This word is submitted by Gertrude Jensen (gdjensen@peoplepc.com)

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                            Press On


My children, My people, rejoice. You are being brought forth renewed and 
refreshed. For have you not been made stronger? Is there not in you a 
rebirth? 

Labor is painful, but it lasts for a set time and then it is finished. 
All who witness it and are affected by it are forever changed. Lives are 
made different, never to be the same, no matter what is birthed.  You are 
in the last stage of your labor; new birth is at the cusp, crowning, one 
last push shall bring forth the new life that was destined from the 
beginning.

Stand fast, one last strong push and it shall be over, and just beginning. 
What was conceived will come to fruit. A new beginning will break forth. 
Treasure it, embrace it, nurture it, as you would any newborn.  Founded 
in scripture, wrapped in the Word and filled with the breath of the Spirit. 
Rejoice, for the labor pains shall soon be forgotten.

Remember, as with all newborns, the birth will bring much joy and amazing 
changes: some already set, some to be a result of your choices. Consult 
the Spirit and the Word, for you now have a knowledge and shall not be 
lost because of lack.  Rejoice, stand firm, and press on until the end 
comes that the new may begin.