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Peaceful_Sleep_[Surrender_to_God_s_Acceptance___Love_In_Uncertainty] · Abide Meditation App

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  Speaker 1: Find rest as you listen to this peaceful bedtime story.
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  Speaker 1: For more Bible stories that bring you refreshing sleep, download
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  Speaker 2: Good evening and welcome to this Abide bedtime story. These
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  Speaker 2: stories are designed to help you find peaceful rest in
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  Speaker 2: the arms of God as you lay down to sleep.
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  Speaker 2: This series, called I Am is written to offer you
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  Speaker 2: thoughtful affirmations and reminders of who you are in Christ. Tonight,
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  Speaker 2: we will affirm the promise that you are loved. You
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  Speaker 2: might struggle to believe that you are loved by God.
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  Speaker 2: Might be because of something in your past or something
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  Speaker 2: that was spoken to you by someone else. It might
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  Speaker 2: come from a combination of several things that lead you
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  Speaker 2: to believe and feel discouraged and heartbroken. But God's word
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  Speaker 2: affirms and remind you that you are loved. You are
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  Speaker 2: deeply loved by a God who delights in you. Before
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  Speaker 2: we begin our story, make sure you are comfortable and
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  Speaker 2: in a comfortable position. Rest your head on your pillow
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  Speaker 2: and let the weight of your shoulders and body fully
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  Speaker 2: sink into your bed. Take a slow, deep breath, pausing
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  Speaker 2: slightly before exhaling. As you exhale, say I am loved.
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  Speaker 2: Close your eyes and let your mind slow down. This
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  Speaker 2: day is over, and the time has come for you to
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  Speaker 2: rest and be refreshed in the love of God. Psalm
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  Speaker 2: one twenty seven says it is in vain that you
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  Speaker 2: rise up early and go late to rest, eating the
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  Speaker 2: bread of anxious toil. For he gives to his beloved sleep.
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  Speaker 2: This night of sleep is God's good gift to you.
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  Speaker 2: Receive it from him. Dear Heavenly Father, Thank you for
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  Speaker 2: the good gift of sleep. Thank you for your beloved child,
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  Speaker 2: and for another day that you have given them to
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  Speaker 2: live and work and play. As they lay down to
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  Speaker 2: sleep tonight, I pray for peaceful presence. Your peaceful presence
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  Speaker 2: would rest upon them. May they sense and know your
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  Speaker 2: nearness as they are reminded of the deep love that
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  Speaker 2: you have for them. May they find rest in your arms,
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  Speaker 2: Lord God, and may this night's sleep refresh them for
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  Speaker 2: all you have in store for them tomorrow. Thank you
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  Speaker 2: so much, Dear God, for your unfailing love. Amen. The
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  Speaker 2: apostle Paul knew firsthand just how powerful the love of
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  Speaker 2: Christ was. For much of his life, he found himself
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  Speaker 2: on the opposite side of grace. He didn't affirm Jesus
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  Speaker 2: as the Messiah and opposed anyone who did. For years,
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  Speaker 2: in years, he positioned himself against the followers of Jesus.
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  Speaker 2: But then one day everything changed. No matter what your
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  Speaker 2: background is, you can find hope in God. You can
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  Speaker 2: be restored as a beloved child of God and spend
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  Speaker 2: all the rest of your days living in the reality
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  Speaker 2: that you are loved. You are loved by God. Paul
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  Speaker 2: went on to write a number of letters to various
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  Speaker 2: groups of people who belong to the Family of God.
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  Speaker 2: In one of those letters, he gives a reminder of
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  Speaker 2: God's great love Romans eight thirty five and thirty seven
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  Speaker 2: through thirty nine, and the New Living Translation says, can
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  Speaker 2: anyone ever separate us from Christ's love? Does it mean
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  Speaker 2: He no longer loves us? If we have trouble or calamity,
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  Speaker 2: or are persecuted or hungry, or destitute, or in danger
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  Speaker 2: or threatened with death. No, despite all these things, overwhelming
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  Speaker 2: victory is ours through Christ who loves us. And I
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  Speaker 2: am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God's love,
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  Speaker 2: neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our
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  Speaker 2: fears for today or our worries about tomorrow. Not even
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  Speaker 2: the powers of hell can separate us from God's love.
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  Speaker 2: No power in the sky above or in the earth below. Indeed,
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  Speaker 2: nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate
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  Speaker 2: us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ, Jesus,
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  Speaker 2: our Lord. God's love for you is irrevocably confirmed. You
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  Speaker 2: could search the world from top to bottom, and you
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  Speaker 2: would never find a single thing that could separate you
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  Speaker 2: from the love of God. But sometimes it might feel
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  Speaker 2: like his love has left you. It might feel like
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  Speaker 2: you've been left right now. You might be desperate for
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  Speaker 2: a reminder that God's love will never fail. Imagine that
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  Speaker 2: you decided to go looking for evidence that God's love
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  Speaker 2: had left you. Like an explorer from days of old,
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  Speaker 2: you pack up for an expedition. Surely God's love isn't
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  Speaker 2: always there, you think, so you grab a backpack from
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  Speaker 2: the closet and pat it down a few times to
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  Speaker 2: remove the dust. Smells musty after months untouched in the
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  Speaker 2: back of the closet, unzip it to fill it with
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  Speaker 2: the necessities for a long trip. You grab a compass
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  Speaker 2: from the shelf and put it in the bag. Next,
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  Speaker 2: you add a map, a water bottle, snacks, and a jacket.
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  Speaker 2: Grab a notebook and pen to keep track of the
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  Speaker 2: things you come across, lace up your boots and prepare
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  Speaker 2: for the long journey ahead of you. You head out
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  Speaker 2: the door and instantly feel the heat on your face.
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  Speaker 2: The warmth of the summer sun beats down on you.
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  Speaker 2: But the promise that God's love is always there no
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  Speaker 2: matter what just seems too good to be true. So
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  Speaker 2: this is a journey you must take. You have to
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  Speaker 2: find out if the words of the apostle Paul that
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  Speaker 2: nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate
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  Speaker 2: you from the love of God, it is really true.
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  Speaker 2: So off you go. You pull the map out of
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  Speaker 2: your musty backpack to see what your first stop will be.
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  Speaker 2: When you unfold your map, you find that your path
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  Speaker 2: has already been traced out. You identify your spot on
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  Speaker 2: the map and find your first stop. It's Trouble and Calamity.
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  Speaker 2: As you walk toward Trouble and Calamity, you remember the
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  Speaker 2: struggles you encountered and the pain you endured. Did that
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  Speaker 2: mean God's love had run out? But as you pass
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  Speaker 2: Trouble and calamity. Looking at the various moments held here,
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  Speaker 2: remember the ways that God was present in your pain.
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  Speaker 2: Despite all this, overwhelming victory was ours through Christ who
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  Speaker 2: loves you. His love hadn't left. He was faithful even then.
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  Speaker 2: You are loved by God. As you leave trouble and calamity,
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  Speaker 2: continue your journey under the bright, hot sun. You feel
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  Speaker 2: the exhaustion as you walk, but you find the resolve
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  Speaker 2: to continue. As you look to the map. You see
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  Speaker 2: the next stop, persecution. Was it here that God's love
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  Speaker 2: ran out? You wonder as you continue walking. Was it
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  Speaker 2: in the midst of hostility or ill treatment that you
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  Speaker 2: were separated from God's love? Though the pain of words
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  Speaker 2: spoken by those persecutors stung you, remember the way God's
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  Speaker 2: love brought you comfort in the midst of the hurt.
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  Speaker 2: Despite all this, overwhelming victory was yours through Christ who
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  Speaker 2: loves you. His love hadn't left. He was faithful even then.
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  Speaker 2: You are loved by God. Sweat drips down your forehead
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  Speaker 2: and your feet ache from the journey. As you continue
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  Speaker 2: to walk, you notice a breeze that begins to stir,
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  Speaker 2: shaking the leaves of the trees that lie in that street.
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  Speaker 2: You notice the petals of the trees blowing off and
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  Speaker 2: falling to the ground. The breeze is a welcome reprieve,
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  Speaker 2: but as you look to the sky notice the dark
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  Speaker 2: clouds moving in. Unable to turn back, you carry on.
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  Speaker 2: You pull the map out yet again and find the
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  Speaker 2: next stop is hunger and destitution. You shove the map
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  Speaker 2: back into your pack, questioning why you begin this journey
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  Speaker 2: in the first place, And just as you begin to
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  Speaker 2: wonder if it was here that God's love left you,
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  Speaker 2: you feel a rain drop on your face. One drop
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  Speaker 2: quickly turns to many, and you're now walking through the rain.
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  Speaker 2: As the rain falls, you remember the stress and strain
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  Speaker 2: during a season of hunger and destitution. Had God's love
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  Speaker 2: left you then? Is that why you struggled? Despite the struggle,
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  Speaker 2: you remember the ways in which God provided. He was
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  Speaker 2: near to you in the midst of your loss. Despite
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  Speaker 2: all this, overwhelming victory was yours through Christ, who loves you.
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  Speaker 2: His love hadn't left. He was faithful even then. You
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  Speaker 2: are loved by God. Your final stop is further down
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  Speaker 2: the way. You walk the winding paths in the fading rain,
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  Speaker 2: wondering if it's here that you will learn that God's
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  Speaker 2: love had left. Your final stop is danger and death.
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  Speaker 2: You remember the moments where fear or anxiety were present,
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  Speaker 2: and your suffering felt overwhelming. Yet even in the midst
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  Speaker 2: of danger and the threat of death, you remember the
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  Speaker 2: nearness of God. Despite all this, overwhelming, victory was yours
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  Speaker 2: through Christ, who loves you. His love hadn't left. He
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  Speaker 2: was faithful. Even then. You are loved by God. Tucking
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  Speaker 2: the map away in your pack, turn back toward home.
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  Speaker 2: Through it all you are reminded of God's kindness and grace.
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  Speaker 2: You have seen his faithfulness and feel the depth of
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  Speaker 2: his love. Convinced that nothing could ever separate you from
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  Speaker 2: God's love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons,
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  Speaker 2: neither your fears for today nor your worries for tomorrow.
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  Speaker 2: Not even the powers of hell can separate you from
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  Speaker 2: God's love. No power in the sky above or in
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  Speaker 2: the earth below. Indeed, nothing in all creation will ever
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  Speaker 2: be able to separate you from the love of God
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  Speaker 2: that is revealed in Christ, Jesus, our Lord. His love
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  Speaker 2: hasn't left. He was faithful even in the pain. You
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  Speaker 2: are loved by God. I am loved. I am loved.
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  Speaker 2: I am loved by God. May you rest tonight convinced
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  Speaker 2: that nothing can ever separate you from God's love. No
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  Speaker 2: matter where your journey takes you, nothing in all creation
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  Speaker 2: will ever be able to separate you from the love
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  Speaker 2: of God that is revealed in Christ, Jesus our Lord.
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  Speaker 2: May God bless you as you sleep. May you be
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  Speaker 2: filled with the comfort of His love. And, as it
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  Speaker 2: says in Tewod Corinthians thirteen thirteen, may the grace of
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  Speaker 2: the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the
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  Speaker 2: communion of the Holy Spirit be with you. All Amen,
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  Speaker 2: Rest well and the presence of God tonight as you sleep,
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  Speaker 2: remembering as you dream that you are deeply loved by God.
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  Speaker 2: Do you know how God sees you? You are very precious
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  Speaker 2: to Him. Be encouraged and meditate on that as we
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  Speaker 2: wind down. You are a child of God, and like
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  Speaker 2: any parent, God views you as one of the most
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  Speaker 2: precious things he has. He loves you so much. Isaiah
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  Speaker 2: forty nine sixteen says, behold, I have engraved you on
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  Speaker 2: the palms of my hands. Your walls are continually before me.
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  Speaker 2: You are engraved on God's hands. Let that thought hermeate
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  Speaker 2: your body as you settle down to sleep, Relax and
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  Speaker 2: close your eyes. Take a deep breath. Feel different parts
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  Speaker 2: of your body switching off. Relax your toes and feet.
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  Speaker 2: Focus on your legs. Let tension dissolve away. Feel your
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  Speaker 2: lower back and abdominal muscles just switching off. Now your
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  Speaker 2: chest and upper back. Feel all the tension melt away.
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  Speaker 2: Let your shoulders, arms, hands and fingers relax and shut down. Finally,
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  Speaker 2: your face, eyes and mouth. Relax them and find yourself
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  Speaker 2: starting to drift off. Father, thank you for being our
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  Speaker 2: heavenly father. We thank you for your love and encouragement. Lord,
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  Speaker 2: let this child of yours feel your presence right now. Jesus.
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  Speaker 2: There may be times that they don't feel loved or wanted,
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  Speaker 2: but it's in those times that they need to be
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  Speaker 2: reminded about what you say about them. You say that
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  Speaker 2: they are loved, You say that they are precious in
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  Speaker 2: your sight. You say that they are yours. Lord, teach
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  Speaker 2: them to only care about what you say about them,
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  Speaker 2: and not what other people say about them. In your
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  Speaker 2: precious name, we pray. Amen. Now, imagine yourself sitting on
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  Speaker 2: a very busy downtown street. You're blind so you can't
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  Speaker 2: see what's going on around you. But the crowd is overwhelming,
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  Speaker 2: your voice cannot be heard. There are so many people
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  Speaker 2: walking on the sidewalk that you're constantly being bumped into.
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  Speaker 2: The sounds, the smells, the dust, the clamor. Every day
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  Speaker 2: it's the same. You keep asking and begging for someone, anyone,
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  Speaker 2: to give you just a little bit of money so
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  Speaker 2: you can eat. You hear no friendly words, you feel
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  Speaker 2: no friendly touch. In fact, you can hear some talking
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  Speaker 2: about you unkindly, maybe thinking because that you can't see.
