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  document.writeln("<span class=\"body\"><b><span class=\"headings2\"><span class=\"actsititle\">A Starry Night</span></span></b><br>");
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document.writeln("</font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><i><span style=\"color: black; line-height: 107%; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-themecolor: text1;\"><font face=\"Calibri\">\'€œAnd when they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding");
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document.writeln("</font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 107%; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"><font face=\"Calibri\">When I");
document.writeln("was a little girl, my favorite part about long road trips was when it got dark");
document.writeln("outside of the city. Away from the city lights, I would look out my window, up");
document.writeln("at the night sky, and admire the twinkling lights on the black canvas up above. It was a wonder that was always camouflaged by the bright lights of the city. I used");
document.writeln("to try and find the Big Dipper or Orion\'s belt, the constellations I was most");
document.writeln("familiar with. I remember trying to count the stars and I always kept a sharp");
document.writeln("eye out for \"wishing\" stars shooting across the vastness of space.</font></span>&nbsp;</p><font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"3\">");
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document.writeln("imagine the days leading up to the birth of Jesus, as the astronomers of that day");
document.writeln("studied the night sky. Maybe even sensing an excitement among the celestial");
document.writeln("bodies awaiting the appearance of a new star that had been foretold.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">&nbsp; </span>And then suddenly they see it! The brightest");
document.writeln("star ever to light up the Heavens - not just a star, but an announcement telling the whole world that a King had been born! The brightness of that star");
document.writeln("must have dimmed every other star that night. How amazing it must have been to");
document.writeln("witness that celestial event. Even as I write, I cannot help but look out my");
document.writeln("window and search the skies for the brightest star.</font></span></p><font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"3\">");
document.writeln("</font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 107%; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"><font face=\"Calibri\">The birth of our Lord was announced in the heavens that Christmas night, just as His second coming will also be announced in the skies above. Let us keep");
document.writeln("looking to the skies for the announcement that Jesus is coming again! Let us");
document.writeln("prepare our hearts this season to receive the KING! This time, HE will be the");
document.writeln("brightest star in the Heavens.</font></span></p><font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"3\">");
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document.writeln("Prayer: Dear God,");
document.writeln("2000 years ago, the greatest event in History, the birth of your Son, was");
document.writeln("announced to the world in the form of a bright and shining star. A star whose");
document.writeln("light guided the way to Jesus. Tonight, as I look up at the sky, I ask that you");
document.writeln("shine a light in me to guide me to Jesus\' feet, so that I might bow before Him");
document.writeln("and worship the King of Kings. Allow me to keep looking to the sky in");
document.writeln("preparation for the day that Jesus comes again. In the holy name of Jesus I pray, Amen.</font></span></p><font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"3\">");
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