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Refuge Within the Storm – After the Wilderness · Still, Here

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  SPEAKER_00: This is still here, a quiet moment to remember what is true.
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  SPEAKER_00: Listen to these words from the book of Psalms, chapter 46, verse 1.
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  SPEAKER_00: God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
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  SPEAKER_00: When storms come, we naturally look for a way out.
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  SPEAKER_00: But the psalmist offers something different.
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  SPEAKER_00: God is not only the one who calms the storm.
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  SPEAKER_00: He is a refuge in it.
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  SPEAKER_00: A refuge that does not remove the storm.
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  SPEAKER_00: It creates a space of safety inside it.
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  A place where your breath slows,
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  where your thoughts quiet,
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  and where your soul can rest.
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  SPEAKER_00: We spend so much energy trying to control what is happening around us.
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  SPEAKER_00: But what if the invitation is not control, but refuge?
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  SPEAKER_00: To step into the presence of God, right here, in the middle of it.
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  SPEAKER_00: And to discover that even now, you are being held.
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  SPEAKER_00: Take a moment for this prayer of presence.
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  SPEAKER_00: Faithful God, you are closer than the troubles that surround me.
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  SPEAKER_00: Help me step into the refuge of your presence today.
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  SPEAKER_00: Let your nearness quiet my anxious thoughts and steady my heart.
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  SPEAKER_00: Amen.
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  SPEAKER_00: God is your refuge even now.
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  SPEAKER_00: His presence steadies you.
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  SPEAKER_00: You are safe within His care.
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  SPEAKER_00: And as you move on to what comes next, carry this prayer with you.
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  SPEAKER_00: You are my refuge.
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  SPEAKER_00: I feel safe and held.
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  SPEAKER_00: You are my refuge.
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  SPEAKER_00: I feel safe and held.
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  SPEAKER_00: You are my refuge.
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  SPEAKER_00: I feel safe and held.
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  SPEAKER_00: You are my refuge.
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  SPEAKER_00: I feel safe and held.
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  SPEAKER_00: Until next time, stay steady, stay open, stay present.
• 2:34
  SPEAKER_00: You are still here.