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  Speaker 2: You can't hear. All of a sudden, you hear someone
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  Speaker 2: shout there he is. Everybody immediately starts to surge towards
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  Speaker 2: this individual. You have no idea who they are all
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  Speaker 2: wanting to see. You try and ask people who is there,
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  Speaker 2: but no one answers you. Then you hear someone say,
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  Speaker 2: there's Jesus. You've heard of this man, his amazing teaching,
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  Speaker 2: his miracles, ah, his miracles. The thought flits through your
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  Speaker 2: mind that maybe Jesus could help you now he's helped
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  Speaker 2: so many others. But then reality sets in and the
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  Speaker 2: hope drains from you. You've been tossed aside so many times.
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  Speaker 2: Why would Jesus even pay any attention to you? You
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  Speaker 2: just sit there, try to listen to what's going on.
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  Speaker 2: Just then you hear someone call out to you. Did
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  Speaker 2: you hear that right? Did someone say your name? And
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  Speaker 2: then then you hear it again, softer, closer, gentler. Not
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  Speaker 2: since your father spoke to you as a child have
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  Speaker 2: you heard your name said in that way, so so lovingly.
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  Speaker 2: All other noise has stopped. It says, if you're in
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  Speaker 2: a cave, no one around you moves or speaks. It's Jesus.
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  Speaker 2: You don't know how you know, but you know it's
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  Speaker 2: Jesus and he has found you. You feel his hand
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  Speaker 2: on your forehead, You hear his gentle voice, and all
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  Speaker 2: of a sudden, the darkness that has always enveloped you
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  Speaker 2: starts to grow thinner light begins to break through in
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  Speaker 2: your eyes begin to focus, and you find yourself looking
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  Speaker 2: directly into Jesus's eyes, and Jesus is looking directly at you,
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  Speaker 2: and you feel more love coming from him than you
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  Speaker 2: have ever felt in your entire life. Imagine being blind
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  Speaker 2: your whole life, and then miraculously being healed. Imagine being overlooked, ridiculed,
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  Speaker 2: and then suddenly loved beyond your wildest imagination. Out of
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  Speaker 2: all the others on the street that day that he
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  Speaker 2: could have stopped for, Jesus chose you. Maybe you felt
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  Speaker 2: the way that the blind man felt that people ignore you,
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  Speaker 2: and you feel that you're not worthy of love. Maybe
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  Speaker 2: you've been suffering with an ailment and you feel that
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  Speaker 2: God has forgotten you. But the truth is this, You
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  Speaker 2: are worth everything in the eyes of Jesus, and he
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  Speaker 2: wants what is it best for you. Listen to John
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  Speaker 2: three to one from the Amplified Bible. See what an
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  Speaker 2: incredible quality of love the Father has shown to us
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  Speaker 2: that we would be permitted to be named and called
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  Speaker 2: and accounted the children of God. And so we are
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  Speaker 2: for this reason. The world does not know us because
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  Speaker 2: it did not know him. God calls us his children
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  Speaker 2: so that we can get a glimpse an idea of
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  Speaker 2: what our relationship with Him should be. Truth is, there's
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  Speaker 2: no way we can totally grasp just how much He
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  Speaker 2: loves each of us. It's too vast and wide. It's immeasurable, unchanging,
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  Speaker 2: never ending. Did you hear that never ending? He will
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  Speaker 2: always love you? We are all so precious to him.
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  Speaker 2: Webster's Dictionary defines the word precious as something of great value,
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  Speaker 2: not to be wasted or treated carelessly. That's how God
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  Speaker 2: views you. You have value. You are not to be
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  Speaker 2: wasted or treated carelessly. Maybe you feel like you've done
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  Speaker 2: so many wrong things in your life that God doesn't
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  Speaker 2: love you. That couldn't be more wrong. God loves you
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  Speaker 2: so much that he sent his son Jesus to die
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  Speaker 2: for you. Perhaps you've seen the verse John three point
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  Speaker 2: sixteen on a sign in the end zone of a
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  Speaker 2: football game, along the side of the road, on a billboard.
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  Speaker 2: But let's take a closer look at that verse in
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  Speaker 2: the New Living Translation. For this is how God loved
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  Speaker 2: the world. He gave his one and only son so
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  Speaker 2: that everyone who believes in him will not perish but
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  Speaker 2: have eternal life. God did that for everyone, meaning no
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  Speaker 2: matter what you've done in your life, God still loves
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  Speaker 2: you so much that he sent his son to die
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  Speaker 2: for you. You're precious to him. Jesus loved telling stories
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  Speaker 2: in Luke fifteen eleven through thirty two. In the New
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  Speaker 2: Living Translation, he tells the story of the prodigal Son
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  Speaker 2: to demonstrate God's love for us. Even when you mess
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  Speaker 2: up and sin and don't feel worthy of God's love.
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  Speaker 2: This story explains how God views you. Listen to this parable.
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  Speaker 2: A man had two sons. The younger son told his father,
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  Speaker 2: I want my share of your estate now before you die.
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  Speaker 2: So his father agreed to divide his wealth between his sons.
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  Speaker 2: A few days later, this younger son packed all his
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  Speaker 2: belongings and moved to a distant land, and there he
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  Speaker 2: wasted all his money and wild living. About the time
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  Speaker 2: his money ran out, a great famine swept over the
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  Speaker 2: land and he began to starve. He persuaded the local
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  Speaker 2: farmer to hire him, and the man sent him into
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  Speaker 2: his fields to feed the pigs. The young man became
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  Speaker 2: so hungry that even the pods he was feeding the
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  Speaker 2: pigs looked good to him, but no one gave him anything.
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  Speaker 2: When he finally came to his senses, he said to
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  Speaker 2: himself at home, even the hired servants have food enough
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  Speaker 2: to spare, and here I am, dying of hunger. I
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  Speaker 2: will go home to my father and say, Father, I
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  Speaker 2: have sinned against both Heaven and you, and I'm no
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  Speaker 2: longer worse of being called your son. Please take me
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  Speaker 2: on as a hired servant. So he returned home to
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  Speaker 2: his father, and while he was still a long way off,
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  Speaker 2: his father saw him coming. Filled with love and compassion,
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  Speaker 2: he ran to his son, embraced him, and kissed him.
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  Speaker 2: His son said to him, father, I have sinned against
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  Speaker 2: both heaven and you, and I am no longer worthy
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  Speaker 2: of being called your son. But his father said to
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  Speaker 2: his servants, quick, bring the finest robe in the house
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  Speaker 2: and put it on him. Get a ring for his
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  Speaker 2: fingers and sandals for his feet, and kill the calf
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  Speaker 2: we have been fattening. We must celebrate with a feast,
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  Speaker 2: for this son of mine was dead and is now
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  Speaker 2: returned to life. He was lost, but now he has found.
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  Speaker 2: So the party began. Meanwhile, the older son was in
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  Speaker 2: the field it's working. When he returned home, he heard
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  Speaker 2: music and dancing in the house, and he asked one
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  Speaker 2: of the servants what was going on. Your brother is back,
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  Speaker 2: he was told, and your father has killed the fattened calf.
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  Speaker 2: We are celebrating because of his safe return. The older
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  Speaker 2: brother was angry and wouldn't go in. His father came
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  Speaker 2: out and begged him, but he replied, all these years
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  Speaker 2: have slaved for you, and never once refused to do
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  Speaker 2: a single thing you told me to do, And in
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  Speaker 2: all that time you never gave me even one young
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  Speaker 2: goat for a feast with my friends. Yet when this
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  Speaker 2: son of yours comes back after squandering your money on prostitutes,
• 35:26
  Speaker 2: you celebrate by killing the fattened calf. His father said
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  Speaker 2: to him, Look, dear son, you've always stayed with me,
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  Speaker 2: and everything I have is yours. We had to celebrate
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  Speaker 2: this happy day, for your brother was dead and has
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  Speaker 2: come back to life. He was lost, but now he
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  Speaker 2: is found. God is telling you right now that he
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  Speaker 2: loves you. You are so precious to him. No matter
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  Speaker 2: how much you've sinned, God is still waiting for you
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  Speaker 2: to come back to him. Now sleep and confidence, knowing
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  Speaker 2: that you are loved and are precious to God. Let's pray,
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  Speaker 2: Oh dear Father, thank you for loving us. Thank you
• 36:52
  Speaker 2: for your grace and mercy. I ask now that you
• 36:57
  Speaker 2: would come and comfort your child as they sleep tonight.
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  Speaker 2: May the Lord bless them and protect them. May the
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  Speaker 2: Lord smile on them and be gracious to them. May
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  Speaker 2: the Lord show you his favor and give you his peace. Amen.
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  Speaker 2: Now rest in his loving arms. Now imagine yourself sitting
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  Speaker 2: on a very busy downtown street. They're blind, so you
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  Speaker 2: can't see what's going on around you, but the crowd
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  Speaker 2: is overwhelming. Your voice cannot be heard. There are so
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  Speaker 2: many people walking on the sidewalk that you're constantly being
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  Speaker 2: bumped into. The sounds, the smells, the dust, the clamor.
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  Speaker 2: Every day it's the same. You keep asking and begging
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  Speaker 2: for someone, anyone, to give you just a little bit
• 38:24
  Speaker 2: of money so you can eat. You hear no friendly words,
• 38:31
  Speaker 2: you feel no friendly touch. In fact, you can hear
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  Speaker 2: some talking about you unkindly, maybe thinking because that you
• 38:42
  Speaker 2: can't see, you can't hear. All of a sudden, you
• 38:53
  Speaker 2: hear someone shout, there he is. Everybody immediately starts to
• 39:00
  Speaker 2: urge towards this individual. You have no idea who they
• 39:05
  Speaker 2: are all wanting to see. You try and ask people
• 39:10
  Speaker 2: who is there, but no one answers you. Then you
• 39:16
  Speaker 2: hear someone say, there's Jesus. You've heard of this man's
• 39:28
  Speaker 2: amazing teaching his miracles, Ah, his miracles. The thought flits
• 39:39
  Speaker 2: through your mind that maybe Jesus could help you, He's
• 39:44
  Speaker 2: helped so many others. But then reality sets in and
• 39:53
  Speaker 2: the hope drains from you. You've been tossed aside so
• 39:58
  Speaker 2: many times. Why would Jesus even pay any attention to you?
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  Speaker 2: You just sit there, try to listen to what's going on.
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  Speaker 2: Just then you hear someone call out to you. Did
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  Speaker 2: you hear that right? Did someone say your name? And
• 40:27
  Speaker 2: then you hear it again, softer, closer, gentler. Not since
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  Speaker 2: your father spoke to you as a child, have you
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  Speaker 2: heard your name said in that way, so so lovingly.
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  Speaker 2: All other noise has stopped. It says, if you're in
• 40:55
  Speaker 2: a cave, no one around you moves, there speaks. It's Jesus.
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  Speaker 2: You don't know how you know, but you know it's
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  Speaker 2: Jesus and he has found you. You feel his hand
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  Speaker 2: on your forehead, You hear his gentle voice, and all
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  Speaker 2: of a sudden, the darkness that has always enveloped you
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  Speaker 2: starts to grow thinner light begins to break through. Then
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  Speaker 2: your eyes begin to focus, and you find yourself looking
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  Speaker 2: directly into Jesus's eyes, and Jesus is looking directly at you,
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  Speaker 2: and you feel more love coming from him than you
• 42:04
  Speaker 2: have ever felt in your entire life. Imagine being blind
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  Speaker 2: your whole life, and then miraculously being healed. Imagine being overlooked, ridiculed,
• 42:26
  Speaker 2: and then suddenly loved beyond your wildest imagination. Out of
• 42:36
  Speaker 2: all the others on the street that day that he
• 42:39
  Speaker 2: could have stopped for, Jesus chose you. Maybe you felt
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  Speaker 2: the way that the blind man felt that people ignore you,
• 42:57
  Speaker 2: and you feel that you're not worthy of love. Maybe
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  Speaker 2: you've been suffering with an ailment and you feel that
• 43:05
  Speaker 2: God has forgotten you. But the truth is this, you
• 43:15
  Speaker 2: are worth everything in the eyes of Jesus, and he
• 43:21
  Speaker 2: wants what is best for you. Listen to John three
• 43:30
  Speaker 2: to one from the Amplified Bible. See what an incredible
• 43:38
  Speaker 2: quality of love the Father has shown to us that
• 43:42
  Speaker 2: we would be permitted to be named and called and
• 43:48
  Speaker 2: accounted the children of God. And so we are for
• 44:00
  Speaker 2: this reason. The world does not know us because it
• 44:05
  Speaker 2: did not know him. God calls us his children so
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  Speaker 2: that we can get a glimpse an idea of what
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  Speaker 2: our relationship with Him should be. Truth is, there's no
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  Speaker 2: way we can totally grasp just how much He loves
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  Speaker 2: each of us. It's too vast and wide. It's immeasurable, unchanging,
• 44:39
  Speaker 2: never ending. Did you hear that never ending? He will
• 44:49
  Speaker 2: always love you. We are all so precious to him.
• 45:02
  Speaker 2: Webster's Dictionary defines the word precious as something of great value,
• 45:08
  Speaker 2: not to be wasted or treated carelessly. That's how God
• 45:17
  Speaker 2: views you. You have value, you are not to be
• 45:24
  Speaker 2: wasted or treated carelessly. Maybe you feel like you've done
• 45:33
  Speaker 2: so many wrong things in your life that God doesn't
• 45:36
  Speaker 2: love you. That couldn't be more wrong. God loves you
• 45:43
  Speaker 2: so much that he sent his son Jesus to die
• 45:48
  Speaker 2: for you. Perhaps you've seen the verse John three point
• 45:56
  Speaker 2: sixteen on a sign in the end zone of a
• 45:59
  Speaker 2: football along the side of the road on a billboard.
