Dec. 21, 2025 - The Political Cesspool - James Edwards
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You're listening to the Liberty News Radio Network, and this is the Political Cesspool.
The Political Cesspool, known across the South and worldwide as the South's foremost populist conservative radio program.
And here to guide you through the murky waters of the Political Cesspool is your host, James Edwards.
Mary, did you know that your baby boy is Lord of all creation?
Mary, did you know that your baby boy would one day rule the nations?
Did you know that your baby boy is heaven's perfect land?
Merry Christmas.
Christmas time is upon us once again here at, well, this radio program and everywhere.
How about David Duke that first hour, ladies and gentlemen, with a Christmas message, a Christmas message from David Duke.
Who else is doing that this month?
It's just us.
And, you know, there's newcomers.
There's people out there doing good work.
I was so blessed to come into all of this when I did, you know, at the turn of the century and then, you know, get into radio in 2004.
And to meet all of these old war horses, now lions in winter.
You know, we could have some of the new kids on the block, but time is precious and we've only got three hours a week.
I'm going to go with something like that every time, which is why we continue to have, you know, the Jared Taylors and the Peter Brimelows and the Mark Webbers and the Dixons and all of our regulars so often is because, I mean, who's better than that?
That was just a wonderful thing from David Duke.
And I'll tell you one thing.
I tried to work it in.
I called David at 2 this afternoon.
He wasn't even going to be on the show today.
It wasn't until 2 that I invited him on.
He did all that off the cuff.
No notes, no prep.
That was just him.
And he did it on the phone today.
I called him at 2 o'clock.
He started talking.
I said, can you just come on?
Can you just come on the show tonight?
I actually had it advertised that he would be on this morning, but in hopes that he would accept.
But thankfully he did.
But no, he didn't know he was coming on until 2.
I wanted to have him on, but it's been busy, busy.
It's always so busy.
Anyway, Merry Christmas.
Christine Lynn coming up this hour.
Brett McAtee, Pastor Brett McAtee in the third hour.
Don't miss a minute of this, our last show before Christmas and our penultimate show of 2025.
Something about Christmas, though, always takes my mind back to the Christmas truce of 1914, that series of widespread but unofficial ceasefires along the Western Front around Christmas 1914, World War I. In the week leading up to the holiday, the German and British soldiers crossed the trenches to exchange seasons greetings and to talk because why?
They were all of one family.
They were one people.
Germans, British, Russians, Americans.
It's one family.
What are you doing fighting each other?
Why are you fighting?
Well, I mean, we know, but the reason they came together is because why wouldn't they?
There was so much more that bound them together that separated them.
And so, but, you know, at that Christmas truce in 1914, in areas men from both sides ventured into no man's land on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day to mingle and exchange food and souvenirs.
There were joint burial ceremonies and prisoner swaps.
And several meetings ended in carol singing.
They were singing carols together.
Why?
Because they were family.
Men played football together, giving rise.
There was actually a photo of that back when photography was still nascent.
But one of the most enduring images of the truce was this photo, this early photo of men playing football together.
And thinking about World War II is especially heartbreaking.
I mean, it is so heartbreaking.
I was born on June 22nd, the day that Operation Barbarossa was launched.
My wife was born on December 16th.
She just had her birthday.
That was the day the Battle of the Bulge was launched.
Nobody won that war.
The Jews won that war.
But everybody who actually fought in it lost.
And they didn't just lose.
They lost in catastrophic fashion.
Think about this.
The very best and most fit of European mankind were decimated in those wars, and it left a vacuum that has been filled to this day by the weak and the timid and the apologetic.
And so this Christmas, I pray that our people, if we have a future at all, and I believe we do, but we only do if our people never again make those mistakes and go to war against one another.
That is the Christmas truce.
Great scene, a great depiction of that in the movie Joe Noel.
My French, I'm butchering the French, but we'll have it up.
We've got a series of Christmas posts coming up at thepoliticalspool.org this week, including a piece by Kevin McDonald, The War Against Christmas, but some other things you'll want to see.
Check it out.
Hey, it's been a total team effort this year.
