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I have woken up the last few nights at 3:16 am. Seeing the same time three nights in a row made me think of the Fred Roger's documentary I saw recently. He weighed 143 lbs. most of his adult life and every time he saw the scale he would recal the phrase "I love you" because of how many letters were in each word-- I (1) Love (4) You (3). He saw it as a sign of God's love for him. When I once again saw 3:16 flashing at be it reminded me of the ubiquitous verse from John: For God so Love the World that God gave God's only begotten son. I find in interesting that Fred Rogers looked and found signs for God's accompaniment in mundane signs. What would it mean for me to be more attentive to God's words of comfort and presence breaking in all around me? Would it do me some good as I lay awake: fearful of the darkness of the world and of my own life to turn to these words from John? The words echo strong and familiar always in my memory in the King J...