#calling a guy your brother once (1) in a letter written in a dangerous situation that could easily be intercepted

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Diabolik lovers Chaos Lineage: Kino (Story 09)

In terms of the gameplay: The black choices lead up to a bad ending, the white choices lead up to a good ending. Please no reposting onto other sites, ask me before translating this into another language too!

Monologue

A few days passed after that, and the hostility between Reiji and Shu-san only continued to grow.

But then, one day Reiji-san called all the members to gather in the living room after a really long time.

And with this, Reiji-san started talking to everyone again.

Place: Scarlet mansion — Living room

Reiji: Dissension apparently keeps spreading inside this mansion. I certainly believe everyone is aware of this matter.

If this dispute continues during any battle, it might end up giving the enemy a chance to take advantage of it.

Therefore, Shu, the cause of all this, will be incarcerated in the basement for the time being.

Yui: In the basement… !?

Yuma: Wait, isn’t that kinda rushed? We don’t even know whether or not that’s true, so no matter how you put it, isn’t that too extreme?

Hey, stop being silent and say something back already!

Shu: …Have it your way. It would be way more troublesome to investigate it anyway.

Yuma: ...Because of you keeping up your fucking attitude, we’re… !

Reiji: Yuma. There is no point in starting a fight right now.

However, I certainly will accompany you to the dungeon. Let us go, Shu.

Shu: ...Yeah.

*both leave*

Yui: No way… both of them...

Yuma: Fuck… why is all of this shit happening!?

Yui: Yuma-kun ...

Kino: Big brother Shu, he’s so pitiful. But this was the best decision, wasn’t it?

Yui: ...Nn!

(He’s once again enjoying himself. How can someone be able to hurt others and then laugh about it so casually?)

(For the sake of him getting the powers of Karlheinz-sama… are the others really such hindrances to him?)

Monologue

The ominous air around Shu-san was getting thicker day by day, which is probably because of Kino-kun being the only person around him every now and then.

But Kino-kun is obviously involved in Shu-san’s imprisonment that was done by Reiji-san.

And like that, a whole day passed without me being able to do anything about it.

Kino-kun tends to stay by my side day and night in order to remind me of something. If I’d try to do something, he’d push his fangs without delay into my skin.

I feel even more frustrated knowing that I can’t do anything.

Because I can’t do anything, I decided to help out with any sort of housework in search of anything that might be helpful.

Place: Scarlet mansion — Living room

Yui: (Kino-kun is still trying to make his brothers go against each other)

(Eventually, his plan is to have Shu and Reiji-san fight against one another. And then, next would be Ayato-kun and the others—)

(If nothing is done about this, Kino-kun might really end up getting what he wants. So what can I do… ?)

Reiji: Are you done cleaning here?

Yui: Ah… yes. I’m done with the living room.

(Fortunately, Kino-kun isn’t near me right now since he’s patrolling on behalf of Shu-san)

(I don’t think Reiji-san would easily believe in anything I’d say, but I should try to tell him anyways)

(But if I do talk about it, it would be dangerous for Shu-san, let alone me—)

Reiji: What are you so befuddled about? Do you want me to give you more housework?

Yui: Ah... yes. If it’s okay, of course.

Reiji: Then, could you please deliver those clothes to Shu’s room?

Yui: Is it okay for me to enter without his permission though?

Reiji: Yes. It does not matter since there will be no one entering that room anyway.

Yui: Alright, understood. I’ll keep going then.

Place: Scarlet mansion — Shu’s bedroom

Yui: (Reiji-san said that it’s not bad to enter without having anyone’s permission, but I want to get this done quickly and leave right after)

Alright, now where does he usually put his clothes again…

*Yui bumps into something*

Yui: Uwah… that was dangerous. I almost got that book to fall out of its place.

(Eh? There seems to be something below the book…)

Is this… a letter?

But… Shu-san is most likely the type of person who messes up his room rather than keeping it organized properly.

Ah… come to think of it...