2025 TPC, another banger, an exhilarating experience on the air and off.
I mean, really off the air.
We've done more to advance than ever before, and in so many ways.
It's been filled with incredible guests this year, some new timers, obviously all of the old salts that we know and love so much.
Exciting special projects and events.
I look back on everything we've done this year, all of it with a profound sense of gratitude and satisfaction.
We've maintained, we've established and maintained strong relationships and collaborative partnerships with nearly everyone who's contributed positively to our cause.
And as this year comes to an end, I want to tell you folks listening out there, everybody tuned in tonight, it remains a privilege.
It is my honor.
I have done this my entire adult life, and I still look forward to it every single week.
Every single week, I get excited to be able to take this microphone in hand and be with you again.
It's a privilege to work alongside some of the finest men and women in the world.
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We've got some great gifts.
Everybody's going to get, I don't care if you donate a dollar, you're going to get one of these Christmas ornaments that my wife made.
And we have been sending them out.
We've been sending them out in advance because we're still waiting on some of the books to come in, some of Harry Cooper's books we're still waiting on.
Anyway, it's up on the website every week.
I'm not going to go through the incentive gifts again, but we're still waiting on that.
We've got the Buchanan books.
We are waiting on Harry.
Well, we're not waiting on him.
I mean, he put the order in the day after Thanksgiving.
We're waiting on the USPS.
That's what we're waiting on.
Let me tell you about that.
If I was going to live a natural life and die around 80, I'll probably die around 60 because I have to deal with the post office every day.
But I mean, you know, the Pony Express guaranteed delivery from Missouri to California in 10 days.
In 10 days.
In the 1800s, I mean, their riders faced extreme weather, harsh terrain, and frequent attacks by bandits and Indians, and yet they still managed to deliver faster on horseback than the United States Postal Service does with modern airplanes and logistics.
I can't even, folks, tell you how bad it is to have to deal.
But they do get there eventually.
And so we should be thankful for that.
You know, thank God for small mercies.
But anyway, we do get your mail every day.
We read it every day.
I love you.
Hey, I can't even tell you.
I can't even begin.
We'd have to do a show, a three-hour show, just reading the mail to read so many great letters and cards.
Oh, the studio is adorned and festooned with Christmas cards from all over the world.
And, you know, I hope you feel it half as much as I do that we're family.
And we read all of it and we appreciate all of it.
And we would try to respond to all of it.
I mean, I spend a lot of time writing out responses.
And the Pony Express didn't have DEI.
Well, that's why they delivered in 10 days.
See, again, even in the 1800s, even on horseback, even through the wilderness and mountains and deserts and getting attacked by bandits and Indians, it was an all-white thing.
And so they could get it there.
I have stuff that goes out priority mail that doesn't make it in 10 days.
And I pay extra for that.
But that's anyway.
That's an aside.
Don't get me started, Sean, on that.
But anyway, all that having been said, if you've not yet contributed this quarter but would still like to see receive the unique and incredible gifts that we have on offer, allow me to remind you that our Christmas fundraising drive ends at midnight on December the 31st.
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You may
not know the words in French.
That was an original 1916 recording in French, but you certainly know the song, O Holy Night.
And joining us now and for the remainder of this hour, our friend Christine Lin.
Of course, she is an historian, a geopolitical analyst with expertise in Russian and Soviet history.
And she's back with us tonight for, as David Duke before her, and as Brett McEtee still to come, a very special Christmas message.
Her message tonight, becoming a saint.
Christine, I just want to say thank you for the musical selection.
She has actually picked the songs for the remainder of the hour, in addition to her message tonight.
And unlike David, who didn't know he was coming on until this afternoon, Christine has been planning this since October.
And I thank you for that as well, Christine.
Well, it is a pleasure to be with you.
And yes, that beautiful music selection, one of my favorites, is by the legendary tenor Enrico Caruso back in 1916.
James, when you invited me to be on, you know, for December, I prayed about it and I felt led to share an important message I feel as a Christian with my fellow brothers and sisters on becoming a saint.
