delight in us.

Father, thank You for this reminder. I do ask for clear guidance as to what we still need to purchase, and for whom. Losing that list has stressed Cathy out a lot, but You can enable us to recreate it, as I believe You want us to do. Guide as we go to the bank this morning and then as we go shopping, and then pour Your blessings out on the drama performance this evening. May our grandson and all his fellow cast members not only do their best, but also grow in the process, for their blessing and Your glory. Thank You. Praise God!

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Discipleship; April 30, 2026

Posted on May 1, 2026 by jgarrott

John 16:1 “All this I have told you so that you will not fall away.”

Jesus didn’t pull any punches. His next remarks after this are downright scary. This is an area in which the Church in some countries really drops the ball, I think. People expect being a Christian to be “your best life now,” all sweetness and light, and so, as in Jesus’ parable of the seed and the soil, the minute difficulties come, they drop away. We aren’t called to get people to say the right words, we are called to make them true disciples of Jesus Christ, and sometimes that can invite martyrdom. In countries like the US, that’s not likely to be physical, but it can interfere with social interactions and job promotions at times. As Paul said, people can’t understand why we don’t participate with them in their debauchery. (Galatians 5:19) We need to understand that we don’t just “accept Jesus as our Savior,” we acknowledge Him as Lord, and that simple fact changes our universe. When we are in His camp, we can expect to be treated as He was. That includes respect and love from some quarters, but hatred and persecution from others. We aren’t to be surprised at that, but like the early apostles, rejoice that we are counted worthy to suffer disgrace for His name. (Acts 5:41)

I once baptized a man who never showed his face in our church again after that. I feel sure he thought his baptism would solve all his problems, and when it didn’t, he split. I also had someone complain that I preached too much about commitment, and not enough about “the Gospel.” I wonder what his definition of the Gospel was? I don’t feel like I have suffered particularly for my faith, but I am definitely uncompromising about my priorities, and sometime even people close to me seem irritated by that. I am not to put them down, but continue speaking the truth in love, both verbally and in action. Eternal life in Jesus Christ is certainly worth far more than anything the world can offer, or throw at me, for that matter.

Father, thank You for this reminder. Thank You for Your incredible grace toward me. May I be an effective conduit of that grace toward all with whom I interact, whether they treat me well or not, for their blessing and Your glory. Thank You. Praise God!

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The Spirit of Truth; April 29, 2026

Posted on May 1, 2026 by jgarrott

John 15:26 “When the Advocate comes, whom I will send to you from the Father—the Spirit of truth who goes out from the Father—he will testify about me.”

Two things strike me from this verse. The first is that the Holy Spirit is the Spirit of truth. In a sense, all genuine truth is imparted from Him. As Jesus had said earlier, the devil is “a liar and the father of lies.” (John 8:44) He hates truth in all its forms, and is constantly working to deceive and obfuscate. The Holy Spirit, in contrast, always speaks the truth in love. (Ephesians 4:15) When we lie, we are serving the devil. When we speak the truth in love, we are operating in the Holy Spirit. The second thing from this verse is that the Spirit bears witness about Jesus. If something seems spiritual but doesn’t exalt Jesus, then the spirit involved isn’t the Holy Spirit! It’s not wrong to appreciate the Holy Spirit and desire to be filled more and more by Him, but that must always increase our love for and focus on Jesus. There are some churches that seem to reduce Jesus to a secondary role, they are so focused on the Spirit, but I think that’s a deception of the devil. Genuinely being filled with the Spirit means being filled with Jesus, making us more and more like Him. Yes, we are to seek the Holy Spirit and His gifts, but never at the expense of our devotion to Jesus.

I have been involved in the Charismatic Movement since 1973, and was baptized in the Holy Spirit in 1974, and I have seen countless violations of the principles I have just delineated. I can’t say I haven’t violated them myself! However, I have also seen countless believers so in love with Jesus that they radiated His presence. That is my goal! Last night Cathy was used by God to talk a woman down from suicide, and that was totally unexpected. However, it was Jesus, manifesting Himself through her by the power of the Holy Spirit. I don’t know how Jesus wants to use me each day, but I am to hold myself available to Him at all times. I don’t know when or how He will bring me into contact with a need He wants to meet. Whatever and whenever that is, I want to be His agent for His glory.