*flashback*

Kino: Now that you’ve come this far already, I might as well tell you about it.

I was the responsible one for Shu and Ruki to meet up the other day.

Yui: Eh!?

Kino: I wrote a letter to Shu, while I pretended it to be from Ruki. And then, both of them encountered each other in the forest.

As I expected, I influenced Shu with it. The fact that Yuma and Azusa did have a secret meeting, all of those details… they were written down in that letter.

*flashback ends*

Yui: ...No way, this is—!

(As expected… that’s the letter. I have to hurry up and let Reiji-san know about this!)

Place: Scarlet mansion — Reiji’s bedroom

Reiji: “Yuma and Azusa ended up having a clandestine meeting”

"And if you want to know more information that you do not know about yet, come to this place alone"

...In this letter… there is a map carefully enclosed with it.

Yui: The place that’s mentioned in here is also the spot I saw Shu-san and Ruki-kun meeting up the other day!

That’s why I think Shu-san simply saw this and headed straight to the forest on that day.

He did that for the sake of knowing the truth of what was written in the letter...

Reiji: But then why is it that this guy did not instantly notify us about such an important matter…

Yui: I’m sure he had a reason...

Reiji: No. Even if you say that, it does not justify anything.

He received a letter that might have been from someone else, and even so, he had the audacity to leave like a moron.

And despite that, he purposely left alone to make sure of it...

He might have tried to lower possible damage in a situation like that. For that reason, I believe that is why he went there all on his own.

Yui: Yes... I think so too.

Reiji: I simply cannot allow myself to forgive Shu’s selfishness, but to think that he would take action into doing this for his family, I do understand that.

It appears as if I, of all people, have greatly misunderstood him.

Yui: (I can’t believe I was seriously able to tell the truth to Reiji-san… !)

A-Ah, I know this letter still has Yuma-kun’s name written on it, but that’s...

Reiji: There is no excuse needed. I have already done something that has fueled my suspicion once so far.

I do think it is valid that the content of this letter is trying to throw us into adversity. But I am not planning on threatening Yuma because of that.

Yui: (That’s good…)

Kino: I’m back, big brother Reiji.

Yui: Kino-kun!

Kino: I just eavesdropped on what you two were talking about. About that, big brother Reiji...

This thin piece of paper is literally no evidence that Shu might not end up betraying us after all.

That letter could still be Shu’s own idea to trick us, y’know?

Yui: (Even now he’s still trying to say things like that… ?)

Reiji: That is certainly impossible.

Kino: Hah? How can you say that so easily?

Reiji: This man is way beyond indolent to execute such intricate matters such as this.

That is why this man is definitely not the type to do that.

Kino: Why… you don’t even know that for sure…

Reiji: I do know. He is still my brother after all.

Yui: Reiji-san...

Kino: Brother...

Reiji: ...It appears as if I was being the only one acting rather impatient that night. I am ought to reflect on my decision.

I should also go and explain this matter to Yuma…

*Reiji leaves*

Yui: (That’s good… this should definitely clear off the uncomfortable feeling Shu-san and Reiji-san had until now)

Kino: ...That guy… I thought he’d immediately trash that letter after he read it...

Just why for fucks sake didn’t he do that!? That good-for-nothing… !

In the end, I should have thoroughly agitated their distrust rather than just playing around like this.

I was expecting the sort of development where they’d kill each other right in front of me!!

Yui: How can you do such a terrible thing...?

Kino-kun, you’re the same as Shu-san, you’re brothers, right? And yet, why...

Kino: Don’t compare them with me! Doesn’t matter if we’re brothers or not, I’m different from them!

Choices

1) Make an objection (black)

2) Keep it to yourself (white)♡♡♡

— Make an objection

Yui: But you’re the same!

Even if the environment in which you grew up is different, and you’ve been apart from each other...

You inherited blood from the same father, right? Then that obviously makes you brothers!

Kino: What you just said… for real, it must be a natural gift for you to piss off others. You say things without even knowing anything about me.