• 46:07
  Speaker 2: But let's take a closer look at that verse in
• 46:10
  Speaker 2: the New Living Translation, For this is how God loved
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  Speaker 2: the world. He gave his one and only son so
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  Speaker 2: that everyone who believes in him will not perish but
• 46:29
  Speaker 2: have eternal life. God did that for everyone, meaning no
• 46:40
  Speaker 2: matter what you've done in your life, God still loves
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  Speaker 2: you so much that he sent his son to die
• 46:47
  Speaker 2: for you. You're precious to him. Jesus loved telling stories.
• 47:00
  Speaker 2: In Luke fifteen eleven through thirty two in the New
• 47:02
  Speaker 2: Living Translation, he tells the story of the prodigal son
• 47:08
  Speaker 2: to demonstrate God's love for us even when you mess
• 47:15
  Speaker 2: up and sin and don't feel worthy of God's love.
• 47:20
  Speaker 2: This story explains how God views you. Listen to this parable.
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  Speaker 2: A man had two sons. The younger son told his father,
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  Speaker 2: I want my share of your estate now before you die.
• 47:41
  Speaker 2: So his father agreed to divide his wealth between his sons.
• 47:49
  Speaker 2: A few days later, this younger son packed all his
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  Speaker 2: belongings and moved to a distant land, and there he
• 47:57
  Speaker 2: wasted all his money and wild living. About the time
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  Speaker 2: his money ran out, a great famine swept over the
• 48:05
  Speaker 2: land and he began to starve. He persuaded a local
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  Speaker 2: farmer to hire him, and the man sent him into
• 48:15
  Speaker 2: his fields to feed the pigs. The young man became
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  Speaker 2: so hungry that even the pods he was feeding the
• 48:24
  Speaker 2: pigs looked good to him, but no one gave him anything.
• 48:34
  Speaker 2: When he finally came to his senses, he said to
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  Speaker 2: himself at home, even the hired servants have food enough
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  Speaker 2: to spare, and here I am, dying of hunger. I
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  Speaker 2: will go home to my father and say, Father, I
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  Speaker 2: have sinned against both Heaven and you, and I'm no
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  Speaker 2: longer worthy of being called your son, please take me
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  Speaker 2: on as a hired servant. So he returned home to
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  Speaker 2: his father, and while he was still a long way off,
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  Speaker 2: his father saw him coming. Filled with love and compassion,
• 49:24
  Speaker 2: he ran to his son, embraced him, and kissed him.
• 49:33
  Speaker 2: His son said to him, father, I have sinned against
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  Speaker 2: both heaven and you, and I am no longer worthy
• 49:44
  Speaker 2: of being called your son. But his father said to
• 49:51
  Speaker 2: his servants, quick, bring the finest robe in the house
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  Speaker 2: and put it on him. Get a ring for his
• 49:58
  Speaker 2: finger and sandals for his feet, and kill the calf
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  Speaker 2: we have been fattening. We must celebrate with a feast,
• 50:08
  Speaker 2: for this son of mine was dead and is now
• 50:12
  Speaker 2: returned to life. He was lost, but now he has found.
• 50:20
  Speaker 2: So the party began. Meanwhile, the older son was in
• 50:29
  Speaker 2: the field it's working. When he returned home, he heard
• 50:33
  Speaker 2: music and dancing in the house, and he asked one
• 50:37
  Speaker 2: of the servants what was going on. Your brother is back,
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  Speaker 2: he was told, and your father has killed the fattened calf.
• 50:45
  Speaker 2: We are celebrating because of his safe return. The older
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  Speaker 2: brother was angry and wouldn't go in. His father came
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  Speaker 2: out and begged him, but he replied, all these years
• 51:03
  Speaker 2: have slaved for you and never once refused to do
• 51:08
  Speaker 2: a single thing you told me to do. And in
• 51:12
  Speaker 2: all that time you never gave me even one young
• 51:16
  Speaker 2: goat for a feast with my friends. Yet when this
• 51:20
  Speaker 2: son of yours comes back after squandering your money on prostitutes,
• 51:24
  Speaker 2: you celebrate by killing the fatened calf. His father said
• 51:33
  Speaker 2: to him, Look, dear son, you've always stayed with me,
• 51:42
  Speaker 2: and everything I have is yours. We had to celebrate
• 51:47
  Speaker 2: this happy day, for your brother was dead and has
• 51:52
  Speaker 2: come back to life. He was lost, but now he
• 52:00
  Speaker 2: is found. God is telling you right now that he
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  Speaker 2: loves you. You are so precious to him. No matter
• 52:19
  Speaker 2: how much you've sinned, God is still waiting for you
• 52:23
  Speaker 2: to come back to him. Now, sleep and confidence, knowing
• 52:33
  Speaker 2: that you are loved and are precious to God. Let's pray.
• 52:45
  Speaker 2: Oh dear Father, thank you for loving us. Thank you
• 52:51
  Speaker 2: for your grace and mercy. I ask now that you
• 52:56
  Speaker 2: would come and comfort your child as they sleep tonight.
• 53:02
  Speaker 2: May the Lord bless them and protect them. May the
• 53:05
  Speaker 2: Lord smile on them and be gracious to them. May
• 53:09
  Speaker 2: the Lord show you his favor and give you his peace. Amen.
• 53:23
  Speaker 2: Now rest in his loving arms. You are not in
• 53:35
  Speaker 2: oversight or a mistake. You are called child by the
• 53:43
  Speaker 2: God of the universe, and you are precious in his sight.
• 53:51
  Speaker 2: Before you listen to tonight's story, take a moment to
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  Speaker 2: get comfortable, adjust your shoulders, and settle into your bed.
• 54:05
  Speaker 2: Close your eyes and take a long, deep breath. Breathe
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  Speaker 2: in slowly through your nose, taking several seconds to fill
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  Speaker 2: your lungs with air. Now slowly release your breath through
• 54:32
  Speaker 2: your mouth, taking several seconds again to exhale. Let your
• 54:38
  Speaker 2: body slow down. As you slow your rhythm of breath.
• 54:47
  Speaker 2: Today is over. Let your mind rest, knowing that all
• 54:54
  Speaker 2: that could be done today is done. Tomorrow you will
• 54:59
  Speaker 2: wake for a new day. But tonight, let there be peace.
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  Speaker 2: Heavenly Father, we come to you to find rest tonight.
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  Speaker 2: As your child lays down to sleep, may you grant
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  Speaker 2: them the gift of peace and contentment. Your child is
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  Speaker 2: so precious in your sight. Remind them, Dear God, just
• 55:30
  Speaker 2: how precious that you are and that they are to you.
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  Speaker 2: Protect them from fear or anxiety. Cover their mind in peace.
• 55:46
  Speaker 2: In Christ's name, we pray. Amen. As you fall asleep,
• 55:59
  Speaker 2: let your mind drift off with this affirmation, I am
• 56:05
  Speaker 2: precious in his sight. You are indeed so precious in
• 56:16
  Speaker 2: his sight. In First John, chapter three, in the Message
• 56:24
  Speaker 2: translation the Apostle, John writes these stunning words, what marvelous
• 56:31
  Speaker 2: love the Father has extended to us. Just look at it.
• 56:37
  Speaker 2: We're called children of God. That's who we really are.
• 56:46
  Speaker 2: You are called a child of God because of the
• 56:48
  Speaker 2: great love that God expressed through Jesus, and because you
• 56:55
  Speaker 2: are loved by the God of the universe. You are
• 56:59
  Speaker 2: most certainly precious. You are precious in his sight. Imagine
• 57:12
  Speaker 2: that you have been invited to the home of a
• 57:14
  Speaker 2: dear friend for dinner. When you arrive, you park in
• 57:20
  Speaker 2: a familiar spot under the big oak tree that hangs
• 57:24
  Speaker 2: over the street. You step out of the car and
• 57:30
  Speaker 2: walk up the stone path toward the door. Admire the
• 57:38
  Speaker 2: bright pink azelia and the soft yellow buttercup flowers that
• 57:43
  Speaker 2: fill the garden. In front of the porch, you see
• 57:48
  Speaker 2: the white jasmine mixed among the pink and yellow, but
• 57:53
  Speaker 2: you know the jasmine couldn't be missed with the strong,
• 57:56
  Speaker 2: lovely smell. As you approach the front door, you hear
• 58:04
  Speaker 2: a stirring inside. The door opens before you have a
• 58:09
  Speaker 2: chance to knock, and you are greeted by friends who
• 58:15
  Speaker 2: are more like family. As you walk inside, hugging them tightly,
• 58:23
  Speaker 2: you see the joy on your friend's face as you
• 58:28
  Speaker 2: know she has something to tell you. She leads you
• 58:32
  Speaker 2: into the living room, where you notice a hutch that
• 58:36
  Speaker 2: has been arranged differently than the last time you are
• 58:38
  Speaker 2: over for dinner. You notice something on the hutch, illuminated
• 58:46
  Speaker 2: with a back light on the center shelf. As you
• 58:51
  Speaker 2: walk closer, you see an incredible elegant vase. The cobalt
• 58:58
  Speaker 2: blue and rich gold stands out against the emerald green
• 59:02
  Speaker 2: and rich burgundy. The floral design is regal yet simple.
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  Speaker 2: It's beautiful, it's ornate, and it's treated with such care
• 59:21
  Speaker 2: because of just how very precious and special the vase is.
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  Speaker 2: You learn that your friend inherited this precious heirloom. It
• 59:32
  Speaker 2: has been passed from generation to generation, and now it's hers.
• 59:40
  Speaker 2: She tells you how special this piece has been to
• 59:43
  Speaker 2: her family for so many years, and you begin to
• 59:49
  Speaker 2: understand the elaborate setup on the hutch. What else could
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  Speaker 2: you do with something so special? Something that has been
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  Speaker 2: beloved and dear for generations ought to be treasured and
• 1:00:05
  Speaker 2: treated with great care. Yet a vase, a simple piece
• 1:00:14
  Speaker 2: of decor, no matter how antique and special, pales in
• 1:00:20
  Speaker 2: comparison to how incredibly precious you are in God's eyes.
• 1:00:28
  Speaker 2: You are precious in his sight, but marvelous love the
• 1:00:36
  Speaker 2: Father has extended to us. Just look at it. We're
• 1:00:43
  Speaker 2: called children of God. That's who we really are. God's
• 1:00:52
  Speaker 2: love for you did not settle with salvation, though that
• 1:00:57
  Speaker 2: would have been enough. Even more than that, he delighted
• 1:01:03
  Speaker 2: to call you his child, and like a good good parent,
• 1:01:10
  Speaker 2: he looks on his children as the most precious things
• 1:01:14
  Speaker 2: in all the world. You are precious in his sight.
• 1:01:25
  Speaker 2: You walk away from the hutch with your friend, who
• 1:01:30
  Speaker 2: leads you to the sofa just a few feet away.
• 1:01:36
  Speaker 2: As you sit down, you glance back at the vase
• 1:01:41
  Speaker 2: and imagine what it would be like to be as
• 1:01:43
  Speaker 2: cherished and protected as that, To be cherished in a
• 1:01:51
  Speaker 2: way that sets you apart and shines light on your
• 1:01:55
  Speaker 2: unique nature. To be set on a platform simple because
• 1:02:01
  Speaker 2: your great worth leads others to notice that something is different.
• 1:02:07
  Speaker 2: What makes you different is that you are a child
• 1:02:13
  Speaker 2: of God. Your accomplishments and rewards don't make you valuable.
• 1:02:24
  Speaker 2: You are precious because you are a child of God.
• 1:02:32
  Speaker 2: His love changes everything. You are precious in his sight.
• 1:02:45
  Speaker 2: It may seem simply unbelievable that you could ever be
• 1:02:50
  Speaker 2: that cherished. You may scoff at the very thought of
• 1:02:56
  Speaker 2: being highlighted or set apart and looked. And yet the
• 1:03:04
  Speaker 2: joy of Christ making you new is that you are truly, undeniably,
• 1:03:10
  Speaker 2: so incredibly loved. You are cherished by God, who calls
• 1:03:19
  Speaker 2: you his child. You are set apart and like the
• 1:03:28
  Speaker 2: vase with the light shining upon it, so that the
• 1:03:34
  Speaker 2: light of Christ shines in you. Jesus once said, you
• 1:03:41
  Speaker 2: are the light of the world. A city on a
• 1:03:45
  Speaker 2: hill cannot be hidden. Let your light shine before men,
• 1:03:51
  Speaker 2: that they may see your good deeds and glorify your
• 1:03:55
  Speaker 2: Father in Heaven. In Christ, God has restored and renewed
• 1:04:05
  Speaker 2: you because of the love He has. As you are
• 1:04:12
  Speaker 2: so precious, He made a way for you to be His.
• 1:04:20
  Speaker 2: And when God redeemed you in Christ, he did not
• 1:04:23
  Speaker 2: just redeem you from your sins. He made you his child.
• 1:04:31
  Speaker 2: He brought you into His family with all the rights
• 1:04:37
  Speaker 2: and privileges of a child. The ornate, elaborate vase that
• 1:04:44
  Speaker 2: you admired in your friend's living room is an heirloom
• 1:04:49
  Speaker 2: that is indeed special, but even more precious than an heirloom.
• 1:04:56
  Speaker 2: You his child, are an air, not just a thing
• 1:05:04
  Speaker 2: that has passed on from one to another. You are
• 1:05:08
  Speaker 2: in the very lineage of God's royal family. You are
• 1:05:15
  Speaker 2: precious in his sight. What marvelous love the Father has
• 1:05:23
  Speaker 2: extended to us. Just look at it. We're called children
• 1:05:27
  Speaker 2: of God. That's who we really are, and all the
• 1:05:36
  Speaker 2: noise of a busy, bustling, confusing world. May you find
• 1:05:44
  Speaker 2: rest in your identity as a child of the most
• 1:05:47
  Speaker 2: High God. May you see yourself with more value than
• 1:05:53
  Speaker 2: an heirloom positioned with honor on a shelf. May you
• 1:05:59
  Speaker 2: see yourself as one beloved by God. You are precious
• 1:06:07
  Speaker 2: in his sight. You are so very precious in His sight.
