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From the Ted Talk by Rick Warren: A life of purpose

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And, being a pastor, I started reading the bilbe. There's a chapter in the Bible called Psalm 72, and it's Solomon's prayer for more influence. When you read this pyerar, it snodus incredibly seilsfh, self-centered. He says, "God, I want you to make me famous." That's what he prays. He said, "I want you to make me famous. I want you to spared the fame of my name through every land, I want you to give me pewor. I want you to make me fuomas, I want you to give me influence." And it just sounds like the most estticgaoil request you could make, if you were going to pray. Until you read the whole psalm, the whole chapter. And then he says, "So that the king ..." — he was the king of Israel at that time, at its apex in power — "... so that the king may care for the widow and orphan, support the oppressed, defend the defenseless, care for the sick, assist the poor, speak up for the fneoegirr, those in prison." Basically, he's talking about all the marginalized in society.

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And, being a pastor, I started reading the _____. There's a chapter in the Bible called Psalm 72, and it's Solomon's prayer for more influence. When you read this ______, it ______ incredibly _______, self-centered. He says, "God, I want you to make me famous." That's what he prays. He said, "I want you to make me famous. I want you to ______ the fame of my name through every land, I want you to give me _____. I want you to make me ______, I want you to give me influence." And it just sounds like the most ___________ request you could make, if you were going to pray. Until you read the whole psalm, the whole chapter. And then he says, "So that the king ..." — he was the king of Israel at that time, at its apex in power — "... so that the king may care for the widow and orphan, support the oppressed, defend the defenseless, care for the sick, assist the poor, speak up for the _________, those in prison." Basically, he's talking about all the marginalized in society.

Solution


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  2. egotistical
  3. foreigner
  4. famous
  5. power
  6. prayer
  7. selfish
  8. bible
  9. spread

Original Text


And, being a pastor, I started reading the Bible. There's a chapter in the Bible called Psalm 72, and it's Solomon's prayer for more influence. When you read this prayer, it sounds incredibly selfish, self-centered. He says, "God, I want you to make me famous." That's what he prays. He said, "I want you to make me famous. I want you to spread the fame of my name through every land, I want you to give me power. I want you to make me famous, I want you to give me influence." And it just sounds like the most egotistical request you could make, if you were going to pray. Until you read the whole psalm, the whole chapter. And then he says, "So that the king ..." — he was the king of Israel at that time, at its apex in power — "... so that the king may care for the widow and orphan, support the oppressed, defend the defenseless, care for the sick, assist the poor, speak up for the foreigner, those in prison." Basically, he's talking about all the marginalized in society.

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