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As hard as it may be, pray, as hard as it may be, talk to god. as hard as it may be, listen to his words. let him love you. let him love you. listen, god didn t do this to join lynn to punish us. read the book. jesus took our punishment for us. read the book. [ applause ] this happened this happened because life on this side of eternity is unpredictable. it s chaotic and it s broken. god says this, for god so loved the world he gave his one and only son and he hasn t stopped loving the world. you may wonder but god loves you and god loves joplin and god is walking through this tragedy today and he will make a way where it seems like there is no ....
Restored and this community is back on its feet! we re not going anywhere! [ applause ] that is not just my promise. that s america s promise. it s a promise i make here in joplin. it s a promise i made down in tuscaloosa or in any of the communities that have been hit by these devastating storms over the last few weeks. now, there have been countless acts of kindness and selflessness in recent days. we ve already heard the record of some of that. but perhaps none are as inspiring as what took place when the storm was bearing down on joplin, threatening an entire ....
Nearly a mile wide and six miles long with its 200 mifrp winds churning and roaring toppling businesses, homes, schools, and churches to rubble. but that storm, the likes of which we have never seen, has brought forward a spirit of resilience, the likes of which we ve also never seen. [ applause ] what our nation and our world have witnessed this week is the spirit of joplin, missouri. [ applause ] and we re humbled by it. you have given love thy neighbor new meaning. the parable of the good ....
Back now at the joplin community memorial service. right now the first united methodist chancellor choir is singing right now. the president of the united states is also there sitting in the first row. he ll be speaking momentarily. he s already looked at the devastation throughout joplin, missouri, one week after that tornado, ef-5 tornado swept through the area. he ll be having remarks. let s listen in. [ applause ] ....
Each of our heads. in the days to come, the satellite trucks will pack up and leave town. joplin s story will disappear from the front pages but the tragedy will not disappear from our lives. we will still be here in joplin, together, preparing for long journey out of darkness into light, and we will need more hands, more tools, more good samaritans every step of the way. [ applause ] this tragedy has changed us forever. this community will never be the same. we will never be the same. the freef we share at this ....