• 1:06:18
  Speaker 2: As you fall asleep tonight, may the truths of God's word,
• 1:06:24
  Speaker 2: the reminder of his great love for you, allow you
• 1:06:29
  Speaker 2: to sleep in peace. You are more precious to God
• 1:06:35
  Speaker 2: than any earthly possession that you prize, more precious than
• 1:06:42
  Speaker 2: any jewel. May you find rest deeply in God's loving arms.
• 1:06:52
  Speaker 2: Receive this benediction from Romans fifteen thirteen. May the God
• 1:06:59
  Speaker 2: of hope. Fill you with all joy and peace and believing,
• 1:07:06
  Speaker 2: so that by the power of the Holy Spirit, you
• 1:07:10
  Speaker 2: may abound.
• 1:07:12
  Speaker 3: In hope.
• 1:07:16
  Speaker 2: You are precious in his sight. May your dreams be sweet,
• 1:07:26
  Speaker 2: and may you wake in the morning reminded of His
• 1:07:31
  Speaker 2: great love. In First John chapter three, in the Message
• 1:07:41
  Speaker 2: translation the Apostle, John writes, these stunning words, what marvelous
• 1:07:48
  Speaker 2: love the Father has extended to us. Just look at it.
• 1:07:54
  Speaker 2: We're called children of God. That's who we really are are.
• 1:08:03
  Speaker 2: You are called a child of God because of the
• 1:08:06
  Speaker 2: great love that God expressed through Jesus, and because you
• 1:08:12
  Speaker 2: are loved by the God of the universe. You are
• 1:08:16
  Speaker 2: most certainly precious. You are precious in his sight. Imagine
• 1:08:30
  Speaker 2: that you have been invited to the home of a
• 1:08:32
  Speaker 2: dear friend for dinner. When you arrive, you park in
• 1:08:37
  Speaker 2: a familiar spot under the big oak tree that hangs
• 1:08:42
  Speaker 2: over the street. You step out of the car and
• 1:08:48
  Speaker 2: walk up the stone path toward the door. Admire the
• 1:08:55
  Speaker 2: bright pink azelia and the soft yellow buttercup flowers that
• 1:09:00
  Speaker 2: fill the garden. In front of the porch. You see
• 1:09:05
  Speaker 2: the white jasmine mixed among the pink and yellow. But
• 1:09:10
  Speaker 2: you know the jasmine couldn't be missed with the strong,
• 1:09:13
  Speaker 2: lovely smell. As you approach the front door, you hear
• 1:09:21
  Speaker 2: a stirring inside. The door opens before you have a
• 1:09:27
  Speaker 2: chance to knock, and you are greeted by friends who
• 1:09:32
  Speaker 2: are more like family. As you walk inside, hugging them tightly,
• 1:09:40
  Speaker 2: you see the joy on your friend's face as you
• 1:09:45
  Speaker 2: know she has something to tell you. She leads you
• 1:09:50
  Speaker 2: into the living room, where you notice a hutch that
• 1:09:53
  Speaker 2: has been arranged differently than the last time you are
• 1:09:56
  Speaker 2: over for dinner. You notice something on the huh illuminated
• 1:10:03
  Speaker 2: with a back light on the center shelf. As you
• 1:10:08
  Speaker 2: walk closer, you see an incredible elegant vase. The cobalt
• 1:10:16
  Speaker 2: blue and rich gold stands out against the emerald green
• 1:10:19
  Speaker 2: and rich burgundy. The floral design is regal yet simple.
• 1:10:29
  Speaker 2: It's beautiful, it's ornate, and it's treated with such care
• 1:10:38
  Speaker 2: because of just how very precious and special the vase is.
• 1:10:45
  Speaker 2: You learn that your friend inherited this precious heirloom. It
• 1:10:50
  Speaker 2: has been passed from generation to generation, and now it's hers.
• 1:10:57
  Speaker 2: She tells you how special this peace has been to
• 1:11:00
  Speaker 2: her family for so many years, and you begin to
• 1:11:07
  Speaker 2: understand the elaborate set up on the hutch. What else
• 1:11:12
  Speaker 2: could you do with something so special, Something that has
• 1:11:18
  Speaker 2: been beloved and dear for generations, ought to be treasured
• 1:11:22
  Speaker 2: and treated with great care. Yet a vase, a simple
• 1:11:31
  Speaker 2: piece of decor, no matter how antique and special, pales
• 1:11:37
  Speaker 2: in comparison to how incredibly precious you are in God's eyes.
• 1:11:45
  Speaker 2: You are precious in his sight but marvelous love the
• 1:11:54
  Speaker 2: Father has extended to us. Just look at it. We're
• 1:12:00
  Speaker 2: called children of God. That's who we really are. God's
• 1:12:10
  Speaker 2: love for you did not settle with salvation, though that
• 1:12:15
  Speaker 2: would have been enough. Even more than that, he delighted
• 1:12:20
  Speaker 2: to call you his child, And like a good good parent,
• 1:12:28
  Speaker 2: he looks on his children as the most precious things
• 1:12:31
  Speaker 2: in all the world. You are precious in his sight.
• 1:12:43
  Speaker 2: You walk away from the hutch with your friend, who
• 1:12:47
  Speaker 2: leads you to the sofa just a few feet away.
• 1:12:53
  Speaker 2: As you sit down, you glance back at the vase
• 1:12:58
  Speaker 2: and imagine what it would be like to be as
• 1:13:00
  Speaker 2: cherished and protected as that, To be cherished in a
• 1:13:08
  Speaker 2: way that sets you apart and shines light on your
• 1:13:13
  Speaker 2: unique nature. To be set on a platform simply because
• 1:13:18
  Speaker 2: your great worth leads others to notice that something is different.
• 1:13:24
  Speaker 2: What makes you different is that you are a child
• 1:13:31
  Speaker 2: of God. Your accomplishments and rewards don't make you valuable.
• 1:13:42
  Speaker 2: You are precious. Because you are a child of God.
• 1:13:49
  Speaker 2: His love changes everything. You are precious in his sight.
• 1:14:03
  Speaker 2: It may seem simply unbelievable that you could ever be
• 1:14:08
  Speaker 2: that cherished. You may scoff at the very thought of
• 1:14:13
  Speaker 2: being highlighted or set apart and looked at. And yet
• 1:14:21
  Speaker 2: the joy of Christ making you new is that you
• 1:14:25
  Speaker 2: are truly, undeniably, so incredibly loved. You are cherished by God,
• 1:14:36
  Speaker 2: who calls you his child. You are set apart and
• 1:14:45
  Speaker 2: like the vase with the light shining upon it, so
• 1:14:51
  Speaker 2: that the light of Christ shines in you. Jesus once said,
• 1:14:59
  Speaker 2: you are the light of the world. World a city
• 1:15:02
  Speaker 2: on a hill cannot be hidden. Let your light shine
• 1:15:07
  Speaker 2: before men, that they may see your good deeds and
• 1:15:12
  Speaker 2: glorify your Father in Heaven. In Christ. God has restored
• 1:15:22
  Speaker 2: and renewed you because of the love He has. Because
• 1:15:29
  Speaker 2: you are so precious, He made a way for you
• 1:15:34
  Speaker 2: to be His. And when God redeemed you in Christ,
• 1:15:40
  Speaker 2: he did not just redeem you from your sins. He
• 1:15:45
  Speaker 2: made to you as child. He brought you into His
• 1:15:51
  Speaker 2: family with all the rights and privileges of a child.
• 1:16:00
  Speaker 2: The ornate, elaborate vase that you admired in your friend's
• 1:16:03
  Speaker 2: living room is an heirloom that is indeed special, but
• 1:16:11
  Speaker 2: even more precious than an heirloom. You, his child, are
• 1:16:17
  Speaker 2: an air, not just a thing that has passed on
• 1:16:22
  Speaker 2: from one to another. You are in the very lineage
• 1:16:27
  Speaker 2: of God's royal family. You are precious in his sight.
• 1:16:39
  Speaker 2: What marvelous love the Father has extended to us. Just
• 1:16:42
  Speaker 2: look at it. We're called children of God. That's who
• 1:16:48
  Speaker 2: we really are. In all the noise of a busy, bustling,
• 1:16:57
  Speaker 2: confusing world. May you find rest in your identity as
• 1:17:03
  Speaker 2: a child of the most High God. May you see
• 1:17:09
  Speaker 2: yourself with more value than an heirloom positioned with honor
• 1:17:13
  Speaker 2: on a shelf. May you see yourself as one beloved
• 1:17:19
  Speaker 2: by God. You are precious in his sight. You are
• 1:17:30
  Speaker 2: so very precious in his sight. As you fall asleep tonight,
• 1:17:39
  Speaker 2: may the truths of God's word, the reminder of His
• 1:17:42
  Speaker 2: great love for you, allow you to sleep in peace.
• 1:17:51
  Speaker 2: You are more precious to God than any earthly possession
• 1:17:55
  Speaker 2: that you prize more precious than any j juwel. May
• 1:18:02
  Speaker 2: you find rest deeply in God's loving arms. Receive this
• 1:18:10
  Speaker 2: benediction from Romans fifteen thirteen. May the God of Hope
• 1:18:18
  Speaker 2: fill you with all joy and peace and believing, so
• 1:18:24
  Speaker 2: that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may
• 1:18:27
  Speaker 2: abound in hope. You are precious in his sight. May
• 1:18:40
  Speaker 2: your dreams be sweet, and may you wake in the
• 1:18:45
  Speaker 2: morning reminded of His great love. In One John chapter three,
• 1:18:58
  Speaker 2: in the Message translation the Apostle, John writes, these stunning words,
• 1:19:05
  Speaker 2: what marvelous love the Father has extended to us. Just
• 1:19:10
  Speaker 2: look at it. We're called children of God. That's who
• 1:19:16
  Speaker 2: we really are. You are called a child of God
• 1:19:23
  Speaker 2: because of the great love that God expressed through Jesus,
• 1:19:29
  Speaker 2: and because you are loved by the God of the universe.
• 1:19:33
  Speaker 2: You are most certainly precious. You are precious in his sight.
• 1:19:46
  Speaker 2: Imagine that you have been invited to the home of
• 1:19:49
  Speaker 2: a dear friend for dinner. When you arrive, you park
• 1:19:55
  Speaker 2: in a familiar spot under the big oak tree that
• 1:19:59
  Speaker 2: hangs over the street. You step out of the car
• 1:20:05
  Speaker 2: and walk up the stone path toward the door. Admire
• 1:20:11
  Speaker 2: the bright pink azelia and the soft yellow buttercup flowers
• 1:20:17
  Speaker 2: that fill the garden. In front of the porch, you
• 1:20:23
  Speaker 2: see the white jasmine mixed among the pink and yellow,
• 1:20:27
  Speaker 2: but you know the jasmine couldn't be missed with the strong,
• 1:20:31
  Speaker 2: lovely smell. As you approach the front door, you hear
• 1:20:39
  Speaker 2: a stirring inside. The door opens before you have a
• 1:20:44
  Speaker 2: chance to knock, and you are greeted by friends who
• 1:20:50
  Speaker 2: are more like family. As you walk inside, hugging them tightly,
• 1:20:58
  Speaker 2: you see the joy on your friend's face as you
• 1:21:02
  Speaker 2: know she has something to tell you. She leads you
• 1:21:07
  Speaker 2: into the living room, where you notice a hutch that
• 1:21:11
  Speaker 2: has been arranged differently than the last time you are
• 1:21:13
  Speaker 2: over for dinner. You notice something on the hutch illuminated
• 1:21:21
  Speaker 2: with a back light on the center shelf. As you
• 1:21:25
  Speaker 2: walk closer, you see an incredible elegant vase. The cobalt
• 1:21:33
  Speaker 2: blue and rich gold stands out against the emerald green
• 1:21:37
  Speaker 2: and rich burgundy. The floral design is regal yet simple.
• 1:21:46
  Speaker 2: It's beautiful, it's ornate, and it's treated with such care.
• 1:21:56
  Speaker 2: Because of just how very precious and special the vase is,
• 1:22:02
  Speaker 2: you learn that your friend inherited this precious heirloom. It
• 1:22:07
  Speaker 2: has been passed from generation to generation, and now it's hers.
• 1:22:15
  Speaker 2: She tells you how special this piece has been to
• 1:22:18
  Speaker 2: her family for so many years, and you begin to
• 1:22:24
  Speaker 2: understand the elaborate set up on the hutch. What else
• 1:22:30
  Speaker 2: could you do with something so special, Something that has
• 1:22:36
  Speaker 2: been beloved and dear for generations, ought to be treasured
• 1:22:40
  Speaker 2: and treated with great care. Yet a vase, a simple
• 1:22:48
  Speaker 2: piece of decor, no matter how antique and special, pales
• 1:22:55
  Speaker 2: in comparison to how incredibly precious you are in God's eyes.
• 1:23:03
  Speaker 2: You are precious in his sight, but marvelous love the
• 1:23:11
  Speaker 2: Father has extended to us. Just look at it. We're
• 1:23:17
  Speaker 2: called children of God. That's who we really are. God's
• 1:23:27
  Speaker 2: love for you did not settle with salvation, though that
• 1:23:32
  Speaker 2: would have been enough. Even more than that, he delighted
• 1:23:38
  Speaker 2: to call you his child, and like a good good parent,
• 1:23:45
  Speaker 2: he looks on his children as the most precious things
• 1:23:49
  Speaker 2: in all the world. You are precious in his sight.
