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Healing Grief: Splendor | Zach Clinton · Meditative Prayers by Pray.com

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  Speaker 1: He hath made everything beautiful in his time. Also, he
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  Speaker 1: hath set the world in their heart, so that no
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  Speaker 1: man can find out the work that God maketh from
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  Speaker 1: the beginning to the end. Ecclesiastes 3.11 Dear Lord, You
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  Speaker 1: have set eternity in the hearts of all mankind. We
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  Speaker 1: are but a mist that appears for a little time
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  Speaker 1: and then disappears. Yet you remain ever faithful. In this
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  Speaker 1: fleeting life, you provide us with moments of joy and sorrow.
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  Speaker 1: as well as laughter and sighing. We bear the burden
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  Speaker 1: of mortality with grace and understanding, for you have promised
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  Speaker 1: a hope that will never fade. May we look to
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  Speaker 1: you in this life, trusting in your unfailing love and
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  Speaker 1: tender mercy. On the days we feel weak and faithless,
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  Speaker 1: Remind us of your good works and compassionate deeds. Help
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  Speaker 1: us to remember that even though our life is brief,
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  Speaker 1: it has worth and meaning, and that you have given
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  Speaker 1: us a purpose to fulfill. In Jesus' name, Amen. Thank
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  Speaker 1: you for joining me in prayer. Stay tuned for today's
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  Speaker 1: free podcast, Meditative Prayers with Zach Clinton, where you can
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  Speaker 1: draw close to God and find strength in Him.
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  Speaker 2: My friends, welcome to your meditative prayer on healing grief.
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  Speaker 2: To get the most out of your spiritual journey, use
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  Speaker 2: Pray.com every day and make prayer a priority in your life. Again,
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  Speaker 2: our goal for today's meditative prayer is healing grief. loss
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  Speaker 2: is a heavy emotion to bear. Let's take a moment
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  Speaker 2: right now to simply center ourselves. So as you breathe
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  Speaker 2: in and breathe out, focus on relaxing your body and
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  Speaker 2: on quieting your mind. Now turn your thoughts toward the
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  Speaker 2: healing God has prepared for you this day. Today, again,
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  Speaker 2: we'll be meditating on Ecclesiastes 3, verse 11 from the
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  Speaker 2: King James Version. It reads, He has made everything beautiful
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  Speaker 2: in His time. Also, He has set the world in
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  Speaker 2: their heart so that no man can find out the
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  Speaker 2: work that God maketh from the beginning to the end.
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  Speaker 2: My friends, take a moment just to pour out your
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  Speaker 2: adoration to God. God, I praise you for your word
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  Speaker 2: that never fails. All your work is done in faithfulness. Father,
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  Speaker 2: I worship you for setting eternity in my heart. I
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  Speaker 2: give you praise for the beauty you have in store
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  Speaker 2: for my life. I exalt you, Lord, for the wonderful
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  Speaker 2: things to come. And Father, I praise you for the
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  Speaker 2: plans you have conceived for my life.
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  Speaker 1: Are good.
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  Speaker 2: God creates beauty from the ashes. It's hard to believe
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  Speaker 2: this truth when you're living in the midst of the ash.
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  Speaker 2: God creates beauty from the ashes. But let's be honest,
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  Speaker 2: it's hard to believe this truth when you're living in
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  Speaker 2: the midst of the ash. When your world is crumbling
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  Speaker 2: in and around you and you feel powerless to stop it.
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  Speaker 2: Sometimes As if going through fire, you find yourself choking
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  Speaker 2: on despair.
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  Speaker 1: And burned by loss.
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  Speaker 2: And it's in these times fear threatens to become greater
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  Speaker 2: than faith. But do not give up. Even if you
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  Speaker 2: do not understand what's happening, you can trust that God
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  Speaker 2: has a purpose and a plan. You cannot have beauty
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  Speaker 2: if you hold on to the ashes. My friends, confess
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  Speaker 2: your losses to God and hand over your ashes to Him.
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  Speaker 2: Now consider for a moment God's work in your life
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  Speaker 2: and thank Him for it. Thank God that even through
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  Speaker 2: your doubt and fear, He remains faithful. Thank the Lord
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  Speaker 2: that when you go through the fire, the flames will
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  Speaker 2: not destroy you. Thank Him because He is in control
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  Speaker 2: And he has a beautiful plan for your life. Thank
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  Speaker 2: him for continuously working in your life. And thank him
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  Speaker 2: because at the right time, he makes all things as
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  Speaker 2: they should be. God is present and he's listening to you.
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  Speaker 2: God promised that he is working on a celestial masterpiece.
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  Speaker 2: And my friends, you're a part of it. You must
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  Speaker 2: hold on to faith. This is your moment to reach
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  Speaker 2: out to God. To ask Him to fill your canvas
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  Speaker 2: with wondrous and beautiful colors. Ask God to fill you
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  Speaker 2: with the hope of His purpose and His plan. Ask
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  Speaker 2: Him to give you the courage and the perseverance to
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  Speaker 2: hold on. Ask the Holy Spirit to minister the truth
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  Speaker 2: of God's Word and His promise in your heart. Ask
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  Speaker 2: God to exchange your ashes for beauty. Remember, although God
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  Speaker 2: has given us a desire for the future, we can
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  Speaker 2: never completely understand what he is doing. We must have
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  Speaker 2: faith in his word. Faith that God knows what he
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  Speaker 2: is doing. For God knows all things and he does.
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  Speaker 1: Everything at the perfect time.
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  Speaker 2: Be encouraged. God has pleasant and amazing plans in store
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  Speaker 2: for your life. So seize this day to call on
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  Speaker 2: Jesus and do so expecting him to not only answer you,
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  Speaker 2: but to bless you beyond measure. My friends, thank you
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  Speaker 2: for completing today's meditative prayer on Pray.com. By incorporating this
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  Speaker 2: healthy habit as a daily practice, you're making prayer a
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  Speaker 2: priority in strengthening your walk with God. I'm Zach Clinton
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  Speaker 2: from the American Association of Christian Counselors, and we love
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  Speaker 2: being a part of your life.