Yui: I’m sorry… but it’s not—

Kino: I don’t need an apology!

— Keep it to yourself♡

Yui: (Why does Kino-kun say something like that?)

(Although he admitted that he’s one of Karlheinz’ sons, he does seem rather unappeased)

(Maybe there’s more behind it than the fact of Kino-kun being his illegitimate child)

Kino: Did you suddenly turn silent because your impolite behaviour bothers you and you want to apologize for it now?

But... it’s too late for that now... !

end Choices

Kino: I’m... different from those guys who kept on living in such a lukewarm place ...

Even now that we’re in the same situation, they still naturally hold anything and everything in their hands… !

*Kino grabs Yui*

Yui: Eek… !?

(Kino-kun… he’s too powerful… I can’t push him back…)

Kino: I am… different from those guys who have been blessed with just about everything ever since they were born… I’m different…

And even so, you say things you don’t even understand… so I won’t forgive you...

Ngh… !

Yui: ….. ! It hurts… Ahh...

(It feels as if I’m being pinched between his fangs… neither do I like him drinking my blood...)

(Nor is he biting down lightly right now…)

Nn… Agh...

Kino: You can’t make me angrier anymore.

By the way, I’ll tell you something. The reason why I’m so jealous of those guys...

I might be Karlheinz’ son. But… I was abandoned by him in a hinterland area of ​​the demon world when I was very young.

I was discriminated against, persecuted, and there was nowhere for me to go...

Yui: Nn… Such...

Kino: I should be a prince, right? A genuine son of Karlheinz himself. An existence that should be worshiped by anyone.

But I had no other choice but to crawl and live in a rotten plot of land instead.

While those Sakamaki guys were spending their time in a clean and safe mansion... I was all on my own.

So everyone should know! They have to know how great I am in their own way!

Yui: (I wonder if that’s true? Is that the reason why Kino-kun wants to have this kind of power?)

(At least… I now feel as if I’ve seen a summary of who Kino-kun really is…)

Kino: I’m a great person — And I’ll let you know that as well… !

Ahh… Ngh… !

Yui: Ngh… Aghhh...

Kino: Is the way I’m biting scaring you? Ah, you’re still Eve, so I’ll make sure not to kill you.

Yui: (This wound will surely hurt days afterwards… but strangely I don’t even care right now… rather than that—)

Kino… kun… have you really been alone… all this time until now?

Kino: I’m still on my own. The king’s still bound to loneliness. Even if he has his servants and his pawns to attend to him… so what?

Yui: That’s… sad...

Kino: ….. !

Shut up… ! I don’t need your pity!

It has always been meaningful for me to be abandoned… because of this, I’ll now be able to teach them a lesson about me getting on the throne.

I’ll make sure to show off to those who’ve oppressed me until now!!

Yui: (It’s useless... my consciousness is slowly fading already...)

*time passed*

Kino: Haa… Haa… why, did you faint on me already?

Haha... but it felt good.... another punishment because of you disobeying me.

Are you lonely, you ask? Don’t make me laugh. There never was such a thing as that.

Really, this girl… how many times do I have to get irritated until you’re satisfied… ?

Yui: Nn… Kino… kun...

Kino: ...Why don’t you speak to me instead of incoherently muttering?

This whole situation isn’t looking good on your behalf… I hate you for pitying me. I seriously despise all your pity and mercy for me.

But to be honest, how are you thoroughly able to pity me while I only make you go through utterly suffering to begin with?

…..

There’s no doubt… you’re really an idiot.

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Chapter Fourteen (FMITN Book 1)

Days turned into weeks and as promised Finn had Jessica meet Bayley who as she was warned was definitely a hugger. The two became friends as was expected. However when it came time for her to meet Ricochet, she was extremely on edge and graude. She was poliety but not overly so and she seemed as though she wanted nothing to do with him. Finn tried asking her why and all he got was a whimper. One night he did what he shouldn’t and entered her mind once more. 