Father, thank You for this strong reminder. Thank You indeed for using Cathy to save that woman’s life. Thank You for the communication opportunity You gave me while she was on the phone. I pray that I may be sensitive and available to You continuously, doing Your will whether it seems “spiritual” or not, so that the lies of the enemy may be exposed and defeated and people be set free by Your truth, for Your glory. Thank You. Hallelujah!

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Love; April 28, 2026

Posted on April 29, 2026 by jgarrott

John 15:17 “This is my command: Love each other.”

I am really struck by how much Jesus focused on love with His disciples. He taught the multitudes, including them, many things, but when it was just Him and the 12, He really homed in on love. As I keep being reminded, that’s not simply a matter of feelings, and it’s certainly not a rejection of holiness, but a deep, bedrock reality that’s hard to overstate. I’m convinced that God chose Greek as the language for the New Covenant precisely because it has different words for different kinds of love, and few other languages have that. They range from storge, which is essentially like, to agape, which is God’s unconditional love. We spend our whole lives learning what agape is all about, and we won’t have it perfectly until we are before the throne in heaven. However, that doesn’t mean we can’t experience or even express it to a degree here. In fact, Jesus Himself referenced that in verse 13: “Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.” Right after that, He proclaimed that His disciples were His friends, and then demonstrated that by going to the cross for them. We take love too lightly! Jesus wanted His disciples, then and now, to recognize His love for them and allow that love to flow through them to each other. As came out a couple of days ago, that is to be the distinguishing characteristic of a true disciple of Jesus Christ.

I have been bathed in love since before my birth, and I’m grateful not only for the love but also for the awareness of it. I see so many people who are largely unaware of the love that actually surrounds them. Part of that is from their distorted definition of love, equating it to pandering to their selfishness, when agape isn’t that at all. As a pastor and simply as a believer, my task is to express God’s love to everyone around me, whether they receive it as love or not. And sometimes they don’t! On this trip we have had many opportunities to express love to many people, and they have reflected it back to us. Cathy has expressed love to many total strangers in airports, and they have generally responded very well. And of course, our interactions with family and close friends have been precious. We have one week to go on this trip, and I look forward to the love that will flow in every direction, as well as the love that will greet us when we return to Omura. I am to be an agent of God’s love at all times in every place, building up the Body of Christ for His glory.

Father, thank You for this reminder. Thank You for these days we have with our older daughter, granddaughter, and great-granddaughter. May we not be greedy, but rejoice to be part of the flow of Your love, for Your glory. Thank You. Praise God!

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The Joy of God’s Word; April 27, 2026

Posted on April 28, 2026 by jgarrott

John 15:11 “I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete.”

The Upper Room Discourse, that Jesus said to His disciples just before His period of intense suffering that we call His Passion, is absolutely loaded with deep, powerful teaching that He wanted them to have to protect them from all that was about to happen. That is to say, it wasn’t to load His disciples, including us, with all sorts of rules and regulations, it was to give us His joy, to a degree the world absolutely cannot understand. If you can read the Upper Room Discourse without getting happy, you really haven’t read it! God, incarnate in His Son, is telling us how to receive and operate in His power and holiness and love, and that is absolutely astounding. We get bogged down with all the junk in this world, sometimes literally, with all our material possessions, but if we will take in all that Jesus says to us, we will be liberated from all that, using the material as tools rather than being controlled by it and walking in the Spirit, just as the song says: “Walking in the Spirit, abiding in His mercy; in the presence of the Lord is great joy.” God doesn’t want to burden us, He wants to liberate us from all the chains of deception that the devil piles on us. It wasn’t accidental that Jesus said, “You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” (John ) We need to read the Bible not as obligation, but with joy and anticipation, as delicious nourishment for our spirit, soul, and body. As Jesus quoted to the devil, “Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.” (Matthew 4:4, Deuteronomy 8:3) We should rejoice in the incredible blessing it is that God makes His Word available to us in the Bible.

