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b'This is Captain Rodriguez, leaving another message. It\\u2019s been about ten Earth days since the accident. It\\u2019s difficult to tell time here\\u2026wherever here is. I\\u2019m slowly running out of food and drink. After that, it\\u2019s over. I\\u2019m still alone, but I\\u2019m hoping someone is getting these messages, although I don\\u2019t know if the crash damaged the comms beacon.\\nI\\u2019ve been thinking about my church lately. (Thinking is the only thing I can really do now, besides sending these messages.) I never really liked going to church. My parents made me. They said, \\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153A good Christian is always in community.\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d All I really wanted was to be by myself, which is why I chose this job.\\nBut even here I had a small community, up until ten days ago.\\nEverybody is gone now. I\\u2019m all alone. I feel like I\\u2019m in a dark, empty room, and, no matter how long I search the walls, there is no light switch.\\nI have always called myself a Christian, but I never really wanted to have community with anyone, even God. I always thought I was better than all those people at church, always pretending they were fine and denying their brokenness. But I was unknowingly doing the same. What a fool I was.\\nOh, how I wish I wasn\\u2019t in charge of controls that day! But that\\u2019s part of my job, so it is what it is. Now all I have left is seeking community with my God.\\nI hope it\\u2019s okay to talk about these things here. I don\\u2019t even know if anyone is receiving these messages anyway\\u2014so deal with it.\\nI know Jesus has shown me His grace by reminding me that true community is found in Him because of what He did on the cross. He died for sin so that, through faith, we could be close to Him once again. He died and rose again so that His people could be in community centered on Him\\u2014now and forever. Even now, He\\u2019s with me and all of His people.\\nHe\\u2019s given me a second chance to return to His light. To allow Him to be the light in this dark and empty room. I believe the community I have in Him will be more than enough now, even if I never get to be rescued. And if I do get rescued, I know for a fact that I will never run away from community again. Nonetheless, I know that seeking my God will be my deliverance.\\nThat\\u2019s all for today. Captain Rodriguez signing off. \\u2022 Andres L\\xc3\\xb3pez\\n\\u2022 How have you tried to isolate yourself from the world or your church community? Why or why not? \\n\\u2022 How is Jesus calling you to community with others and with Him today? \\n\\u2022 Read 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 and Revelation 21:1-5. Why is it so important that our Christian community will last for eternity? \\n\\u2022 To learn more about what it means to have eternal community with God and His people, check out our \\u201cKnow Jesus\\u201d page.\\nBut if we are living in the light, as God is in the light, then we have fellowship with each other, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, cleanses us from all sin. 1 John 1:7 (NLT)\\n\\xa0\\nRead Verses:\\nPsalm 103:8-12; Micah 7:18-19; Romans 8:1-4'