“Little gem, why do you fear Ricochet?” Balor asked trying to get the information so he could right the situation. A whimpering Jessica looked at Balor and sighed sadly.

“He’ll turn out like Jack, won’t he? I’m scared of what will happen if I let him close I don’t want to be hurt.” Another soft whimper left her lips and Balor sighed. He should have known it would be a fear like that.

“I promise you little gem, Ricochet is NOTHING like Jack, he has been nothing but loyal to me for far too long, his body is that of an 18 year old just like Bayley’s but their demons are much older just like myself. I swear to you he nothing like Jack.” Balor cooed and tried to relax Jessica.  Nodding she gave her word to try and trust Ricochet, and with that the connection was broken.

The next morning true to her word Jess tried hard to not think of Ricochet as dangerous, and they began to get along. Finn and Balor were both relieved and at these events as was Ricochet, and Bayley...well she was always happy. 

The month passed it was now March and the guys were home, they celebrated though late Jessica’s acception into AMU and were home for a whole month before they had to leave this time. During that time Balor returned to the underworld, and Bayley and Ricochet stayed behind to watch over and get close with Jessica. Her presents alone drew creatures and beings to her, and personality soothed most and her kind heart was something even demons were jealous of. Throughout all the bullshit life had dealt her she always showed strength,positivity and true kindness. Though Bayle and Ricochet weren’t sure why Balor wanted her protected, she was just a werewolf to them, they’d fulfill the mission given to them. April came and the guys once again had to leave, graduation was in June and though they were supposed to be gone until July they promised to try and be there for her graduation. She knew a promise was as good as she’d get and she understood they had to be gone. She once again hugged her brothers and went about normal life. Working out, going to school, dance, in ring work, homework, and every full moon shifting and going running. In fact most shifts now the demons, Balor, Bayley, and Ricochet all challenged her to races, which she almost always won.

Graduation was 3 days away, and Jessica was freaking out, no not because her brothers more than likely wouldn’t be there, hell if she thought they would be, she’d be in full blown panic mode! Stupid great grades, early college acceptions, extracurricular actives, stupid everything, if she knew she’d be Valedictorian she would have tried to suck at everything. Giving a speech in front of the whole class, their parents, and the teachers, she felt sick. She ran downstairs in hope of finding any of the demons that currently could be at the house only to find no one. She screamed and huffed. This was unfair! Any time she didn’t need them they were there now though now she needed someone and no one, what the flying fuck! Giving up she grabbed a soda from the fridge and heads back to her room locking the door, blasting her music, and sitting at her desk trying to figure out how to write this speech.

Hours pass and Finn finally gets back to the Hardys’ home, you’d the underworld could handle his absent, but no everything falls to shit without him there and then he has to play clean up crew. Grumbling as he enters the home he can hear the loud music coming from Jessica’s room, looking around he notes that Bayley nor Ricochet can be found and he’s hoping they are in her room or else there will be some other kind of hell to pay. Knowing she won’t hear him knocking  he just opens the door and looks around not seeing his demons and growls. When he notices Jessica’s defeated form. Putting finding the idiot demons aside for now he turns down her music and wraps an arm around her.

“What’s the matter little gem?”

Jessica’s head snaps up looking at Finn, her red, puffy eyes, and what seems like thousands for balled up pieces of paper all picking one up and he began to read it over. Seeing she was trying to write some kind of speech ...speech, shit she’s the Valedictorian, and has to give a speech to everyone in three days at graduation, had she not written it yet? “Mo ghem beag (my little gem) have you not written your graduation speech is that what all this is?” Nodding her head she looks up at Finn, her eyes showing fear, panic, uncertainty, and most of all hesitation. In a soft whisper Jessica answers.

“I never wanted to do this, I can’t do this. Please Balor, don’t make me?” She never referred to Finn as Balor. Yes she accepted the fact that Balor was apart of Finn but she never purposeful spoke his name, he could hear Balor in his mind telling him to let him out, let me face to face with his rare gem, and as much as Finn would normally just give in, he just could not this time. Holding Jessica tight Finn sighed. 