• 1:24:00
  Speaker 2: You walk away from the hutch with your friend, who
• 1:24:04
  Speaker 2: leads you to the sofa just a few feet away.
• 1:24:11
  Speaker 2: As you sit down, you glance back at the vase
• 1:24:16
  Speaker 2: and imagine what it would be like to be as
• 1:24:18
  Speaker 2: cherished and protected as that, To be cherished in a
• 1:24:26
  Speaker 2: way that sets you apart and shines light on your
• 1:24:30
  Speaker 2: unique nature, to be set on a platform simply because
• 1:24:36
  Speaker 2: your great worth leads others to notice that something is different.
• 1:24:42
  Speaker 2: What makes you different is that you are a child
• 1:24:48
  Speaker 2: of God. Your accomplishments and rewards don't make you valuable.
• 1:24:59
  Speaker 2: You are precious because you are a child of God.
• 1:25:07
  Speaker 2: His love changes everything. You are precious in his sight.
• 1:25:20
  Speaker 2: It may seem simply unbelievable that you could ever be
• 1:25:25
  Speaker 2: that cherished. You may scoff at the very thought of
• 1:25:31
  Speaker 2: being highlighted or set apart and looked at. And yet
• 1:25:39
  Speaker 2: the joy of Christ making you new is that you
• 1:25:42
  Speaker 2: are truly, undeniably, so incredibly loved. You are cherished by God,
• 1:25:54
  Speaker 2: who calls you his child. Are set apart, and like
• 1:26:02
  Speaker 2: the vase with the light shining upon it, so that
• 1:26:08
  Speaker 2: the light of Christ shines in you. Jesus once said,
• 1:26:16
  Speaker 2: you are the light of the world. A city on
• 1:26:20
  Speaker 2: a hill cannot be hidden. Let your light shine before men,
• 1:26:26
  Speaker 2: that they may see your good deeds and glorify your
• 1:26:30
  Speaker 2: Father in Heaven. In Christ, God has restored and renewed
• 1:26:40
  Speaker 2: you because of the love He has, because you are
• 1:26:47
  Speaker 2: so precious, He made a way for you to be His.
• 1:26:54
  Speaker 2: And when God redeemed you in Christ, he did not
• 1:26:58
  Speaker 2: just redeem you from your sins. He made you his child.
• 1:27:06
  Speaker 2: He brought you into his family with all the rights
• 1:27:12
  Speaker 2: and privileges of a child. The ornate, elaborate vase that
• 1:27:19
  Speaker 2: you admired in your friend's living room is an heirloom
• 1:27:24
  Speaker 2: that is indeed special, but even more precious than an heirloom.
• 1:27:31
  Speaker 2: You is child, are an heir, not just a thing
• 1:27:39
  Speaker 2: that has passed on from one to another. You are
• 1:27:43
  Speaker 2: in the very lineage of God's royal family. You are
• 1:27:50
  Speaker 2: precious in his sight. What marvelous love the Father has
• 1:27:58
  Speaker 2: extended to us. Just look at it. We're called children
• 1:28:02
  Speaker 2: of God. That's who we really are in all the
• 1:28:11
  Speaker 2: noise of a busy, bustling, confusing world. May you find
• 1:28:19
  Speaker 2: rest in your identity as a child of the most
• 1:28:22
  Speaker 2: High God. May you see yourself with more value than
• 1:28:28
  Speaker 2: an heirloom positioned with honor on a shelf. May you
• 1:28:34
  Speaker 2: see yourself as one beloved by God. You are precious
• 1:28:42
  Speaker 2: in his sight. You are so very precious in his sight.
• 1:28:53
  Speaker 2: As you fall asleep tonight, may the truths of God's
• 1:28:57
  Speaker 2: word the reminder drive is great love for you, allow
• 1:29:04
  Speaker 2: you to sleep in peace. You are more precious to
• 1:29:10
  Speaker 2: God than any earthly possession that you prize, more precious
• 1:29:17
  Speaker 2: than any jewel. May you find rest deeply in God's
• 1:29:22
  Speaker 2: loving arms. Receive this benediction from Romans fifteen thirteen. May
• 1:29:33
  Speaker 2: the God of Hope fill you with all joy and
• 1:29:38
  Speaker 2: peace and believing, so that by the power of the
• 1:29:42
  Speaker 2: Holy Spirit, you may abound in hope. You are precious
• 1:29:54
  Speaker 2: in his sight. May your dreams be sweet, and may
• 1:30:01
  Speaker 2: you wake in the morning reminded of His great love.
• 1:30:16
  Speaker 2: If there is anything troubling your mind tonight, causing you
• 1:30:21
  Speaker 2: to feel a bit of anxiety, I encourage you to
• 1:30:25
  Speaker 2: let it go. Release it, give it to the Lord.
• 1:30:32
  Speaker 2: He knows all about it. The Lord is good, He
• 1:30:39
  Speaker 2: hears you, and he cares about you. Take a few
• 1:30:50
  Speaker 2: moments to relax your body. Feel every muscle release its tension.
• 1:31:01
  Speaker 2: Breathe in.
• 1:31:05
  Speaker 3: And out, in.
• 1:31:15
  Speaker 2: And out. Get cozy under the soft covers, Remove all
• 1:31:27
  Speaker 2: distractions from your mind, and settle and to a peaceful
• 1:31:35
  Speaker 2: state of rest. In this bedtime story. We will be
• 1:31:46
  Speaker 2: reminded of all the ways God is so good to us,
• 1:31:51
  Speaker 2: even when it seems like the world is anything but good.
• 1:31:55
  Speaker 2: God's kindness, generosity, and faithfulness is evident to all. The
• 1:32:03
  Speaker 2: imprint of His mighty hand is displayed throughout all of creation.
• 1:32:09
  Speaker 2: The glory of His goodness is seen across the heavens
• 1:32:14
  Speaker 2: and throughout the earth. He is a good, good father, indeed.
• 1:32:25
  Speaker 2: But before we begin, make yourself even more comfortable under
• 1:32:31
  Speaker 2: your warm covers. Rest your head gently on your pillow.
• 1:32:38
  Speaker 2: Get cozy, and take a few deep breaths in and out.
• 1:32:48
  Speaker 2: Allow your breathing to fall into a steady rhythm. Inhale, exhale.
• 1:33:13
  Speaker 2: Invite the Holy Spirit to fill the room and watch
• 1:33:17
  Speaker 2: over you as you sleep. Whisper softly the name of Jesus,
• 1:33:26
  Speaker 2: allowing his peace to cover you, His perfect peace. Steady
• 1:33:39
  Speaker 2: your breathing into a gentle rhythm, in and out, in
• 1:33:57
  Speaker 2: and out. Let go of all other thoughts and concerns tonight.
• 1:34:15
  Speaker 2: God is so good. He loves you very much. His
• 1:34:21
  Speaker 2: goodness never fails. You can always count on him. Breathe
• 1:34:34
  Speaker 2: in and out, in and out. Relax in the peace
• 1:34:56
  Speaker 2: of God as I say a prayer for you tonight,
• 1:35:02
  Speaker 2: Heavenly Father, Please cover your beloved one as they find
• 1:35:08
  Speaker 2: true rest in you. Please help them know that you
• 1:35:14
  Speaker 2: are with them. Please cover them with your love and
• 1:35:18
  Speaker 2: your goodness as a soft blanket. Envelop them and the
• 1:35:25
  Speaker 2: comfort of your peace. In the name of Jesus, I
• 1:35:30
  Speaker 2: pray Amen, now as I share the beautiful reminders from Scripture,
• 1:35:45
  Speaker 2: the reminders of God's goodness. Sink your head deeper into
• 1:35:51
  Speaker 2: your pillow, and completely relax every muscle in your body
• 1:36:00
  Speaker 2: inhale and exhale. It was the apostle Paul in the
• 1:36:19
  Speaker 2: Book of Acts who reminded the people of Lystra that
• 1:36:24
  Speaker 2: God's goodness could always be counted on. He encouraged them
• 1:36:31
  Speaker 2: to turn away from worthless things, things that could not
• 1:36:35
  Speaker 2: be counted on, in turn to the living God now.
• 1:36:48
  Speaker 2: Lystra was an ancient village built upon a modest hill,
• 1:36:53
  Speaker 2: rising from the surrounding plains of Asia Minor, with the
• 1:36:58
  Speaker 2: grandeur of mountains to the west to the south. This
• 1:37:02
  Speaker 2: Roman colony was mentioned as the hometown of Timothy, one
• 1:37:07
  Speaker 2: of the young men Paul mentored in his faith. Paul
• 1:37:12
  Speaker 2: visited Lystra on more than one occasion, preaching the Gospel
• 1:37:17
  Speaker 2: and healing a man who had been lame from birth.
• 1:37:22
  Speaker 2: On one of his visits, Paul encouraged the believers of
• 1:37:27
  Speaker 2: Lystra that even though the Lord had allowed the nations
• 1:37:33
  Speaker 2: to walk in their own ways, he never left them
• 1:37:38
  Speaker 2: without evidence of himself and his goodness. God never left them,
• 1:37:53
  Speaker 2: even through trial and hardship. The evidence of His goodness
• 1:37:57
  Speaker 2: was all around them. What an encouragement. The evidence of
• 1:38:06
  Speaker 2: God's goodness surrounds us as well. It is seen in
• 1:38:12
  Speaker 2: the illustrations of nature, as each new day is yet
• 1:38:16
  Speaker 2: another portrait of God's exquisite artistry. From blue ocean tides
• 1:38:24
  Speaker 2: and sandy beaches to flowering meadows and lush green forests.
• 1:38:33
  Speaker 2: God's goodness is evident to all. Be assured of God's goodness,
• 1:38:46
  Speaker 2: of his presence in your life, no matter what is
• 1:38:50
  Speaker 2: going on in the world. The Lord is with you
• 1:38:53
  Speaker 2: every step of the way. Allow that thought to surround
• 1:39:02
  Speaker 2: you with peace. Tonight breathed softly.
• 1:39:21
  Speaker 3: In and out.
• 1:39:37
  Speaker 2: As Paul continued to encourage the believers in Lystra with
• 1:39:41
  Speaker 2: the beautiful testimony of the Lord. He pointed out that
• 1:39:46
  Speaker 2: it is God who sends the rain, provides good crops,
• 1:39:52
  Speaker 2: and gives joyful hearts to his beloved God sends the rain.
• 1:40:08
  Speaker 2: Hear it falling gently from the clouds to water the
• 1:40:14
  Speaker 2: earth like small pebbles, hitting the ground in a cadence
• 1:40:21
  Speaker 2: of rhythmic wonder. Sometimes the rain drops fall so softly
• 1:40:35
  Speaker 2: they can barely be heard. Other times, sheets of rain
• 1:40:43
  Speaker 2: come in waves and torrents, cascading down like a waterfall
• 1:40:47
  Speaker 2: from Heaven. Yet each drop fulfills its purpose, offering much
• 1:40:57
  Speaker 2: needed moisture to the dry and thirsty ground. The earth
• 1:41:03
  Speaker 2: drinks in the rain and silently begs for more. Let
• 1:41:15
  Speaker 2: the showers of God's goodness fall gently on your soul tonight,
• 1:41:22
  Speaker 2: drink in the sweetness of His presence inhale and exhale.
• 1:41:48
  Speaker 2: Not only does the Lord water the ground, he cultivates
• 1:41:53
  Speaker 2: the earth, causing good crops to burst forth and grow
• 1:41:59
  Speaker 2: as ustenance for his people. In various places, fields of
• 1:42:07
  Speaker 2: grains spread out like quilts across the landscape. Some of
• 1:42:13
  Speaker 2: the fields are circular, some are square, and some are
• 1:42:20
  Speaker 2: shaped like pieces of a puzzle. Each crop provides what
• 1:42:26
  Speaker 2: is needed for that region. As you gaze upon the
• 1:42:32
  Speaker 2: fields from above, you see that some are deep green,
• 1:42:38
  Speaker 2: like emeralds. Dotting the landscape. These include clover, parsley, fennel.
• 1:42:46
  Speaker 2: Other crops appear like vast treasures of pure gold. They
• 1:42:52
  Speaker 2: sway in the wind, waving their greeting to the passer
• 1:42:56
  Speaker 2: by wheat, corn, oats, and rye fields of grain. Sustenance,
• 1:43:09
  Speaker 2: good and perfect gifts from our Father in heaven. Bask
• 1:43:22
  Speaker 2: and the abundant blessings of the Lord tonight. Continue to
• 1:43:29
  Speaker 2: breathe gently in.
• 1:43:33
  Speaker 3: And out.
• 1:43:35
  Speaker 2: And steady rhythm, allowing your body to fully relax. Inhale
• 1:43:46
  Speaker 2: and exhale as I pray over you, good and gracious Lord.
• 1:43:59
  Speaker 2: Thank you for your presence tonight. You are good, you
• 1:44:04
  Speaker 2: are holy. I thank you for this listener who has
• 1:44:14
  Speaker 2: invited your spirit to cover them as they sleep. Please
• 1:44:19
  Speaker 2: help them rest deeply in your goodness, knowing that you
• 1:44:24
  Speaker 2: are with them. Bless them, Lord with peace and the
• 1:44:32
  Speaker 2: precious name of your Son. I pray since the soothing,
• 1:44:43
  Speaker 2: calming presence of the Lord tonight. Breathe in his goodness,
• 1:44:53
  Speaker 2: Breathe out all your cares. He is with you. Paul
• 1:45:11
  Speaker 2: finished his message to the people in Lystra by reminding
• 1:45:16
  Speaker 2: them that God is the giver of joyful hearts. Allow
• 1:45:22
  Speaker 2: the Holy Spirit to fill your heart with joy tonight.