And that's what I'd like to discuss with our audience.
And I know, James, you and I usually do interview format, so it's going to be a little bit different tonight.
And I just want to express my appreciation to you for giving me the opportunity to discuss this with our audience.
Well, it is indeed my pleasure, and I appreciate you being so well prepared and preparing this message for us.
So let's get into it right now.
Explain what you mean about becoming a saint.
Well, at this beautiful time of year, the holy season of the Nativity, I felt that it was a perfect time for each of us as believers to ponder what are we before God?
Who are we before God?
And as such, it is essential that one knows their true identity, and that is of a saint.
And I am referring to all of us.
We're all saints.
And I have found that very few Christians understand the biblical definition of a saint.
In fact, in their ignorance, a lot of them will go to great lengths to argue against any modern, you know, non-religious, recognized individual being referred to as a saint.
You know, regardless of the good that person, that Christian might be doing and the individual has done or their altruism, their selflessness and service to others, people reject the idea of calling one another saints.
And instead, most Christians, many of them anyway, have falsely concluded that sainthood is a title for special people, ones who have received formal recognition from a church or religious organization, or at least they view them as exceptionally holy or virtuous, you know, and that they are only called a saint after their death.
And so many Christians think, and it's a mistake, that only a title that is bestowed upon special religious people by other religious people.
However, I'm here to tell our audience that nothing is farther from the truth.
In fact, that definition that most accept is a definition of man, not of God.
God's definition is that all who have received Jesus Christ are saints.
And as such, each believing individual is then called to be a saint.
Now, when I say becoming a saint, it is we are saints and we are ever becoming a saint.
God set us apart as believers from the wickedness of this world to do the good.
And by the nature of our acceptance of God's Son, we have become a saint.
You, James, are a saint.
I am a saint.
Every believer listening to us is a saint.
But this is only the beginning.
I would like to remind, first of all, everyone in the New Testament that the word saint appears well over 50 times in the New Testament, and of course many times in the Old Testament.
And the context in which it is used is about people like us.
Believers, we make mistakes, some serious.
Nonetheless, we are looked upon by God as saints.
And simultaneously, and this is the mysterious part I'm referring to, we are called to be saints even while we are saints.
And this is reflecting God's will for our lives and our free will to choose to cooperate with his will.
And that includes inviting the Holy Spirit in so each of us become holy.
Holiness is our true purpose in life.
And I think that at Christmastime, this is especially relevant message that I want people to focus upon.
Now, a few examples in the New Testament.
Paul addressed the early churches.
Some of them had gone quite astray.
And yet he called them those that are sanctified in Christ Jesus called to be saints.
All who call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord.
Luke did the same thing, talking about Peter coming down to Lyda, you know, a meeting with the saints.
King David referred to God's people as saints.
And in John, you know, here is the patience of the saints.
Here are they that keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus.
Well, that's you and I.
And so these are just a few references, and they are referencing the common denominator, is that all of those who have chosen to serve God.
And this identity, though, is not the conclusion of our Christian life.
It is the beginning.
And that's what I want to emphasize tonight.
Paul would write to very imperfect communities and still address them as saints, reminding them of who they are.
already in Christ.
And then he would call them to live accordingly.
And I would like to say to everyone, never deny your identity from God by flippantly saying something like, oh, I'm no saint.
To do so is not humorous, and neither is it humble.
And I've heard so many Christians actually do that.
Actually, to say such a thing is against God.
It is against his will.
And I would like to say that, you know, tonight, you know, as we're having this Christmas show, we are celebrating Christ's nativity.
This is not a past event.
This is the time that we draw closer to Christ himself, as we are told, so that we will have life and have it more abundantly, as we're told in John.
Now, Scripture does not merely tell us who we are in Christ.
It tells us what we are called to become.
That's why I say becoming a saint.
In 1 Peter, we are told, be ye holy, for I am holy.
And the Apostle Paul also reminded us, you know, God chose us from the beginning at the foundations of the world that we should be holy and without blame before him in love.
And what we refer to that, theosis is the word that describes this spiritual pilgrimage in which each person becomes more holy, more united with God.