“Little gem this is easy, we can do it together. I’ll write what you want to say, then we can pratice together so you’ll be ready? Okay?” Jessica frowned .

“Fuck, dit is zo stom! Waarom moet ik dit doen? Ik had het niet eerlijk moeten doen! Ik mis Aleister! (Dutch: Fuck, this is so stupid! Why do I have to do this? I shouldn't have to its not fair! I miss Alesiter!)” She fidgeted with her necklace pendant, sliding it back and forth on the chain, as she had done many times when thinking about Aleister. First of all Finn had no idea Jessica could speak practically perfect Dutch, second he didn’t know who this Alesiter was that Jess missed so much, this wasn’t the first time in the year and half he’d be around that she’d mentioned him and how much she missed him. They way she spoke was heartbreaking and once again, tonight Balor would be paying a visit to her memories to figure out who he is and what happened. Jessica was like a sister to him and if Balor had his way she’d be in his life always as his sister. 

Bowing her head Jessica apologize.

“Het spijt me dat ik zo niet had moeten schreeuwen. Het is acht jaar geleden dat ik hem voor het laatst heb gezien. Het doet elke dag pijn. Ik was zo jong maar ik denk dat ik echt van hem hield. (Dutch: I'm sorry I shouldn't have yelled like that. Its been eight years since I've last seen him. It hurts everyday. I was so young but I think, I really did love him in away.) My mama mentioned that our ancestors had true soulmates, and sometimes I wonder if he was mine. We were so young though and when daddy said they could no longer visit, I was destroyed, heartbroken, we kept in touch for awhile, letters and phone calls, but then the phone calls stopped and went unanswered, and soon after the letters stopped as well. Maybe I’m wrong maybe we never meant anything to each other, but if that were true, why does it still hurt much to think of him all these years later?” With each word Jess grew quiet as tears sprang to her eyes.  Finn pulled Jessica close and placed a soft kiss to her temple. He wasn’t really sure how to handle this, after all he and Balor normally killed people, they did not comfort. That night Finn and Jessica talked about what she wanted to say in her graduation speech and finally were able to come up with one.

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All of Steuben's letters towards the end of his life carry that horrible feeling of watching a loved one fall apart and being unable to do anything to save them. Hard to read.

yeah I know what you mean. He really struggled after the war. Some letters are better than others though. He always seemed to do better when he had someone. One of his problems was loneliness. Steuben just wanted to live out his retirement in “a calm retreat” with “agood book and a good friend”.

Compare:

I dine constantlly with my friend Walker, this are my best Hours in the Day, when Mrs Walker does not quarel with poor Ben, we are happy, talk a great deal of Bill North, Polly, frederic, of the Missisippy, Steuben creek, Cromberry [?] & such like Stuff, we Drink your health & Capt Huddys; & the Marquis & some of the Canaille till our bottel is out——-then I go home with Plato Seneca, tristram shandy & Pindar, in the Evening I read a chapter in Quixote, Dam’n thrée or four times the Rascaly part of the Creation & then go to bed.

This last I am just now going to do, & so goodNight.

Written to North on October 1, 1788

to:

Three days more & you are not arrived ____ & I see not a leaving Creature about me except Azor___ still sick – stil gloomy ____ Why not send for a Phisician? ____ Phisican? no, Let nature destroy What is no more Worth preserving. What detains you so long Bill, your presence would be a Phisic for my Soul, she or what you call So, is more affected the[n] the Boddy. Your last letter told me you were not well, my imaginations maks you worse – perhaps dangrous dangerous. All this operates upon my Mind like the Carricatures on M’Cormics Screen on the head of my Nephew wen he was Crazi__

Written to North on November 15, 1786

When he was alone I think he got caught in it and wouldn’t see anyone except Azor. He complains about being lonely but then there is a letter where he mentions getting “invitations to dine in the city, with Mr.Louis, Col. Hamilton and the kind Gen. Webb,” but he “refusedall of them” as he did “not want any dinners that I cannotreturn”. I understand part of this is to do with the culture and he says that if someone wanted to “visit me as a friend” they could, but like? Hamilton can’t read you’re fucking mind man if you reject his invitation he ain’t going to magically know that you want him to come visit.