• 1:45:30
  Speaker 2: It is His good and perfect gift to you. He
• 1:45:36
  Speaker 2: has joy in abundance. It is a fruit that never
• 1:45:41
  Speaker 2: fails to be produced in the heart that fully trusts
• 1:45:46
  Speaker 2: in him. Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good.
• 1:45:58
  Speaker 2: Blessed is the man who trusts in him. Taste and
• 1:46:06
  Speaker 2: see the Lord is good. Trust in him and be blessed.
• 1:46:22
  Speaker 2: You can trust and the goodness of God. Breathe softly
• 1:46:32
  Speaker 2: in and out. Allow the comfort of the Holy Spirit
• 1:46:44
  Speaker 2: to wash over you. He gives you the deepest sense
• 1:46:51
  Speaker 2: of peace, not as the world gives, but deeper peace
• 1:46:58
  Speaker 2: than anything you've ever known. In the Book of Exodus
• 1:47:08
  Speaker 2: we read that the Lord God is merciful and gracious,
• 1:47:13
  Speaker 2: long suffering, and abounding in goodness and truth. Let those
• 1:47:22
  Speaker 2: truths seek deep into your heart. He is merciful, he
• 1:47:32
  Speaker 2: is gracious, he is patient, he is full of truth,
• 1:47:43
  Speaker 2: and he is so so could rest in these beautiful
• 1:47:51
  Speaker 2: descriptions of God tonight as you gaze into the heavens
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  Speaker 2: on a starry night. There's no doubt that the glory
• 1:48:06
  Speaker 2: of the Lord fills every bit of space, unwavering, unchanging
• 1:48:15
  Speaker 2: for every good and perfect gifts from above, coming down
• 1:48:21
  Speaker 2: from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not
• 1:48:25
  Speaker 2: change like shifting shadows. Every good, imperfect gift comes from
• 1:48:35
  Speaker 2: the Father. Let that promise reassure your heart tonight. The
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  Speaker 2: Father of the heavenly lights does not change like shifting shadows.
• 1:48:56
  Speaker 2: As the hymnist said, there is no shadow of turning.
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  Speaker 2: With thee hear the soft melody of those words, there
• 1:49:13
  Speaker 2: is no shadow of turning with thee. Remain in the
• 1:49:27
  Speaker 2: comfort of God's unfailing love. Stay in the presence of
• 1:49:32
  Speaker 2: his spirit. Rest in the silence for several moments. God
• 1:49:47
  Speaker 2: does not change. He remains steadfast and true to his word.
• 1:49:55
  Speaker 2: You can rely on him, You can trust and his
• 1:50:00
  Speaker 2: goodness for every good and perfect gift comes from the Father.
• 1:50:14
  Speaker 2: Slow your breathing in and out, softly, gently, deeply. God
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  Speaker 2: is so good to us. I am reminded of the
• 1:50:43
  Speaker 2: simple chorus. God is so good. God is so good.
• 1:50:51
  Speaker 2: God is so good. He's so good to me. The
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  Speaker 2: evidence of his goodness is all around you. It envelops
• 1:51:06
  Speaker 2: you like a soft cloud of comfort. Sink deeper under
• 1:51:18
  Speaker 2: the covers, Relax every muscle in your body inhale and
• 1:51:30
  Speaker 2: exhale as I pray over you, most merciful God, full
• 1:51:41
  Speaker 2: of grace. I pray over your beloved child tonight. I
• 1:51:48
  Speaker 2: ask that you blanket them with peace as they rest
• 1:51:51
  Speaker 2: securely in you. Help them settle into the deepest of sleep,
• 1:52:00
  Speaker 2: so that they will awaken, refreshed, and restore it. Thank you,
• 1:52:09
  Speaker 2: Good good Father for being with them tonight in Jesus' name. Amen,
• 1:52:23
  Speaker 2: relax in the peace of God as I say a
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  Speaker 2: prayer over you tonight, Heavenly Father, Please cover your beloved
• 1:52:35
  Speaker 2: one as they find true rest in you. Please help
• 1:52:41
  Speaker 2: them know that you are with them. Please cover them
• 1:52:46
  Speaker 2: with your love and your goodness as a soft blanket.
• 1:52:52
  Speaker 2: Envelop them and the comfort of your peace. In the
• 1:52:57
  Speaker 2: name of Jesus, I pray, Amen, now as I share
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  Speaker 2: the beautiful reminders from Scripture, the reminders of God's goodness.
• 1:53:18
  Speaker 2: Seek your head deeper into your pillow and completely relax
• 1:53:25
  Speaker 2: every muscle in your body inhale and exhale. It was
• 1:53:46
  Speaker 2: the apostle Paul in the Book of Acts who reminded
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  Speaker 2: the people of Lystra that God's goodness could always be
• 1:53:54
  Speaker 2: counted on. He encouraged them to learn away from worthless things,
• 1:54:02
  Speaker 2: things that could not be counted on in turn to
• 1:54:06
  Speaker 2: the Living God. Now. Lystra was an ancient village built
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  Speaker 2: upon a modest hill, rising from the surrounding plains of
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  Speaker 2: Asia Minor, with the grandeur of mountains to the west
• 1:54:28
  Speaker 2: and to the south. This Roman colony was mentioned as
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  Speaker 2: the hometown of Timothy, one of the young men Paul
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  Speaker 2: mentored in his faith. Paul visited Lystra on more than
• 1:54:43
  Speaker 2: one occasion, preaching the Gospel and healing a man who
• 1:54:47
  Speaker 2: had been lame from birth. On one of his visits,
• 1:54:54
  Speaker 2: Paul encouraged the believers of Lystra that even though the
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  Speaker 2: Lord had allowed the nations to walk in their own ways,
• 1:55:05
  Speaker 2: he never left them without evidence of himself and his goodness.
• 1:55:17
  Speaker 2: God never left them, even through trial and hardship. The
• 1:55:25
  Speaker 2: evidence of His goodness was all around them. What an encouragement.
• 1:55:34
  Speaker 2: The evidence of God's goodness surrounds us as well. It
• 1:55:40
  Speaker 2: is seen in the illustrations of nature, as each new
• 1:55:44
  Speaker 2: day is yet another portrait of God's exquisite artistry. From
• 1:55:51
  Speaker 2: blue ocean tides and sandy beaches to flowering meadows and
• 1:55:58
  Speaker 2: lush green forests, God's goodness is evident. To all be
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  Speaker 2: assured of God's goodness of His presence in your life.
• 1:56:18
  Speaker 2: No matter what is going on in the world, the
• 1:56:20
  Speaker 2: Lord is with you every step of the way. Allow
• 1:56:27
  Speaker 2: that thought to surround you with peace. Tonight, breathe softly.
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  Speaker 3: In and out.
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  Speaker 2: As Paul continued to encourage the believers in lystra with
• 1:57:09
  Speaker 2: the beautiful testimony of the Lord, he pointed out that
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  Speaker 2: it is God who sends the rain, provides good crops,
• 1:57:21
  Speaker 2: and gives joyful hearts to his beloved. God sends the rain.
• 1:57:36
  Speaker 2: Hear it falling gently from the clouds to water the earth,
• 1:57:44
  Speaker 2: like small pebbles hitting the ground in a cadence of
• 1:57:50
  Speaker 2: rhythmic wonder. Sometimes drops fall so softly they can barely
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  Speaker 2: be heard. Other times, sheets of rain come in waves
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  Speaker 2: and torrents, cascading down like a waterfall from Heaven. Yet
• 1:58:21
  Speaker 2: each drop fulfills its purpose, offering much needed moisture to
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  Speaker 2: the dry and thirsty ground. The earth drinks in the
• 1:58:32
  Speaker 2: rain and silently begs for more. Let the showers of
• 1:58:44
  Speaker 2: God's goodness fall gently on your soul. Tonight, drink in
• 1:58:51
  Speaker 2: the sweetness of His presence inhale and exhale. Not only
• 1:59:17
  Speaker 2: does the Lord water the ground, he cultivates the earth,
• 1:59:25
  Speaker 2: causing good crops to burst forth and grow as sustenance
• 1:59:29
  Speaker 2: for His people. In various places, fields of grains spread
• 1:59:36
  Speaker 2: out like quilts across the landscape. Some of the fields
• 1:59:42
  Speaker 2: are circular, some are square, and some are shaped like
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  Speaker 2: pieces of a puzzle. Each crop provides what is needed
• 1:59:55
  Speaker 2: for that region. You gaze upon the fields from above,
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  Speaker 2: you see that some are deep green, like emeralds dotting
• 2:00:08
  Speaker 2: the landscape. These include clover, parsley, and fennel. Other crops
• 2:00:16
  Speaker 2: appear like vast treasures of pure gold. They sway in
• 2:00:21
  Speaker 2: the wind, waving their greeting to the passerby wheat, corn, oats,
• 2:00:30
  Speaker 2: and rye fields of grain sustenance, good and perfect gifts
• 2:00:42
  Speaker 2: from our Father in Heaven, Basque, and the abundant blessings
• 2:00:52
  Speaker 2: of the Lord tonight. Continue to breathe gently in and
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  Speaker 2: out in steady rhythm, allowing your body to fully relax.
• 2:01:12
  Speaker 2: Inhale and exhale as I pray over you, good and
• 2:01:25
  Speaker 2: gracious Lord, Thank you for your presence tonight. You are good,
• 2:01:33
  Speaker 2: You are holy. I thank you for this listener who
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  Speaker 2: has invited your spirit to cover them as they sleep.
• 2:01:47
  Speaker 2: Please help them rest deeply in your goodness. Knowing that
• 2:01:52
  Speaker 2: you are with them, Bless them Lord with peace and
• 2:02:01
  Speaker 2: the precious name of your son.
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  Speaker 3: I pray.
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  Speaker 2: Since the soothing, calming presence of the Lord tonight. Breathe
• 2:02:17
  Speaker 2: in his goodness. Breathe out all your cares. He is
• 2:02:29
  Speaker 2: with you. Paul finished his message to the people in
• 2:02:41
  Speaker 2: Lystra by reminding them that God is the giver of
• 2:02:47
  Speaker 2: joyful hearts. Allow the Holy Spirit to fill your heart
• 2:02:55
  Speaker 2: with joy tonight. It is his good, imperfect gift to you.
• 2:03:04
  Speaker 2: He has joy and abundance. It is a fruit that
• 2:03:09
  Speaker 2: never fails to be produced in the heart that fully
• 2:03:14
  Speaker 2: trusts in him. Oh, taste and see that the Lord
• 2:03:24
  Speaker 2: is good. Blessed is the man who trusts in him.
• 2:03:34
  Speaker 2: Taste and see the Lord is good. Trust in him
• 2:03:47
  Speaker 2: and be blessed. You can trust in the goodness of God.
• 2:03:59
  Speaker 2: Breath softly in.
• 2:04:04
  Speaker 3: And out.
• 2:04:10
  Speaker 2: Allow the comfort of the Holy Spirit to wash over you.
• 2:04:17
  Speaker 2: He gives you the deepest sense of peace, not as
• 2:04:21
  Speaker 2: the world gives, but deeper peace than anything you've ever known.
• 2:04:34
  Speaker 2: In the Book of Exodus we read that the Lord
• 2:04:38
  Speaker 2: God is merciful and gracious, long suffering and abounding and
• 2:04:44
  Speaker 2: goodness and truth. Let those truths seek deep into your heart.
• 2:04:55
  Speaker 2: He is merciful, he is gracious, he is patient, he
• 2:05:08
  Speaker 2: is full of truth, and he is so so good.
• 2:05:18
  Speaker 2: Rest in these beautiful descriptions of God tonight, as you
• 2:05:28
  Speaker 2: gaze into the heavens on a starry night. There is
• 2:05:32
  Speaker 2: no doubt that the glory of the Lord fills every
• 2:05:36
  Speaker 2: bit of space, unwavering, unchanging. For every good and perfect
• 2:05:46
  Speaker 2: gifts from above, coming down from the Father of the
• 2:05:51
  Speaker 2: heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. Every
• 2:06:01
  Speaker 2: good and perfect gift comes from the Father. Let that
• 2:06:07
  Speaker 2: promise reassure your heart tonight. The Father of the heavenly
• 2:06:18
  Speaker 2: Lights does not change like shifting shadows. As the hymnist said,
• 2:06:28
  Speaker 2: there is no shadow of turning with thee. Here the
• 2:06:36
  Speaker 2: soft melody of those words, there is no shadow of
• 2:06:44
  Speaker 2: turning with thee. Remain in the comfort of God's unfailing love.
• 2:07:00
  Speaker 2: Stay in the presence of his spirit. Rest in the
• 2:07:05
  Speaker 2: silence for several moments. God does not change. He remains
• 2:07:20
  Speaker 2: steadfast and true to his word. You can rely on him,
• 2:07:27
  Speaker 2: You can trust in his goodness, for every good and
• 2:07:34
  Speaker 2: perfect gift comes from the Father. Slow your breathing in
• 2:07:49
  Speaker 2: and out softly, gently, deeply. God is so good to us.
• 2:08:11
  Speaker 2: I am reminded of the simple chorus. God is so good,
• 2:08:16
  Speaker 2: God is so good. God is so good. He's so
• 2:08:22
  Speaker 2: good to me. The evidence of his goodness is all
• 2:08:31
  Speaker 2: around you. It envelops you like a soft cloud of comfort.
