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- Hi, I'm Chaplain Jim Storie,

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Deputy Command Chaplain at Camp Lemonnier,

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And our word for the day
is actually two words,

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so forgive me and give
me a little license here.

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The word is shiny things.

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In our world today, we are all taking

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a new look in our life and
what's really important.

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We're finding out that some of the things

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that we thought we couldn't live without,

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we're doing just fine.

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Shiny things are those things in our life

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that come along and we
get real exited over them.

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We all have that experiences as children,

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maybe as a Christmas Day or your birthday,

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when you've got new packages and new toys

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and you played with them
and were really exited

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and were just so thankful to have them.

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But only after a little bit of time,

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those new, shiny things
seem to lose their luster.

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They seem to fade and just find
their way into your corner,

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where there not really important.

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This is an experience of COVID

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and social distancing and the
new world that we're living in

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has given us all a new opportunity

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to decide what's important in our life.

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Like friends, true friends,
the ones who stand beside you,

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the ones who forgive you
when you make mistakes,

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the ones who aren't afraid to
tell you when you're wrong.

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These things that stand the test of time,

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they may not be glamorous,
but they're things

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that we truly need in our life.

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So I invite you in this
new world that we live in

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to take stalk in what's really
important and what's not.

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Those shiny things that
seem to grab our attention.

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Take care.

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Our word for the day is shiny things.