I think this is one of the reasons he gave his former aides land. Maybe I’m missing something but I get the impression he had this fantasy of them all living next to each other on the land he was given. North apparently wanted to live next to Walker as Steuben writes to North “I will also accomplish your will regarding yourbrother Benjamin, he will be the neighbor of my beloved.” I think this is why he was so offended when Fairlie tried to trade his land with North for a set of china.

idk I keep thinking of when Smith wrote to him suggesting that he could be a “companion in amusement or a sincere friend to accompany you in retirement”. This obviously didn’t happen and I don’t know whether Smith was the right guy but I think Steuben sort of needed a companion. Not to say that all Steuben’s issues could have been solved by a companion but he always seemed to do better when he had someone. I wonder to what extent Mulligan later fulfilled this role.

I wonder if they both would have been better off if North had of chosen to be Steuben’s companion rather than get married. I know North loved his children and felt that his wife was “the best Woman possible” but he clearly wasn’t happy in his marriage. idk like Walker once wrote I think Steuben’s “situation was too solitary, and wanted [North’s] gayety to make it tolerable”.

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08/14/2019 DAB Transcript

Nehemiah 8:1-9:21, 1 Corinthians 9:1-18, Psalms 33:12-22, Proverbs 21:11-12

Today is the 14th day of August. Welcome to the Daily Audio Bible. I am Brian and it’s always great to be here with you no matter what day it is. The fact that we know we’ll be here, and we’ll be here for each other and we’ll take the next step forward brings a lot of joy. So, it's good to be here with you and the next step forward is, of course, gonna pick up where the last one left off. So, we’re reading from the book of Nehemiah and we’re reading from the letter that we know as first Corinthians in the New Testament. We’re reading from the Good News Translation this week. Nehemiah chapter 8 verse 1 through 9 verse 21.

Commentary:

Okay. So, in the book of Nehemiah, yesterday we saw that the wall was complete. The wall surrounding Jerusalem was complete. Nehemiah’s mission was accomplished. And, so, he called all the people together, went through the genealogical records, got everybody together and then the Mosaic law was read in everyone's hearing and obviously there were a lot of people. So, you have Ezra on a platform reading but then there's Levites out among the people explaining what’s being read. And as the laws being read, they realize they need to celebrate the festival booths. So, they send word, and everybody celebrates the festival booths. And as all of this celebration is happening and everybody’s excited because these things haven’t been done, according to Nehemiah, since the time of Joshua. So, these are really, really old traditions that are fundamental to the people's identity. And, so, they’re excited about this and it leads them to a prayer of repentance, it leads them to come clean before God, and renew their covenant with God. And we began that prayer today and we’ll conclude that prayer tomorrow.