• 2:08:45
  Speaker 2: Sink deeper under the covers. Relax every muscle in your
• 2:08:51
  Speaker 2: body inhale and exhale as I pray over you, most
• 2:09:07
  Speaker 2: Merciful God, full of grace. I pray over your beloved
• 2:09:13
  Speaker 2: child tonight. I ask that you blanket them with peace
• 2:09:18
  Speaker 2: as they rest securely in you. Help them settle into
• 2:09:24
  Speaker 2: the deepest of sleep, so that they will awaken, refreshed,
• 2:09:31
  Speaker 2: and restore it. Thank you, good good Father, for being
• 2:09:42
  Speaker 2: with them tonight. In Jesus' name, Amen, I know that
• 2:09:57
  Speaker 2: you are here for a reason. Whatever you have believed
• 2:10:03
  Speaker 2: about yourself, the Bible affirms that you are complete and
• 2:10:08
  Speaker 2: whole in the fullness of Jesus. Dear one, you are loved,
• 2:10:20
  Speaker 2: you are valued, and you are accepted. Please take a
• 2:10:30
  Speaker 2: few moments to get settled into bed, Invite the Holy
• 2:10:42
  Speaker 2: Spirit into the room. Breathe deeply, taking a deep breath
• 2:10:57
  Speaker 2: in and letting it out slowly feel the peace that
• 2:11:12
  Speaker 2: comes from asking God to be with you. All you
• 2:11:19
  Speaker 2: need to do is ask. Feel the steady beat of
• 2:11:27
  Speaker 2: your heart slowing to a relaxed, peaceful rhythm. You are
• 2:11:38
  Speaker 2: at peace. Oh how the Father loves you, and oh
• 2:11:48
  Speaker 2: how you need to hear that tonight he loves.
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  Speaker 3: You.
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  Speaker 2: This sleep meditation will not only help you rest securely
• 2:12:07
  Speaker 2: in God's presence, it will remind you of who you
• 2:12:12
  Speaker 2: are in the eyes of the Lord. You are completely whole,
• 2:12:22
  Speaker 2: not lacking anything, abundantly filled by the Savior. Rest in
• 2:12:35
  Speaker 2: the fullness of Jesus Christ, your personal Savior. Let's pray,
• 2:12:49
  Speaker 2: Lord Jesus, thank you for being are all in all.
• 2:12:57
  Speaker 2: Nothing can make us whole or complete like you can.
• 2:13:03
  Speaker 2: Only you can fill the empty spaces the parts of
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  Speaker 2: us that feel insecure and lacking. We surrender our longings
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  Speaker 2: to you tonight as we hear from the scriptures, open
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  Speaker 2: our minds, our hearts and souls to receive your beautiful affirmations.
• 2:13:35
  Speaker 2: Many of us come to you with bruised hearts, with
• 2:13:39
  Speaker 2: minds filled with all kinds of mistruths about ourselves. Oh
• 2:13:45
  Speaker 2: how we need healing and comfort. Lord, as this listener
• 2:13:51
  Speaker 2: seeks your truth. Tonight I ask in your name that
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  Speaker 2: you will flood them with beautiful affirmations of who they
• 2:14:00
  Speaker 2: are in you. Please remove all their doubts, fears and uncertainties.
• 2:14:08
  Speaker 2: Please Lord, fill them with your presence, your love, and
• 2:14:13
  Speaker 2: your wholeness. Thank you, Lord Jesus. And is in your
• 2:14:19
  Speaker 2: name that we offer this prayer tonight. My friend, you
• 2:14:28
  Speaker 2: might not feel valued, whole or complete, but please hear
• 2:14:35
  Speaker 2: me when I say that you are cherished, loved, valued,
• 2:14:44
  Speaker 2: confident and able. The scriptures speak to us about this
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  Speaker 2: very thing, from Acts chapter seventeen, saying He made from
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  Speaker 2: one man every nation of mankind to live on all
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  Speaker 2: the face of the earth, having determined their appointed times
• 2:15:11
  Speaker 2: and the boundaries of their habitation, that they would seek God,
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  Speaker 2: if perhaps they might grope for him and find him.
• 2:15:21
  Speaker 2: Though he is not far from each one of us,
• 2:15:25
  Speaker 2: for in him we live and move and exist. As
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  Speaker 2: even some of your own poets have said, for we
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  Speaker 2: also are His children. He made from one man every
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  Speaker 2: nation deliberately, intentionally, and wholeheartedly. God fashioned you as part
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  Speaker 2: of his divine purpose. He appointed your time and your
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  Speaker 2: place and your being. Let that sink in for several moments.
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  Speaker 2: Heavenly Father, thank you for creating this beloved child. They
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  Speaker 2: are purposed in you. Their life has been appointed for
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  Speaker 2: this exact time and history. Their life is not a
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  Speaker 2: mistake or an afterthought. Your word says that you created
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  Speaker 2: all nations from one man, Adam, and we know that
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  Speaker 2: it is your desire that every person from every nation
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  Speaker 2: would seek you and find you. You are not far
• 2:16:56
  Speaker 2: from us in you live and move and have our
• 2:17:02
  Speaker 2: being be with us. Tonight, reassure this listener of your
• 2:17:11
  Speaker 2: presence and remind them of how valuable they are. Breathe deeply,
• 2:17:26
  Speaker 2: allow your lungs to expand as you inhale. Then release
• 2:17:36
  Speaker 2: your breath out, allowing God to cleanse you from all
• 2:17:41
  Speaker 2: the mistruths you've believed about yourself. Allow the Lord to
• 2:17:51
  Speaker 2: take you from feeling unworthy to worthy in him. Allow
• 2:18:01
  Speaker 2: the Lord to take you from feeling shameful to respectable
• 2:18:07
  Speaker 2: in his sight. Allow the Lord to take you from
• 2:18:12
  Speaker 2: feeling empty to overflowing by the power of His presence.
• 2:18:22
  Speaker 2: As Ephesians chapter three, verse twelve says, in Christ Jesus
• 2:18:27
  Speaker 2: we have boldness and access with confidence through faith in
• 2:18:33
  Speaker 2: Him Beloved. From this Bible affirmation, you can say, I
• 2:18:44
  Speaker 2: am bold, I am confident. I have faith in Christ Jesus.
• 2:19:00
  Speaker 2: Feel the confidence rising in your soul, not self confidence,
• 2:19:09
  Speaker 2: but Christ confidence, bold, fearless, strong, complete. Thank you Lord
• 2:19:25
  Speaker 2: for the confidence we have in you. Nothing can stand
• 2:19:30
  Speaker 2: against us when we remain in the fullness of who
• 2:19:34
  Speaker 2: You are. In First John, we hear these words of affirmation.
• 2:19:45
  Speaker 2: This is how love is made complete among us, so
• 2:19:50
  Speaker 2: that we will have confidence on the day of judgment.
• 2:19:54
  Speaker 2: In this world we are like Jesus. Love is made
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  Speaker 2: complete among us in Christ Jesus. Rest in his complete
• 2:20:13
  Speaker 2: love tonight. In this world you are like Jesus. You
• 2:20:25
  Speaker 2: bear witness of Him. You clothe yourself with him. You
• 2:20:30
  Speaker 2: display his love everywhere you go. From these words of affirmation,
• 2:20:38
  Speaker 2: you can say, I am clothed in Christ. I am
• 2:20:46
  Speaker 2: made complete in His love. Rest here, beloved. May God himself,
• 2:20:59
  Speaker 2: the God of Peace, sanctify you through and through. May
• 2:21:05
  Speaker 2: your whole spirit, soul, and body be kept blameless at
• 2:21:10
  Speaker 2: the coming of our Lord, Jesus Christ. God makes you
• 2:21:16
  Speaker 2: whole by sanctifying you through and through. Your whole spirit,
• 2:21:25
  Speaker 2: soul and body is kept blameless in Him forgiven, washed, cleansed,
• 2:21:37
  Speaker 2: and blameless in the sight of the Lord. Feel the
• 2:21:47
  Speaker 2: security of God's presence surrounding you. There is no safer
• 2:21:55
  Speaker 2: place to be. Jesus is with you and in you.
• 2:22:06
  Speaker 2: As the scriptures say in Ephesians chapter one, God is
• 2:22:10
  Speaker 2: subjected everything under his feet and appointed him as head
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  Speaker 2: over everything for the Church, which is his body, the
• 2:22:21
  Speaker 2: fullness of the one who fills all things in every way.
• 2:22:29
  Speaker 2: Thank you, Father for appointing your son to be sovereign overall.
• 2:22:38
  Speaker 2: Allow this dear listener to rest securely in the fullness
• 2:22:42
  Speaker 2: of your Son's presence as he fills all things in
• 2:22:49
  Speaker 2: every way. From these biblical affirmations, you can say, I
• 2:22:59
  Speaker 2: am guard, did, filled and whole in my Savior. Rest
• 2:23:09
  Speaker 2: under the blessed covering of these truths tonight. Feel the
• 2:23:21
  Speaker 2: warmth of your covers as a symbol of the comforting
• 2:23:26
  Speaker 2: warmth of grace that encloses you. Hear the faint sounds
• 2:23:35
  Speaker 2: in the room fading away as you allow yourself to
• 2:23:39
  Speaker 2: drift into peaceful sleep. Gracious God, please protect this beloved
• 2:23:51
  Speaker 2: child tonight. Lull them with your affirmations of peace and provision,
• 2:24:00
  Speaker 2: Assure them of your love for them, Calm their souls.
• 2:24:05
  Speaker 2: And speak words of wholeness into their hearts. Fill them
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  Speaker 2: to the full in the name of your son Jesus. Amen,
• 2:24:23
  Speaker 2: as the Scriptures tell Us and Colossians too from the
• 2:24:27
  Speaker 2: New Living Translation. For in Christ lives all the fullness
• 2:24:32
  Speaker 2: of God in a human body. So you also are
• 2:24:36
  Speaker 2: complete through your union with Christ, who is the head
• 2:24:41
  Speaker 2: over every ruler and authority. Because of this affirmation, you
• 2:24:52
  Speaker 2: can say, I am complete. I lack nothing. The fullness
• 2:24:59
  Speaker 2: of God lives in me. Through Christ, my Lord beloved One,
• 2:25:10
  Speaker 2: you are kept held safe, complete whole. Feel the glory
• 2:25:26
  Speaker 2: of the Lord surrounding you. His glory is given to
• 2:25:31
  Speaker 2: you by Jesus, as he said in John seventeen, in
• 2:25:37
  Speaker 2: the glory which you gave me. I have given them
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  Speaker 2: that they may be one, just as we are one,
• 2:25:47
  Speaker 2: I in them and you in me, that they may
• 2:25:53
  Speaker 2: be made perfect in one, and that the world may
• 2:25:57
  Speaker 2: know that you have sent me and have loved them
• 2:26:02
  Speaker 2: as you have loved me. Hear those words of affirmation
• 2:26:09
  Speaker 2: from Jesus again, that they may be one, just as
• 2:26:15
  Speaker 2: we are one, I in them and you and me,
• 2:26:22
  Speaker 2: that they may be perfect in one, perfect in one. Father,
• 2:26:34
  Speaker 2: Son and Holy Spirit. Rest in his perfect holiness. You
• 2:26:42
  Speaker 2: are complete in Him. From this affirmation, you can say,
• 2:26:53
  Speaker 2: I am one with my Savior. I am made perfect
• 2:26:58
  Speaker 2: in Him. What a blessing to be included as one
• 2:27:06
  Speaker 2: with the Savior. Marvel in this miraculous blessing tonight. Jesus
• 2:27:19
  Speaker 2: makes you whole and complete. There is nothing he cannot fill.
• 2:27:26
  Speaker 2: Be filled with the Holy Spirit, love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness,
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  Speaker 2: and self control. You are filled with these divine attributes
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  Speaker 2: when you invite God's Spirit to dwell in you. Father,
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  Speaker 2: Thank you for making this treasured person whole and complete.
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  Speaker 2: Thank you for making them perfect in you. But the
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  Speaker 2: world may see and know that you are God. Let
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  Speaker 2: your glory surround this listener tonight as rays of hope
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  Speaker 2: and peace through the entire night. Please continue to speak
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  Speaker 2: words of affirmation to them, assuring them of Your love.
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  Speaker 2: Bless them, Lord, guard them, keep them close. I pray
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  Speaker 2: in Jesus name, Amen. The scriptures confirm and Ephesians three.
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  Speaker 2: For this reason, I bow my knees to the Father
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  Speaker 2: of our Lord, Jesus Christ, from whom the whole family
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  Speaker 2: in heaven and earth is named, that he would grant you.
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  Speaker 2: According to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened
• 2:29:14
  Speaker 2: with might through His Spirit in the inner man, that
• 2:29:19
  Speaker 2: Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith, that you,
• 2:29:24
  Speaker 2: being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to
• 2:29:28
  Speaker 2: comprehend with all the saints. What is the width and length,
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  Speaker 2: and depth and height to know the love of Christ
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  Speaker 2: which passes knowledge? That you may be filled with all
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  Speaker 2: the fullness of God. Be filled with all the fullness
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  Speaker 2: of God. Comprehend His love for you, Be rooted in Him,
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  Speaker 2: be strengthened by His spirit. Know that you are made
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  Speaker 2: whole and complete in Him. Dear one, the sweet affirmations
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  Speaker 2: from the Bible are ours to read day after day.
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  Speaker 2: They strengthen us to say, I am confident in Christ.
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  Speaker 2: With Him, I am able to accomplish the impossible. Where
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  Speaker 2: Jesus said in Matthew chapter nineteen, man, this is impossible,
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  Speaker 2: but with God, all things are possible. Father, thank you
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  Speaker 2: for making all things possible in your strength, your timing,
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  Speaker 2: and your will. Please remind this child that you have
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  Speaker 2: given them a spirit not of fear, but of power, love,
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  Speaker 2: and self control. Assure them that you are able to
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  Speaker 2: do exceedingly, abundantly above all that they ask or think.
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  Speaker 2: We give you all the glory, honor, and praise tonight
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  Speaker 2: in Jesus' name. It was Job who said to the Lord,
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  Speaker 2: I know that you can do everything, and that no
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  Speaker 2: purpose of yours can be withheld from you. From this
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  Speaker 2: passage we can confidently say, I know you can do everything. Lord,
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  Speaker 2: I know that your purpose cannot be withheld from you.
