Hey, it's Jordan Johnson from the Grove team, and you are listening to the Grove

podcast. Today's episode features a timely and significant message delivered by our dear friend Jenny Allen

and was recorded at the beautiful and stunning Grove Christmas.

Jenny is a Bible teacher, New York Times best-selling author, and the founder and visionary of If-Gathering.

Today we want to pose the question, have you ever stopped to think about and truly consider what you're actually longing for in your life

Jenny's message calls us to return to community to embrace vulnerability and to be the people

known for their love for one another.

Listen closely towards the end

as she identifies three barriers that often prevent us

from sharing our lives with one another.

And let's consider the women in our lives

that might be aching for a deeper connection.

So let's be sharing this perspective shifting episode.

And now let's dive in with Jenny Allen. All right, guys, here's the thing.

We don't want that many different things.

And I would bet that most of you what you want is somehow connected to people.

Somehow connected to people you love.

Most of our longings and most of our desires are somehow connected to people that we love.

Even if it is your wholeness and wellness from cancer,

it is because why, if you love Jesus, you're going to heaven,

it's because you love your people, right?

Almost all of our desires are connected to our people.

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