I first read through the Bible by the time I was 10, and I still read it daily. It is a joy indeed! I certainly didn’t grasp all of it as a child, because I don’t grasp all of it now! Every time I read with expectation, God meets that expectation abundantly. As a pastor, my greatest desire is that each of the people under my care learn to read the Bible that way, to know that God cares enough about them to speak to them individually, personally, through His Word. That is a joy the world cannot touch, and I want those in my care to experience it, just as Jesus says in this verse. The SOAP method of personal devotions, as taught by Wayne Cordeiro, has been very helpful in my own life, with Scripture, Observation, Application, and Prayer being the steps to apply when reading, and I am mystified as to why some people seem to resist doing it that way so hard. They either see it as obligation, or they want to be spoon-fed with what someone else got from the Bible. As a matter of fact, I do make my own devotions available as a blog for others to enjoy, and have over a thousand subscribers, but my prayer is that they would discover how to take it in for themselves, to be the strong children that God desires.

Father, thank You for this reminder. Thank You for Wayne’s faithfulness to share the reading method You showed him. I do pray that more and more of Your children would have Your joy in taking in Your Word, for their eternal blessing and Your glory. Thank You. Hallelujah!

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Peace; April 26, 2026

Posted on April 28, 2026 by jgarrott

John 14:25-26  “All this I have spoken while still with you. But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you.”

I preached on this verse not very long ago. The next verse, about Jesus’ peace, is actually more famous, but this passage actually gives me a great deal of peace, as it should for every believer. We are profoundly ignorant and foolish, but God doesn’t leave us to wallow in that condition, He provides His Spirit to teach and guide us. How wonderful is that? The Holy Spirit is better than any GPS ever could be, because He can orient us not just geographically but spiritually, so that we can understand what is really going on. Everyone has moments when they are tempted to panic, when events seem overwhelming, but if we remember to check with our “internal guidance system,” courtesy of the Lord Jesus, we can have peace and assurance. It’s not that we are to ignore all the information out there, even though it is seldom fully accurate, it’s that we are to trust the One who knows what’s really happening. And we don’t need a computer or cellphone to access Him, either! That’s why and how we can walk in the peace that Jesus gives, that the world knows nothing about, as it says in the next verse. To access that peace, we need faith and gratitude, as Paul famously pointed out. (Philippians 4:6-7) When we have an omniscient, omnipotent heavenly Father, who is love itself, (1 John 4:8) what do we have to worry about? None of this is to denigrate the reality of the trials we face. Jesus Himself, in this same Upper Room Discourse, said, “I have said these things to you so that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.” And that was immediately before He was arrested, given a sham trial, and essentially tortured to death. Our road ahead isn’t at all guaranteed to be easy, but in Christ it will always be victorious in the end, so we need to listen to the Holy Spirit and keep going.

The person we are staying with right now had distressing family news just as she was going to bed, but knowing her spiritual maturity, I’m sure she prayed about it and then slept well. She is an inspiration to Cathy and me! I too need to listen accurately and trust fully. The Lord led in yesterday’s events beautifully, and I am sure He will do so again today, as we attend the church I pastored over 45 years ago. God’s plans are always good! (Jeremiah 29:11) Tomorrow we will be going on to our older daughter’s place, getting to meet our great-granddaughter who was born in January, as well as experience various other blessings before going on to our younger daughter’s place in the Seattle area. We have passed the halfway point in our trip, and anticipation of our return is building. However, there are still people God wants to touch through us, and still blessings He wants to pour out on us, so we are to walk in peace and anticipation, available for whatever He has in mind, for His glory.

Father, thank You for this reminder. Thank You for all that You have done already on this trip, and for what You have ahead of us. Help us listen accurately and obey fully, so that all of Your plans may be fulfilled on Your schedule for Your glory. Thank You. Praise God!

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Obedience; April 25, 2026

Posted on April 26, 2026 by jgarrott

John 14:23-24 Jesus replied, “Anyone who loves me will obey my teaching. My Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them. 24 Anyone who does not love me will not obey my teaching. These words you hear are not my own; they belong to the Father who sent me.

This is definitely the litmus test for anyone as to whether they love Jesus. The thing is, no one on this earth obeys Jesus perfectly, so there is always room for growth. In a way, it’s like marriage. When I was first married, my love for my wife was a hot passion, but in the succeeding 57 years it has grown far deeper and stronger. In no way would I say I didn’t love her back then, but in a very real sense I have learned more of what love actually is. That is the way it is for every believer’s relationship with Jesus. When my grandmother Carver was 90, we visited her in the nursing home and were singing Amazing Grace with her. She had been a voice teacher, and always loved music, so it was a shock when, after the second verse, she stopped and said, “No, that’s not right.” We thought senility had really stepped in, but what she was objecting to was the line, “How precious did that grace appear, the hour I first believed.” She said, “When I first believed, I had no idea how truly precious God’s grace was.” In other words, to quote another song, “The longer I serve Him, the sweeter He grows.” We are to strive to express our love to Jesus through full obedience at all times, and at the same time recognize that both our understanding of His Word and our obedience to Him are incomplete. As Paul said, “For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.” (1 Corinthians 13:12)

