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\u201cEverybody is a star. I can feel it when you shine on me. I love you for who you are, not the one you feel you need to be.\u201d Sly and the Family Stone<\/p>\n

Dear Lord,<\/p>\n

Help us to know we don\u2019t have to earn Your love and are already in good standing with You. Help each of us to receive Your love by grace, that has already been bought by Jesus on the cross. Help us to to know you love us for who we are in you and have a sense of our being not just what we do. You have made each of us unique and have a plan for all of us. Amen\"dancing<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cEverybody is a star. I can feel it when you shine on me. I love you for who you are, not the one you feel you need to be.\u201d Sly and the Family Stone Dear Lord, Help us to know we don\u2019t have to earn Your love and are already in good standing with You. 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