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		<title>Packed Like Sardines</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>I am not a sardine fan, but many people are. Whether we like them or not, we get our money’s worth when we buy a tin of sardines. Those cans are full of little fish. We enjoy food packed like sardines. However, we don’t like to feel crowded ourselves. Packed like sardines means to be packed tightly. Usually that includes feeling: Uncomfortable Unable to move We hope for relief soon The space is too small for the number of people in...</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://dianaderringer.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Packed-Like-Sardines.jpg"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-9328" src="https://dianaderringer.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Packed-Like-Sardines.jpg" alt="Packed Like Sardines--an opened can of sardines" width="500" height="335" srcset="https://dianaderringer.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Packed-Like-Sardines.jpg 500w, https://dianaderringer.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Packed-Like-Sardines-300x201.jpg 300w, https://dianaderringer.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Packed-Like-Sardines-403x270.jpg 403w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px" /></a>I am not a sardine fan, but many people are. Whether we like them or not, we get our money’s worth when we buy a tin of sardines. Those cans are full of little fish. We enjoy food packed like sardines. However, we don’t like to feel crowded ourselves.</p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;"><strong>Packed like sardines means to be packed tightly.</strong></h3>
<p style="text-align: left;">Usually that includes feeling:</p>
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<li>Uncomfortable</li>
<li>Unable to move</li>
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<p style="text-align: left;">We hope for relief soon</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">The space is too small for the number of people in it. That often happens with:</p>
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<li>Subways</li>
<li>Buses</li>
<li>Concerts</li>
<li>Shopping centers</li>
<li>City streets</li>
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<p style="text-align: left;">We don’t have enough room. We feel trapped</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Rather than crowds and <a href="https://dianaderringer.com/dont-fence-me-in/">fenced in</a> places, we long for the freedom of wide-open spaces.</p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;"><strong>Crowds can be good sometimes.</strong></h3>
<p style="text-align: left;">We want lots of people to show up to:</p>
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<li>Learn important information</li>
<li>Help others</li>
<li>Receive the services they need</li>
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<p style="text-align: left;">Jesus welcomed crowds while on earth and continues to welcome crowds today. However, Jesus also spent time alone. We do well to follow that example.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">“Crowds of people came to hear him and to be healed of their sicknesses. But Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed” (Luke 5:15-16 NIV).</p>
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