“…YES, ALL THE THINGS I ONCE THOUGHT WERE SO IMPORTANT ARE GONE FROM MY LIFE. COMPARED TO THE HIGH PRIVILEGE OF KNOWING CHRIST JESUS AS MY MASTER, FIRSTHAND, EVERYTHING I ONCE THOUGHT I HAD GOING FOR ME IS INSIGNIFICANT—DOG DUNG. I’VE DUMPED IT ALL IN THE TRASH SO THAT I COULD EMBRACE CHRIST AND BE EMBRACED BY HIM…”                                                PHILIPPIANS 3: 7-9 THE MESSAGE (MSG)