somebody can say thank you lord. i had the privilege to spend time with these families during the tragedy. i can assure you that they worship together, they pray together, they sing together, they dance together, they thank god together. they held out hope together. so nothing would make them happier today. [ applause ] if we lift him up, the king of glory will come in with healing in his wings. this is not only hope and help, but it s a healing service. when i lived here in beckley years ago this was known as the raleigh armory. now it s known as the convention center. why don t we have a convention today, a healing convention, a praise convention, a thank you convention. these families deserve.
that even when they go to the valleys of the shadow of death, you are with them. that they would fear no evil. they told the world they will feel holding on to god s unchanging hands. that they still love god and would not blaming god but were clinging to him because we know from whom our blessing flows. father god, as we look to you here today, this is not a political convention. this is not a umw convention, this is a healing convention, a heaven convention because we believe that you are here! you are here to bless, to lift up our hearts, to heal broken spirits. these families need something to be able to just smile about, lord. they need something to be able to laugh about and, and i believe you are here today to