I professed my love for Jesus at 5 and followed Him in baptism at 7, but I knew very little of full obedience. At 24, He tapped me on the shoulder and, just for an instant, showed me a mirror to see the blackness of my soul. I collapsed in tears, crying out, “My Lord and my God.” I wish I could say that I have followed Him in perfect obedience ever since, but that would hardly be true. Perfection has to wait for heaven! I can say that obedience is without question the path to joy and blessing of every good kind. It makes me very sad to see people who profess their love for Jesus, yet deliberately live in ways that are counter to what He taught. As John said, “Perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment.” (1 John 4:18) If we are being obedient, because of our love for Jesus, then of course there will be no punishment! However, as I said, perfection waits for heaven, so we are all dependent on God’s grace.

Father, thank You for this reminder. Thank You for Your overwhelming love for me. May I indeed respond with the obedience that calls for, for Your glory. Thank You. Praise God!

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God’s Power; April 24, 2026

Posted on April 25, 2026 by jgarrott

John 14:12 “Very truly I tell you, whoever believes in me will do the works I have been doing, and they will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father.”

I could easily preach for a full year on the Upper Room Discourse, because it is so packed with incredibly rich, incredibly important teaching. This particular verse is so mind-blowing, it has either been ignored or sent people on “power trips” far too often. It is of course literally true, but if we take it as a power trip, we are in real trouble. This verse, and the ones immediately following, are dependent on a level of faith that we seldom exercise. It’s not that such faith is impossible, but that we focus on ourselves too much to operate in it. I think the greatest blessing of going to heaven will be that we will no longer be self-centered, but rather entirely God-centered. This verse and the ones following are fulfilled when that happens. We can approach that at times, and so see a partial fulfillment of these verses, but we must never be presumptive. We are all too prone to want to do things that will make us feel good or important, and if that is the motive, then these words are just ink on the page. The flip side of that is that we often fail to attempt great things for God because we are too aware of our own weaknesses. Knowing your weaknesses is good, but only if you remember that God is far greater and stronger than any human weakness. It is a miracle indeed that He chooses to use such as we are, but the fact remains that He indeed does use such as we are, and we should be grateful.

I have wrestled with this verse for many years. I don’t know the definition of “greater works,” but all sorts of things come to mind. However, I need to leave that in God’s hands. He alone knows what is truly great. I am to focus on trusting obedience, not being proud of faith but rather striving to be faithful. As I have commented before, I feel like God has given me the spiritual gift of faith, as in 1 Corinthians 12:9, but it being a gift is all the more reason not to focus on the gift, but rather on the Giver. I want to be fully available for whatever He wants to do through me, but I am a relatively unimportant part in that process. As Paul said, “But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us.” (2 Corinthians 4:7) I am to remember that infinite power is in a sense available to me, but I have very little to do with it. If I will do that, then His works will indeed be done through me, for His glory.

Father, thank You for this reminder. Thank You for all You are doing on this trip. Thank You that we have a “rest day” today. Help us indeed receive Your rest, Your refreshing, today, to be fully prepared for all that You want to do in and through us in the days ahead, for Your glory. Thank You. Hallelujah!

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Jesus’ Love; April 23, 2026

Posted on April 24, 2026 by jgarrott

John 13:34-35 “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. 35 By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”

This is of course a very famous passage. The only trouble is, our definition of love, and our ideas of how to express it. We don’t think sufficiently about how Jesus loved His disciples. This was in no way a squishy, feely-feely sort of thing, but firm and practical, saying the hard things when necessary, but in no way stinting on encouragement and affection. Some churches have this, and some manifestly do not. Some of the churches that talk most about love actually lose sight of Jesus’ love to a tragic degree, excusing and even affirming behaviors that are not only unbiblical, but downright destructive. (Actually, every unbiblical behavior is ultimately destructive, but we tend to ignore that.) The thing is, when Jesus’ love is indeed manifested in a body of believers, it is enormously attractive even to those outside the church. We get tied in knots over methods of evangelism, when the Biblical pattern is simply to speak the truth in love. If we tell people they are headed for hell, however manifestly true that might be, without loving them, we will drive them away and cause them to hate us. However, if we try to love them without letting them know the consequences of rejecting Christ, that is actually not loving at all. On the other hand, “hellfire and brimstone” preaching is effective only in very special circumstances! If we express Jesus’ love to one another within the Church, then the world will indeed take notice, just as Jesus said. And, since being loved is one of the most fundamental human needs, people will be drawn to inquire how they too can be included in this family of love.