And then in first Corinthians, in Paul's letter he's defending himself against people who are basically putting out the word that Paul is in it for himself…like he's taking advantage of people, he’s exploiting them for his own personal gain. And, so, he responds like this, “when people criticize me this is how I defend myself. Don't I have the right to be given food and drink for my work? Don’t I have the right to follow the example of the other apostles and the Lord's brothers and Peter by taking a Christian wife with me on my trips or are Barnabas and I the only ones left to work for our living?” So, Paul’s basically saying, “those who are caring for you in spiritual service who are leading you to God, they deserve to be able to support themselves through that work. That’s hard work and it's on behalf of others.” But even though Paul could rightfully say that he deserves all that, he was saying he didn't. He didn't take anything from anybody. These were false accusations and false assumptions. And, so, Paul ends uop saying, like “I'm commanded to preach the good news and I'm not exploiting anybody and I'm depending on God.” Now assumptions are kind of a big deal. They were a big deal in the early church as we’re seeing in the writings of Paul. They were a big deal way before Paul and they’re a big deal now - assumptions about spiritual leaders about political leaders about creative leaders. Like, this is a commonplace thing in our society but it’s kind of a commonplace thing in humanity and it’s certainly a commonplace thing in the Bible, like Joseph, right, in the Old Testament. He faced these false assumptions and his family human trafficked him. Moses, all kinds of assumptions about Moses throughout the wilderness journey. A lot of the Pslams that were written by David were because of the false assumptions that were being made about him. And remember David and Saul's life and how that was so intertwined and how Saul wanted to kill David based on false assumptions. And as we move through the prophets see that they like not…most people didn't believe them. They assumed they were crazy. It wasn't until later when what they were prophesying came true that they were considered legitimate profits. Of course, Jesus faced false assumptions, right? Remember, it was the religious leaders, the Pharisees of which Paul…that was his tribe that were saying, “Jesus heals by the power of demons.” That was false. That was a false assumption. And now we’re seeing Paul deal with false assumptions and we can zoom forward into our own lives and look at the ways that people have assumed false things about us, but if we’re gonna do that we have to look at the way we have assumed false things about others because the reality is we invent a lot of things about a lot of people that we have never met that we do not know, maybe we have met, maybe we’ve had brief encounters but we don't know them and so we make up realities about them. Well, they can be false, and they can be hurtful. You have to think about your own life. You know like, what if the things that were being told about you were the things that you were doing when you were in college and there were fragments of stories that were completely taken out of context, they did not represent your life now and they really weren’t accurate about your life then, well then you see how deeply hurtful and incorrect a false assumption can be. It finds its way into the Bible because Paul who's trying to only be a slave of Jesus Christ, and who has faced really significant obstacles throughout his ministry of bringing the gospel, now he's being accused of being exploitative. So, we see that it makes its way to the Bible. He's basically exasperated saying, “what do I have to do here?” So, we need to pay attention to how dangerous false assumptions can be and we need to catch ourselves. And how many incomplete inaccurate assumptions we make on any given day because we pull these assumptions together to make an inner narrative, right, the story that we’re telling with our lives that is synthesized through all of the things happen to us on any given day. And, so, we’re making all kinds of assumptions to keep our reality strong when the reality is we don't really know what we’re talking about when we’re talking about somebody that we don't know and when we judge that person then we have stepped into the realm of God. Are we willing to do that? Let’s think about that today as we move through the day and we make assumptions about the day.

Prayer:

Holy Spirit come into that because we’re constantly doing this. And it’s not always a bad thing. Like, we need to have situational awareness, but once we make assumptions and start believing that there the truth and we don't have all of the facts, then there is something false. And we need to realize that we do this to You all of the time. We make all kinds of assumptions about what You're going to do and not do. Come Holy Spirit, help us to realize that the way he around assumption is to be known and to know and to be true. Come Holy Spirit. We pray in the name of Jesus. Amen.

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The Daily Audio Bible family reunion is coming up here on the 31st of this month. So, day by day we’re getting closer and closer and more more excited to see to see everyone and to shake hands and hug necks and hear stories and tell stories and…well…family reunion, to do family reunion stuff. And, so, looking forward to that very, very much. We are excited because we’ve been working pretty diligently here for the last few months on crafting a whole line of global campfire stuff that says just goes along with the journey that we’re on through the Bible in a year. So, we’re gonna think that all through…actually been thinking that all through for over a year. And then design and look and feel and all this stuff. And, so, we’re gonna be launching the Global Campfire line at the family reunion this year. So, super excited for that. And those of you who are coming, can't wait to see you, and you’ll be the first to get a look. So, hopefully you can come here to the rolling hills of Tennessee where we’ll go out on the lake and have a family reunion. You can get the details at dailyaudiobible.com in the Initiatives section. Just look for Family Reunion 2019. If you’re using the Daily Audio Bible app, just press the little Drawer icon in the upper left-hand corner and that'll take you to the Initiatives section as well and hopefully you can be there.