I want to examine tonight with our audience and with you how we become saints, how we become more holy, because it is a process.
Every day, every moment, you're making a choice to live up to your sainthood or not.
And all of us as believers are saints, and we are ever becoming saints.
And tonight I'd like to share some ways that I have found personally effective and helpful in my spiritual life in this regard.
Another powerful opening segment from our second of three guests tonight, all commenting and offering their takes on a common theme here at Christmas.
And yes, you know, because I think what you're talking about, the definition of what it is to be a saint, Christine, is something that I guess some people may be confused about.
I mean, one interpretation is it's, you know, sort of like a super Christian, one officially recognized through canonization, you know, preeminent for holiness.
But as I was brought up as a, you know, fundamentalist evangelical, I mean, it just meant Christian.
As a matter of fact, or a member of the body of Christ, a believer.
I actually went to a private Christian school through ninth grade.
Then we homeschooled the rest of the way out through high school.
But the school was Briarcrest, and the mascot was saints.
So I was literally a saint in school, the Briarcrest Saints, with a mascot of a saint.
But anyway, so that is it.
It is just a member of the body of Christ, correct?
Yes, it is.
And I think it is so important that we focus upon that because it's only by understanding that we are a saint and called by God to become saints that we think about our behavior.
Every moment, every single day, everything that we say and do, is this holy?
And that is what I felt is, and I really felt led.
I prayed about it before I decided our topic, you know, for December because we should carry that with us all through the year.
And I thought it was a perfect time for us to focus as we celebrate the birth of our Savior, Christ Jesus, that he came.
And again, think about it every single day.
When you rise in the morning, think about Christ in all that you do.
And again, as I emphasized, we make mistakes.
Just as in the New Testament, we see referring to those churches.
They were making some major mistakes, and yet still Paul referred to them as saints.
And you're coming at this from an Orthodox Christian perspective.
Of course, people will remember your previous appearances on the show going back the last couple, three years.
Now, I mean, the years do blur, so it seems like it's been at least a couple of years, I guess, right?
Last year and this year.
And you're coming at this from an Orthodox, Christian, well, from the perspective of a Christian, you are an Orthodox, but you're speaking to Christians, to your fellow brothers and sisters in Christ as one body.
And that is, again, something we want to remind you of.
And folks, when we come back, more from Christine Lynn, she's with us for the remainder of the hour.
We'll go to Pastor Brett McAtee.
Stay tuned.
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doesn't only prepare thoughtful commentary and opinion and analysis, but also thoughtful musical selections.
And if you're wondering why there's a crackle and a hiss into some of Christine's selections tonight for the music entering into each segment, it's because she takes us back to the originals, 1916, the French version of Oh, Holy Night.
We go back to 1921 with that one, Christine.
What was it?
That is Frida Hempel, beautiful German rendition of Ava Maria.
It was recorded in 1921.
Beautiful.
Thank you so much again for the thoughtfulness that you've put into your appearance tonight and every facet of it.
We have something we want to get to in this segment, but I want to ask you just a quick departure, just very quickly, and you can answer this as quickly as you like.
But of course, this is a political talk radio program, and we deal with things from the pro-white perspective.
But we are at once a Christian program as well.
Now, I know that not all of our listeners are believers, and we find common ground with them and they with us.
But for those whose eyes may have glazed over or who ears may have closed, or perhaps they've even tuned out until next week, why, Christine, should this be a show, the message that David Duke and you and Pastor Brett McAtee, why should that be important to everyone, regardless of their faith or lack thereof?
Well, it's really a matter of the yearning of their heart and their soul, and to the degree that they are seeking truth, even if they are not a believer at this time.
I believe that in every area of our life, we should be open to listening to those, especially when it comes to the discussion of divine teaching, who we are, the development of our heart.
And of course, in Christianity, the teaching of loving one another.
Really, that is universal in all of the faiths, and even those without a faith at this time.
If you love humanity, if you care about one another, I do believe that that truth is written on your heart that we love one another.
