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

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  Speaker 1: To everything there is a season, and a time to
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  Speaker 1: every purpose under the heaven, a time to weep, and
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  Speaker 1: a time to laugh, a time to mourn, and a
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  Speaker 1: time to dance. Ecclesiastes 3, 1 and 4 Dear Lord,
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  Speaker 1: you have made everything beautiful in its time. Help us
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  Speaker 1: to recognize the value of each moment that you grant
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  Speaker 1: us and use it wisely. May we trust that though
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  Speaker 1: we may not understand why, you ordain every season of
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  Speaker 1: life for a purpose. With your guidance, we can find
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  Speaker 1: joy even in the hard times as well as the easy.
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  Speaker 1: We know that if we wait patiently on you, you
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  Speaker 1: will renew our strength and grant us hope. We give
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  Speaker 1: ourselves to you, trusting that in due time, you will
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  Speaker 1: address all that concerns us. Thank you for the gift
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  Speaker 1: of faith that enables us to look forward with trust
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  Speaker 1: and hope. In Jesus' name, amen. Thank you for joining
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  Speaker 1: me in prayer. Stay tuned for today's free podcast, Meditative
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  Speaker 1: Prayers with Zach Clinton, where you can draw close to
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  Speaker 1: God and find strength in Him.
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  Speaker 2: Welcome to your meditative prayer on healing grief. To get
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  Speaker 2: the most out of your spiritual journey, use Pray.com every
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  Speaker 2: day and make prayer a priority in your life. My friends, again,
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  Speaker 2: our goal for today's meditative prayer is healing grief. So
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  Speaker 2: in this time of sorrow, take a second to simply breathe.
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  Speaker 2: Look for a comfortable and quiet place. Maybe a place
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  Speaker 2: where your focus today can be on this moment of restoration.
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  Speaker 2: Close your eyes. Take a deep breath. And as you exhale,
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  Speaker 2: envision the pressure releasing around your heart. Today we'll be
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  Speaker 2: meditating on Ecclesiastes chapter 3 verses 1 and 4 from
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  Speaker 2: the King James Version. They read, to everything there is
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  Speaker 2: a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven,
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  Speaker 2: a time to weep and a time to laugh, a
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  Speaker 2: time to mourn and a time to dance. Now take
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  Speaker 2: a moment just to pour out your adoration to God
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  Speaker 2: for this season. God, I praise you even in this
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  Speaker 2: difficult moment. God, I worship you for in every season
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  Speaker 2: of my life you have designed a purpose and plan.
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  Speaker 2: I praise you for your comfort in this time of
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  Speaker 2: grieving and I exalt your name for I know you
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  Speaker 2: have planned a time of joy to come. There's a
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  Speaker 2: season for all, and there's a purpose in every season.
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  Speaker 2: This can be a hard truth, though, to accept and
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  Speaker 2: to process. Why? Because loss is a difficult thing to
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  Speaker 2: experience and to feel, and it can fill our hearts
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  Speaker 2: with sorrow and frustration. Hold on to the truth that
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  Speaker 2: this too shall pass. There will be better days. Other
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  Speaker 2: opportunities will come. You will have new beginnings and you
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  Speaker 2: will smile again. Take a moment to reflect on what
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  Speaker 2: is grieving you. Gather all the loss, the disappointments, the
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  Speaker 2: pain and place them in the hands of Jesus right now.
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  Speaker 2: Confess to the Lord your feelings of helplessness sadness, and discouragement.
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  Speaker 2: And let the Holy Spirit minister to your heavy heart.
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  Speaker 2: Take a moment now to thank God for His work
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  Speaker 2: in your life. Think on past seasons of growth, moments
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  Speaker 2: of victory and defeat, of joy and of sorrow, of
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  Speaker 2: beginnings and events. God was in control of each moment
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  Speaker 2: and each one served a purpose in your life. Recollect
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  Speaker 2: the lessons learned, both easy and hard. Thank God for
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  Speaker 2: the ability to improve and mature as a person. Thank
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  Speaker 2: Him for manifesting His purpose in your life. Thank God
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  Speaker 2: for the blessing of past lessons learned and for those
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  Speaker 2: yet to come. My friends, do not forget, God is
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  Speaker 2: present and he's listening to you. You do not have
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  Speaker 2: to learn these lessons alone. Jesus promised to be with
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  Speaker 2: you every step of the way. So pray to him.
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  Speaker 2: Ask him for his help through all of it. Through
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  Speaker 2: every gain and every loss, through every smile and every tear,
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  Speaker 2: through every victory and every defeat, Ask the Holy Spirit
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  Speaker 2: to teach you how to be strong in the midst
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  Speaker 2: of trials. Ask Him to fill you with hope and endurance. Remember,
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  Speaker 2: there's a purpose and a season for everything in life.
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  Speaker 2: Do not be discouraged by your grief. Even in the
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  Speaker 2: midst of hardship, happiness can be had. God loves you,
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  Speaker 2: and He will help you get through every season in
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  Speaker 2: this life You can depend on him for support and encouragement.
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  Speaker 2: You will get through this. My friends, be blessed. Thank
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  Speaker 2: you for completing today's meditative prayer on Pray.com. By incorporating
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  Speaker 2: this healthy habit as a daily practice, you are making
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  Speaker 2: prayer a priority and strengthening your walk with God. My
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  Speaker 2: name is Zach Clinton from the American Association of Christian Counselors,
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  Speaker 2: and we love being a part of your life.