[applause] or should i say, culpepper warmedd pape you up, good morning, church? it is so good to be in the massachusetts seventh. it is so good to be in boston. it is so good to be home. [applause] rep. pressley: you know, i can't think of any place i would rather be as we close out 2019 than here with you today in community. in a matter of hours, we will close the chapter on 2019 and begin a new year and a new decade. this is a time for reflection, for introspection, for renewal, for reset. every morning, my husband conan and i set our intentions for the day in reset by reading an affirmation from a book called "the president's devotional" by joshua dubois. the pages of this book over time and become dog-earred well-worn, because we have revisited them many times. the affirmation we have revisited the most is entitled "a gentle battle." i will paraphrase it. it says that every morning, we awaken to a gentle battle. and we must decide, as soldiers, in what direction we will march. how shall our minds be focused? will we march in the direction of worry, weariness,