And our story that we're sharing with you tonight as believers is what we believe to be the greatest example of love ever given when Christ was born and became man, just like us.
So I would hope that they wouldn't close their heart, simply listen without judgment.
There are some people out there who say that there could be no future for white people with Christianity.
I say there is no future for us without it.
And you can comment on that, but I would ask you this question.
Getting back to the topic at hand, sainthood, you can respond to that, but also what are some of the qualities we can focus on to help us stay on the path of spiritual growth?
Certainly, I will address that.
But in terms of our ethnicity and our people, Christianity is foundational to that.
Always has been, always will be.
As for some of the qualities that we can focus on for our spiritual growth in this area, Scripture points us again and again to two essential teachings, and that is humility and patience.
And I want everyone to think about those two words.
When you go away from tonight, think about humility and patience.
They're foundational virtues.
And that is where sainthood is formed.
It's how it's lived and how it is sustained.
In the early church, faith was understood as our entire way of life.
In fact, that's how I look at my Christianity and my life.
It is my entire way of life, not just an intellectual belief, not a religious label.
To believe in Christ then and now means a complete turning of your life.
You're not remaining at that time a pagan or a Jew.
You are no longer living to the old self, but into an entire new way of being.
And at the same time, when the apostles and the fathers spoke specifically about faith and works, they warned about what we might call cold faith.
That's being Christian in name only.
And I think that's probably the thing that turns away more people from Christianity are those who claim to be Christian, but they're Christian in name only.
Maybe for social, cultural, or family reasons just to fit in.
But their behavior does not match what they say.
Nothing turns people away more from our message than hypocrisy.
You know, the Apostle Paul wrote, and I quote, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.
Now, this doesn't contradict faith.
It's revealing its true nature.
When we live our faith, it's going to bear fruit.
Christ is the source of all our holiness, all saintliness.
He came showing us the way.
And at Christmas, as believers, we're celebrating the grace of the incarnation of the Son of God who came to lead us back to his will.
And so God was born as man so humanity might be filled in our soul, in our body with divine life.
Now for him to dwell in us requires us to persevere in the development of our character, worthy of the saints that God made us to be.
So we've been set apart by Christ for holiness.
So it's how do we live as saints?
The first character trait, humility.
And that is revealed in the nativity itself.
From the very beginning of his earthly life, Christ shows us that humility is the measure of divine goodness.
Jesus didn't come into this world clothed in power, status, or visible glory, but as a helpless child.
He was poor.
He was hidden.
He was completely dependent.
That's not weakness.
It is the humility of his perfect love for us.
Number two, as I said, closely linked to humility is patience.
And the scripture defines the saints not by perfection, as I've said, but by our endurance.
And I quote from Revelation.
Here is the patience of the saints.
Here are they that keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus.
So patience isn't passivity.
It's a steadfast trust in God's timing.
We must remain faithful when our answers are delayed, when obedience, you know, we think it's not being noticed and we're trying, when our growth feels slow, when we don't understand with one another and even with ourselves or with God, we must be patient.
So like I said, we're going to stumble and grow, but we need to be patient with ourselves because we're struggling and others who are struggling.
And God is working on us and He certainly has the ultimate patience.
You're not going to be defined by those mistakes, by your sins.
You may err, but now your heart is convicted and corrected.
I would like to advise people to reflect upon their holiness in every moment.
Is what I'm about to say holy?
What I'm about to do?
Even what I'm thinking?
And if it's not, or even if you have doubt, abandon it and reject it.
Because when you think about humility, it's realizing you cannot do anything on your own.
Every good work you do is only because God is working through you.
Reflect on this.
That'll keep you humble.
And patience, of course, can be very hard at times.
And when you feel tempted to react versus respond, stop and immediately turn to God and to the comforter.
The Holy Spirit has been given to us and ask for help.
And I believe you will receive it.
In fact, I will share my practice with you.
Every morning before I rise in prayer, I ask for the Holy Spirit to fill me, to guide me throughout the day always.
Now, you and I live in a world where evil is often embraced.
Darkness is normalized.
Christians are not called to retreat or despair.
