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Clearing Inner Space – Have This Mind · Still, Here

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  SPEAKER_00: This is still here.
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  SPEAKER_00: A quiet moment to remember what is true.
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  SPEAKER_00: Listen to these words from the book of Philippians, chapter 4, verse 8.
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  SPEAKER_00: Finally,
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  SPEAKER_00: brothers,
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  SPEAKER_00: whatever things are true,
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  SPEAKER_00: whatever things are honorable,
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  SPEAKER_00: whatever things are just,
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  SPEAKER_00: whatever things are pure,
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  SPEAKER_00: whatever things are lovely,
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  SPEAKER_00: whatever things are of good report,
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  SPEAKER_00: Purity is not sterile perfection.
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  SPEAKER_00: It is spaciousness for what is true, good, holy, and life-giving.
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  SPEAKER_00: Many people hear the word purity and think of getting rid of what is bad,
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  SPEAKER_00: cleaning up the mind,
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  SPEAKER_00: removing the clutter,
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  Pushing away every unworthy impulse until the soul is clean
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  enough for God But that
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  can become exhausting Whatever we give our attention to grows
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  If we spend all our
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  energy fighting the thoughts we do not want Those thoughts
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  often become larger in
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  our awareness Paul gives us another way He says to think on
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  what is true Honorable
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  SPEAKER_00: Just
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  Pure,
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  Lovely,
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  Good,
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  Virtuous,
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  and Praiseworthy That is not pressure to police every thought.
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  SPEAKER_00: It is an invitation to give the mind a nourishing place to dwell.
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  Inner purity is less about scrubbing the mind clean and more
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  about becoming undivided.
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  A pure heart is a heart becoming simple,
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  clear,
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  aligned,
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  and able to see God.
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  SPEAKER_00: Inner clutter can take many forms.
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  SPEAKER_00: Resentment,
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  SPEAKER_00: imagined criticism,
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  SPEAKER_00: old shame,
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  SPEAKER_00: fear rehearsals,
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  SPEAKER_00: spiritual pressure,
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  SPEAKER_00: responsibilities that were never ours to carry,
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  SPEAKER_00: and the need to control outcomes.
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  SPEAKER_00: These weights divide the soul.
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  SPEAKER_00: They divide energy, direction, and attention.
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  SPEAKER_00: Prayer becomes crowded.
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  SPEAKER_00: The body grows tense, the spirit becomes tired.
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  SPEAKER_00: But the renewed soul does not carry every weight that comes to the door.
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  Christ says to the crowded soul,
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  Your soul was made for communion,
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  not clutter.
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  SPEAKER_00: Let me make room in you for peace.
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  SPEAKER_00: So today, ask gently, What no longer needs to be carried?
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  SPEAKER_00: Name one inner weight and say, Christ, this belongs to you.
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  SPEAKER_00: The soul needs holy space, and Christ knows how to make room.
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  SPEAKER_00: Take a moment for this prayer of presence.
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  SPEAKER_00: Christ Jesus, clear space in me for what is true.
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  SPEAKER_00: Show me the weights I no longer need to carry.
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  SPEAKER_00: Help me release what crowds my soul and receive what gives life.
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  SPEAKER_00: Make me available to your peace, your wisdom, and your voice.
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  SPEAKER_00: Amen.
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  As you return to your work,
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  your home,
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  your calling,
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  carry this prayer with you.
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  SPEAKER_00: Clear space in me for what gives life.
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  SPEAKER_00: Clear space in me for what gives life.
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  SPEAKER_00: Clear space in me for what gives life.
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  SPEAKER_00: Clear space in me for what gives life.
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  SPEAKER_00: Until next time, stay steady, stay open,
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  SPEAKER_00: Stay Present You Are Still Here