{"content":[{"text":"In a bizarre and disturbing encounter in 2 Samuel, a man named Uzzah is killed when he \n tries to reach out and balance the Ark. And, if you saw the movie “Raiders of the Lost \n Ark,” you know that the Nazis saw their skin melted and the people killed who wanted \n the Ark for evil intent.","bbox":{"left":0.092549,"top":0.030821,"width":0.8127989999999999,"height":0.082391}},{"text":"Today we will be reading the story of David bringing the Ark into Jerusalem. This will be \n his symbol connecting the people to God and affirming his blessing from God to be \n their king.","bbox":{"left":0.092549,"top":0.160215,"width":0.810756,"height":0.06087500000000001}},{"text":"Read 2 Samuel 6:1-5","bbox":{"left":0.092549,"top":0.268245,"width":0.192695,"height":0.017693999999999988}},{"text":"The Ark comes to represent God who connects the Israelites to their past and to their \n present. It is a comforting symbol that reminds them of something important from \n their past to give them strength for today.","bbox":{"left":0.092549,"top":0.332942,"width":0.790602,"height":0.060875999999999986}},{"text":"We have symbols that are important to us as well. We have objects or pictures that we \n keep around that remind us of something important from our past. And these objects \n mean something only to the one who is choosing to retain them. These objects or \n pictures mean little to nothing to anyone else.","bbox":{"left":0.092549,"top":0.440821,"width":0.806134,"height":0.08239099999999999}},{"text":"I sent out an email this week and invited people to bring objects or pictures which are \n important to you for some reason. I have brought some of the many objects which you \n will find in my office. They remind me of important moments in my life. These \n memories are important because they help to sustain me today.","bbox":{"left":0.092549,"top":0.570215,"width":0.807853,"height":0.082542}},{"text":"So I am going to share a couple of the items from my bag and then invite any of you to \n share your special item. If you did not bring a special item but you are comfortable \n talking about it, you can do that as well.","bbox":{"left":0.092549,"top":0.69976,"width":0.7979069999999999,"height":0.06087599999999993}},{"text":"I share about the items that I brought.","bbox":{"left":0.092549,"top":0.829154,"width":0.361502,"height":0.017693999999999988}}],"images_bbox":[],"images_bbox_not_text_overlap":[]}