And we don't react on the same level as the evildoers.
We have a warning to keep our heart with all diligence, for out of it are the issues of life.
We can only do that with humility and patience.
We all have a conscience, an inner witness that reflects his commandments.
And when we're humble and we're attentive, that a conscience will align with what is good and true.
But I would warn people, our conscience is fragile.
And if we ignore it and we don't focus upon it, it can become dull.
It can become compromised, weakened, distorted, and it can even be manipulated into accepting pseudo-values where moral truth gets softened and we get excuses to ourselves and we start to compromise and we might think, well, it's not entirely wrong.
And that is dangerous because it erodes the ability to discern between good and evil.
So saints that I'm talking to tonight, you do not avoid only the obvious evil.
You must actively guard your heart and return again to the truth of God even after you stray.
You know, the goal is not to stray, to keep your heart with diligence is to love God.
And I would say that in a world where evil around us is embraced and darkness is normalized, we are called to be the light.
Christ commands us, and I quote from Matthew 5, 16, let your light so shine before men that they may see your good works and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
We are called to be light.
Christ commands us, let your light so shine before men.
Glorify your Father in heaven.
We do that with humility and patience toward ourselves, toward others, and before God, James.
She couldn't have stuck that landing any better.
I mean, literally, she stopped right as the music was coming up.
What a wonderful message.
What a wonderful night tonight.
And we're not done yet.
One more segment with Christine Lynn, Pastor Brett McAtee.
Coming up in the third hour, you've already heard from David Duke.
That is a powerful Prio.
Stay tuned.
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Well, if you have a well-trained ear, you might have picked up that Oh Holy Night was being sung in French.
Ava Maria in German.
That one, well, that's Silent Night.
And Christine's going to tell you in what language, in which language, and by whom.
It's sung in Russian by the Rostvesto Choir of Solo Singers of the St. Petersburg Philharmonia.
And the conductor is Oga Stepaneva.
And just again, one of my most beautiful renditions.
Well, it is.
And again, before we get into your final comments tonight and your summation for this hour, I just want to say thank you again for being with us tonight.
Very special program.
You, David, Pastor McAdie coming up in the third hour from the very brick-and-mortar church up in Michigan that I had the chance to visit when I was up there to speak back in the springtime.
It's a wonderful trio tonight, our last show before Christmas.
And there is something going on in the Russian Orthodox Church.
You know, for all the people who may be checked out on Christianity, and it's not this audience, but there are some that we know.
The Russian Orthodox Church is an entirely different thing, and that extends to the ROCOR, the Russian Orthodox Church outside of Russia, which so many people who are tuned in tonight are a part of.
And we know these people.
And I went to a ROCOR church in East Tennessee a couple of years ago.
It is an entirely different brand of worship, and it is a wonderful experience.
Christine, you can speak on that far better than I could.
And we'll ask you to do that.
And then your final comments and how prayer comes into all of this.
Well, certainly.
Yes, I would certainly invite, first of all, for some who may not be familiar with what we are talking about when we say Orthodox Christianity, Eastern Christianity.
It is really the apostolic tradition, the original church that the apostles carried on.
And we as Orthodox, the way that we have our divine liturgy and our sacraments have been in keeping since the very beginning.
So yes, it would be very different if you do visit an Orthodox church.
I would highly recommend, however, that you find an Orthodox Christian to go with or to contact the church first so that there would be someone there to greet you and to help you understand because it is very different.
And to my conclusion for my message of becoming a saint tonight, prayer, vitally important, an area I think many underestimate or misunderstand, James.
Prayer, of course, is our communication with the Almighty, and it should never be set aside for only certain times, you know, as in when we're at church or before meals.
All of that is good, but it should be the go-to action we take throughout the day.
Many of us, you know, under the stress of the day, simply would become tired, we would get exhausted, fatigued, you know, and even upset at what's occurring around us or even to us.
And I emphasize that these are the times to pray, if only a brief moment.
You feel stressed, tired, discouragement.
Maybe you just injured yourself, you know, or everything seems to be going wrong.
Speak to your Heavenly Father.