I was blessed to be raised in a healthy, loving family, but not everyone has that advantage. Some people are so damaged by their earthly parents that they can’t conceive of a genuinely loving Heavenly Father. I am to recognize that, and seek to be a consistent example of Jesus’ love, even when people don’t recognize it for what it is. I have had successes and failures in that area. Recently, one man was so scarred from his background that he was offended by a mistake of mine to the point that he left the church, and apologies have had no discernable effect. On the other hand, there’s another man who is absolutely captivated by the love he experiences through us, and though he doesn’t feel he understands things sufficiently to be baptized, he doesn’t miss a service. I’m expecting him to confess Jesus as his Lord in fairly short order! As a pastor/teacher, I am to express Christ in every part of my life, and that certainly means love. My own love is definitely not up to the task, so I’ve got to let His love flow through me. If I will do that, then people will indeed be brought to repentance and faith, for their salvation and God’s glory.

Father, thank You for this reminder. Thank You for the various opportunities You have been and are giving us to express Your love on this trip. Thank You for the Indian hotel clerk in Louisville who was so taken by Cathy and me, and that I could give her my card. May she so desire the love she saw in us that she seeks out another pastor who will lead her to You. Thank You that we are safely in Virginia, and for all the love that has already been expressed to us. May we consistently express Your love in return, so that people may be built up and drawn closer to You, for their blessing and Your glory. Thank You. Hallelujah!

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Disciples; April 22, 2026

Posted on April 24, 2026 by jgarrott

John 8:31-31 To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”

Various discussions are held as to the definition of “a disciple of Jesus Christ,” but Jesus Himself gives us an excellent working definition. Seeing this, we understand that discipleship isn’t a momentary “prayer of commitment,” though such can be very important. Rather, it is a matter of faithfulness over time. The Japanese expression for “abide” is interesting. It sounds very much like the term for “stop,” which is tomaru, but it uses a different character, and is read todomaru. It’s not just a pause, it’s an entering in, and that is important. The first time we read a Bible verse it might sound interesting, but not much more than that. It is when we let it work its way into our mind and heart that the real meaning starts to be manifested in our life. The NIV uses remain instead of abide, but Jesus said something astounding in the Upper Room Discourse: “If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.” (John 15:7) In other words, a true disciple can ask for whatever they like. The catch, if you want to call it that, is that a true disciple will only want what Jesus wants. When we find ourselves wanting things we have a feeling aren’t God’s will, then we can be sure we have further to go in becoming Jesus’ disciples. If you find yourself lusting after your neighbor’s wife, for example, you can be sure you have a way to go to becoming a true disciple. However, we aren’t to be anxious about all of this. We are to take in the Word daily (which a sadly small percentage of Christians actively do) and let it percolate in our heart and mind. That’s called meditation, but sadly, most people think that applies only to Buddhism or such. And we must remember that thinking alone is never enough; our thinking must provoke us to action. It’s like James said, “Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.” (James 1:22) Just listening isn’t abiding, it’s self-deception.

I have long known that the James verse was written explicitly for me, though it applies to all believers. I have known the Scriptures from infancy, like Timothy, (2 Timothy 3:15) and can hold my own in a theological discussion, but if I’m not living it out, then I’m not a true disciple. I am a pastor/teacher, charged with communicating the Word to others, but if I fail to apply the Word in my own life, I’m not a true disciple of Jesus Christ. I am never to be presumptive, but rather keep pressing in for more of my Lord, allowing His Spirit to fill and use me to do His will for His glory. Only then will I be a true disciple.

Father, thank You for this clear Word. Thank You for how You are indeed using us on this trip. Help us not be distracted by what others think we should be doing, but rather listen to You moment by moment, abiding in You as Your Word abides in us, for Your glory. Thank You. Praise God!

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