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And that's it for today. I'm Brian I love you and I'll be waiting for you here tomorrow.

Community Prayer and Praise:

Hi Daily Audio Bible it is August 11th and hey I wanted to pray for you guys. In the name of Jesus, I pray everybody on here who needs Jesus Christ into their heart I ask that you help them receive you into their heart and I pray that the people that need heal in their life by the stripes of Jesus be healed. I send the word of God that this is by the stripes of Jesus you are healed. Be healed and be whole, mentally physically, spiritually, emotionally, everything from the crown on the top of their head to the toenails in their feet. I pray healing in their bodies in the name of Jesus. Whatever they need healing. And in their marriages. I pray for healing the first covenant in the Bible. I pray you heal the marriages, heal their heart, mend their wounds, help them forgive each other. Help them put God first in their life above their marriages. I pray for them, that no weapon formed against their marriages will prosper and that one day __ shall prevail in their life in the name of Jesus Christ I rebuke you Satan you get your hands off of their life and off of their marriages. In the name of Jesus Christ, we cover. In the name of Jesus Christ, I pray you bless this day. In the name of Jesus, you touch their lives. In the name of Jesus and make their marriages __ in the name of Jesus. Amen.

Hi, my name is Lisa I’m calling for prayer for my son. He has been under depression for several years now. He’s 23 years old. He had been hospitalized last night, late night and he's placed on a 96 hour hold because he’s threatened to kill himself. He says that he doesn’t kill himself in three days others that he loves will die. He has the Scriptures very twisted in his head. He has been saved and baptized when he was younger. I need prayers for him, prayer warriors to stand up and pray for him. He is being tormented by the enemy and I want him delivered, God wants him delivered. I have released him into God’s hands, and I trust God because I know God loves him more than I love him. It is so hard for a mama, but I have placed him in God’s hands. I’m asking the Daily Audio Bible to stay in prayer and believe with me that he is going to be delivered from this torment. The psychiatrist believes that he may be schizophrenic, but I believe that he’s going to be delivered fully…fully delivered from all of this. Thank you so much.

Hello, my DABbers, this is Deep Thoughts Lisa from Reno. I’m calling because I’m listening to the prayers and God has been pushing me to call in and call in and get prayer covering over a situation. I have a friend she’s almost 69 on the 15th Amy Mintz, she’s my Jewish friend that has encouraged me to learn more about my faith but she is a hot mess, mental health, and she’s got migraine, and stomach and __  issues and she was just raised up to be so fearful and she says she wants to believe in Jesus but it goes against everything. So, I’ve been praying for her and trying to unconditionally love her. There’s not a lot of resources here in Reno for mental health and her doctors are like hands in the air. They don’t know whether she’s on anxiety meds, __, and pain pills and things she’s been, you know, people have been putting her on but not teaching or other things like nutrition and exercise and just faith. And, so, anyway one of my other friends that helps take care of her is leaving. So, I am gonna be kind of helping her on my own and I can’t pick up her medications all the time and trying to find the resources. So, family, please pray with me over Amy and this situation. I need help. I want to love her and show her Christ. God bless you all. I love this so much. You guys are amazing and thank you for being one with me in Christ. Amen. Bye-bye.

Hello Daily Audio Bible this is Andrea again just calling in for prayer about my relationship with my dad and my stepmother. It may be just me. With everything that happened, my stepmother did not have the best childhood. Her mother was a little weird. So, she’s going…there’s all kinds of things going on not like physically it’s more emotional. I guess I just feel like she stole my dad and my mom from me. So, I’m trying to be polite and deal with that because, you know, I’m an adult. Sometimes I feel like she’s a little manipulative, but, you know, what are you gonna do, you’re an adult. So, anyway, just pray for that relationship. It’s nothing…it’s nothing physical it’s all emotional. So, anyway, God bless. I will talk to y’all later. I pray for you all. This is wonderful family. Thank you so much.