You know, even when you're in traffic or you're at work, any stress, you can simply say, God, help me.
Or simply speak the name of Jesus Christ.
Even in that simple prayer, it will help you.
And you will feel it because you are seeking God and you're asking for God's help in that moment.
Sometimes I think it becomes the last thing that we think of when we're under stress and we're dealing with people and the world out there.
It should be the first, whatever is happening.
It's the first thing that we should do.
I think sometimes it becomes an afterthought or the last thing we do, but I'm urging people to think about it and you will find that divine help.
Another aspect that people often forget is that your prayer does not need audible words.
You know, sometimes when I've spoken to friends and they're in deep anguish, any of us who have gone through such times in our life or people that we care about, when you're in anguish, words are hard to enunciate.
And the fact is that God tells us they're not necessary.
In Romans, and I quote, likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities.
For we know not what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.
And also in the Psalm, Psalm 46, be still and know that I am God.
So prayer is not about verbosity, the setting or the form.
It's your heart communicating, sharing, asking, and listening to God.
And finally, I would like to share a very simple and a very powerful prayer with everyone.
And this is from the Orthodox Christian tradition.
And it's for all Christians, of course, and it can be said anytime.
And we call it the Jesus Prayer.
And it is as follows.
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner.
I highly recommend it to all my brothers and sisters in Christ.
In it, all is said.
Christ is Lord, his divinity, our complete dependence on God's mercy.
Or simply, because you already know your relationship to God, at Mount Athos, which is an Orthodox monastic monastic community in Greece, they say frequently, Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me.
In conclusion, I reiterate, at Christmas, we celebrate that God entered the world quietly, humbly, and in love.
Not to remain distant and thought of once a year or just on Sundays, but to dwell within us daily.
If you're in Christ, you're already called a saint by God.
Don't forget it.
This holy season is a reminder to live up to that calling, to let his light shine through your patience, humility, and love so the world will see Christ in you.
Now, in my family, James, we say every day is Christmas in our home.
And I would like to advise everyone to remember Christ every morning before you rise.
Always keep Christmas in your heart.
And I sure hope that my words have been a blessing.
And as we leave this show, we're going to have the Red Army Choir proclaim joy to the world.
The Lord has come.
And before we do that, let me say to you, James, I thank you for having me.
It is a blessing to share my spiritual path and what I have found of value with our audience tonight.
Thank you, James.
Well, thank you, Christine.
And again, for you and David Duke and Pastor Brett McAtee still to come tonight.
It has been a privilege.
It is my honor this last show before Christmas to be able to host this.
And I love you all.
And I will talk to you again in 2026.
It is onward from here and upward from here.
But yes, indeed, she introduces the Joy to the World sung by the Red Army Christmas Choir.
Let's take a listen.
Here it is.
This is one of the most iconic hymns of all time.
Thank you, Christine.
Pastor Brett McAtee coming up in the third hour.
Let's take a listen here.
And Merry Christmas to you, Christine.
When men have been blown, the deep and power.
Let me charge.
The song is born.
He rolls all the rules and prayers.
And birth and virtue.
And the Lord is all his life and spirit.
The glory sing and king.
These are the ties that bind.
And I believe this is why Christine selected these hymns tonight from these different nations of the West and of our people.
This is a common denominator that brings us together that has saved Europe at Tours and at Vienna and other times.
I mean, going back to Constantine's vision, there is something about this that is uniquely European.
The music is about to start, Christine.
If you're still there, I'll give a final word to you.
I didn't quite die.
That is exactly as I would like.
We were going to run that right into the break.
But final word to you, Christine.
And there's the music now.
There it is.
Yeah, go ahead.
It has been a blessing to be with you.
Merry Christmas to our, to all the saints.
Never forget what you are.
God bless you all.
God bless you.
We'll be back with Pastor Brett McAtee up in Michigan.
Brick and mortar Pastor Brett McAtee.
I was at his church earlier this year.
What a wonderful fellowship.
We'll talk all about it.
And he'll present the biblical counting of the birth of Jesus Christ in the third hour.