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  Speaker 2: Thank you, Lord for accomplishing your purpose in this child's life.
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  Speaker 2: As the scriptures say, he who has begun a good
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  Speaker 2: work in you will complete it until the day of
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  Speaker 2: Jesus Christ. You are part of God's purpose. You are
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  Speaker 2: part of his plan. In his kindness, God called you
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  Speaker 2: to share in his eternal glory by means of Christ Jesus.
• 2:33:11
  Speaker 2: So after you have suffered a little while, He will restore,
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  Speaker 2: support and strengthen you, and He will place you on
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  Speaker 2: a firm foundation. All power to Him forever Amen, All
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  Speaker 2: power to God, forever endeavor, all glory be unto His name.
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  Speaker 2: Gracious God, we rest in your strength, support and restoration. Tonight.
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  Speaker 2: With each breath we know that in You we live
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  Speaker 2: and move and have our being. We are affirmed of
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  Speaker 2: our wholeness in your son, and we remain in Him
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  Speaker 2: our firm foundation. Jesus Christ. Feel the peace that comes
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  Speaker 2: from asking God to be with you. All you need
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  Speaker 2: to do is ask. Feel the steady beat of your
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  Speaker 2: heart slowing to a relaxed, peaceful rhythm. You are at peace.
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  Speaker 2: Oh how the Father loves you, and oh how you
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  Speaker 2: need to hear that tonight he loves you. This sleep
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  Speaker 2: meditation will not only help you rest securely in God's presence,
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  Speaker 2: it will remind you of who you are in the
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  Speaker 2: eyes of the Lord. You are completely whole, not lacking anything,
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  Speaker 2: abundantly filled by the Savior. Rest in the fullness of
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  Speaker 2: Jesus Christ, your person Savior. Let's pray, Lord Jesus, thank
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  Speaker 2: you for being are all in all. Nothing can make
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  Speaker 2: us whole or complete like you can. Only you can
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  Speaker 2: fill the empty spaces the parts of us that feel
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  Speaker 2: insecure and lacking. We surrender our longings to you tonight
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  Speaker 2: as we hear from the scriptures, open our minds, our hearts,
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  Speaker 2: and souls to receive your beautiful affirmations. Many of us
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  Speaker 2: come to you with bruised hearts, with minds filled with
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  Speaker 2: all kinds of mistruths about ourselves. Oh how we need
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  Speaker 2: healing and comfort. Lord, as this listener seeks your truth. Tonight,
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  Speaker 2: I ask in your name that you will flood them
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  Speaker 2: with beautiful affirmations of who they are in you. Please
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  Speaker 2: remove all their doubts, fears and uncertainties. Please Lord, fill
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  Speaker 2: them with your presence, your love, and your wholeness. Thank you,
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  Speaker 2: Lord Jesus. It is in your name that we offer
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  Speaker 2: this prayer tonight. My friend, you might not feel valued,
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  Speaker 2: whole or complete, but please hear me when I say
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  Speaker 2: that you are cherished, loved, valued, confident and able. The
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  Speaker 2: scriptures speak to us about this very thing, from Acts
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  Speaker 2: chapter seventeen, saying He made from one man every nation
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  Speaker 2: of mankind to live on all the face of the earth,
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  Speaker 2: having determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their habitation,
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  Speaker 2: that they would seek God, if perhaps they might grope
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  Speaker 2: for him and find him, though he is not far
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  Speaker 2: from each one of us, for in Him we live
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  Speaker 2: and move and exist. As even some of your own
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  Speaker 2: poets have said, for we also are his children. He
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  Speaker 2: made from one man every nation deliberately, intentionally, and wholeheartedly.
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  Speaker 2: God fashioned you as part of his divine purpose. He
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  Speaker 2: appointed your time and your place and your being let
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  Speaker 2: that sink in for several moments. Heavenly Father, thank you
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  Speaker 2: for creating this beloved child. They are purposed in you.
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  Speaker 2: Their life has been appointed for this exact time and history.
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  Speaker 2: Their life is not a mistake or an afterthought. Your
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  Speaker 2: word says that you created all nations from one man, Adam,
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  Speaker 2: and we know that it is your desire that every
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  Speaker 2: person from every nation would seek you and find you.
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  Speaker 2: You are not far from us. In you, we live
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  Speaker 2: and move and have our being be with us. Tonight,
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  Speaker 2: reassure this listener of your presence and remind them of
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  Speaker 2: how valuable they are. Breathe deeply, allow your lungs to
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  Speaker 2: expand as you inhale. Then release your breath out, allowing
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  Speaker 2: God God to cleanse you from all the mistruths you've
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  Speaker 2: believed about yourself. Allow the Lord to take you from
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  Speaker 2: feeling unworthy to worthy in him. Allow the Lord to
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  Speaker 2: take you from feeling shameful to respectable in his sight.
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  Speaker 2: Allow the Lord to take you from feeling empty to
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  Speaker 2: overflowing by the power of His presence. As Ephesians chapter three,
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  Speaker 2: verse twelve says, in Christ Jesus we have boldness and
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  Speaker 2: access with confidence through faith in Him beloved. From this
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  Speaker 2: Bible affirmation, you can say, I am bold, I am confident.
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  Speaker 2: I have faith in Christ Jesus. Feel the confidence rising
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  Speaker 2: in your soul, not self confidence, but Christ confidence, bold, fearless, strong, complete.
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  Speaker 2: Thank you Lord for the confidence we have and you
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  Speaker 2: nothing can stand against us when we remain in the
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  Speaker 2: fullness of who You are. In First John, we hear
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  Speaker 2: these words of affirmation. This is how love is made
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  Speaker 2: complete among us, so that we will have confidence on
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  Speaker 2: the day of judgment. In this world we are like Jesus.
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  Speaker 2: Love is made complete among us in Christ. Jesus. Rest
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  Speaker 2: in His complete love tonight. In this world you are
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  Speaker 2: like Jesus. You bear witness of Him. You clothe yourself
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  Speaker 2: with Him. You display His love everywhere you go. From
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  Speaker 2: these words of affirmation, you can say, I am clothed
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  Speaker 2: in Christ. I am made complete in His love. Rest here, beloved.
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  Speaker 2: May God himself, the God of Peace, sanctify you through
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  Speaker 2: and through. May your whole spirit, soul, and body be
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  Speaker 2: kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
• 2:44:35
  Speaker 2: God makes you whole by sanctifying you through and through
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  Speaker 2: your whole spirit, soul, and body is kept blameless in Him, forgiven, washed, cleansed,
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  Speaker 2: and blameless in the sight of the Lord. Feel the
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  Speaker 2: security of God's presence surrounding you. There is no safer
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  Speaker 2: place to be. Jesus is with you and in you.
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  Speaker 2: There's the scriptures say in Ephesians chapter one, God is
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  Speaker 2: subjected everything under his feet and appointed him as head
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  Speaker 2: over everything for the Church, which is his body, the
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  Speaker 2: fullness of the one who fills all things in every way.
• 2:45:49
  Speaker 2: Thank you, Father for appointing your son to be sovereign overall.
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  Speaker 2: Allow this dear listener to rest securely in the fullness
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  Speaker 2: of your Son's presence as he fills all things in
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  Speaker 2: every way. From these biblical affirmations, you can say, I
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  Speaker 2: am guarded, filled, and whole in my Savior. Rest under
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  Speaker 2: the blessed covering of these truths tonight. Feel the warmth
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  Speaker 2: of your covers as a symbol of the comforting warmth
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  Speaker 2: of grace that encloses you. Hear the faint sounds in
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  Speaker 2: the room fading away as you allow yourself to drive
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  Speaker 2: into peaceful sleep. Gracious God, please protect this beloved child tonight.
• 2:47:14
  Speaker 2: Lull them with your affirmations of peace and provision, assure
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  Speaker 2: them of your love for them. Calm their souls, and
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  Speaker 2: speak words of wholeness into their hearts. Fill them to
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  Speaker 2: the full in the name of your son, Jesus. Amen,
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  Speaker 2: as the Scriptures tell Us, and Colossians too from the
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  Speaker 2: New Living Translation. For in Christ lives all the fullness
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  Speaker 2: of God in a human body. So you also are
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  Speaker 2: complete through your union with Christ, who is the head
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  Speaker 2: over every ruler and authority. Because of this affirmation, you
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  Speaker 2: can say, I am complete. I lack nothing. The fullness
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  Speaker 2: of God lives in me. Through Christ, my Lord, beloved One,
• 2:48:30
  Speaker 2: you are kept held safe, complete whole. Feel the glory
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  Speaker 2: of the Lord surrounding you. His glory is given to
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  Speaker 2: you by Jesus, as he said in John seventeen, in
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  Speaker 2: the glory which you gave me. I have given them
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  Speaker 2: that they may be one, just as we are one,
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  Speaker 2: I in them and you in me, that they may
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  Speaker 2: be made perfect in one, and that the world may
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  Speaker 2: know that you have sent me and have loved them
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  Speaker 2: as you have loved me. Hear those words of affirmation
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  Speaker 2: from Jesus again, that they may be one, just as
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  Speaker 2: we are one, I in them and you and me,
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  Speaker 2: that they may be perfect in one, perfect in one Father, Son,
• 2:49:54
  Speaker 2: and Holy Spirit. Rest in His perfect line holiness. You
• 2:50:02
  Speaker 2: are complete in Him. From this affirmation, you can say,
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  Speaker 2: I am one with my Savior. I am made perfect
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  Speaker 2: in Him. What a blessing to be included as one
• 2:50:26
  Speaker 2: with the Savior. Marvel in this miraculous blessing. Tonight. Jesus
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  Speaker 2: makes you whole and complete. There is nothing he cannot fill.
• 2:50:46
  Speaker 2: Be filled with the Holy Spirit, love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodnessfulness, gentleness,
• 2:51:04
  Speaker 2: and self control. You are filled with these divine attributes
• 2:51:11
  Speaker 2: when you invite God's Spirit to dwell in you. Father,
• 2:51:22
  Speaker 2: Thank you for making this treasured person whole and complete.
• 2:51:28
  Speaker 2: Thank you for making them perfect in You that the
• 2:51:32
  Speaker 2: world may see and know that you are God. Let
• 2:51:39
  Speaker 2: your glory surround this listener tonight as rays of hope
• 2:51:44
  Speaker 2: and peace through the entire night. Please continue to speak
• 2:51:50
  Speaker 2: words of affirmation to them, assuring them of Your love.
• 2:51:56
  Speaker 2: Bless them, Lord, guard them, keep them close. I pray
• 2:52:03
  Speaker 2: in Jesus name, Amen. The scriptures confirm and Ephesians three.
• 2:52:15
  Speaker 2: For this reason, I bow my knees to the Father
• 2:52:18
  Speaker 2: of our Lord, Jesus Christ, from whom the whole family
• 2:52:23
  Speaker 2: in heaven and Earth is named, that He would grant you,
• 2:52:29
  Speaker 2: according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened
• 2:52:34
  Speaker 2: with might through His spirit in the inner man, that
• 2:52:39
  Speaker 2: Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith, that you,
• 2:52:44
  Speaker 2: being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to
• 2:52:48
  Speaker 2: comprehend with all the saints. What is the wit and length,
• 2:52:55
  Speaker 2: and depth and height to know the love of Christ
• 2:53:00
  Speaker 2: Rist which passes knowledge? That you may be filled with
• 2:53:08
  Speaker 2: all the fullness of God. Be filled with all the
• 2:53:17
  Speaker 2: fullness of God, comprehend his love for you, Be rooted
• 2:53:28
  Speaker 2: in Him, be strengthened by His spirit. Know that you
• 2:53:39
  Speaker 2: are made whole and complete in Him. Dear one, the
• 2:53:50
  Speaker 2: sweet affirmations from the Bible are ours to read day
• 2:53:55
  Speaker 2: after day. They strengthen us to say, I am confident
• 2:54:03
  Speaker 2: in Christ. With Him, I am able to accomplish the impossible,
• 2:54:14
  Speaker 2: where Jesus said in Matthew chapter nineteen, With man this
• 2:54:20
  Speaker 2: is impossible. But with God all things are possible. Father,
• 2:54:34
  Speaker 2: thank you for making all things possible in your strength,
• 2:54:39
  Speaker 2: your timing, and your will. Please remind this child, do
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  Speaker 2: you have given them a spirit not of fear but
• 2:54:52
  Speaker 2: of power, love and self control. Assure them that you
• 2:55:00
  Speaker 2: are able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that they
• 2:55:04
  Speaker 2: ask or think. We give you all the glory, honor
• 2:55:14
  Speaker 2: and praise to night in Jesus name. It was job
• 2:55:23
  Speaker 2: who said to the Lord, I know that you can
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  Speaker 2: do everything, and that no purpose of yours can be
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  Speaker 2: withheld from you. From this passage we can confidently say,
• 2:55:40
  Speaker 2: I know you can do everything. Lord, I know that
• 2:55:44
  Speaker 2: your purpose cannot be withheld from you. Thank you, Lord
• 2:55:53
  Speaker 2: for accomplishing your purpose in this child's life. As the
• 2:55:57
  Speaker 2: scriptures say, he who has begun a good work in
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  Speaker 2: you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ.
• 2:56:12
  Speaker 2: You are part of God's purpose. You are part of
• 2:56:16
  Speaker 2: his plan. In his kindness. God called you to share
• 2:56:25
  Speaker 2: in his eternal glory by means of Christ Jesus. So
• 2:56:31
  Speaker 2: after you have suffered a little while, He will restore,
• 2:56:36
  Speaker 2: support and strengthen you, and He will place you on
• 2:56:41
  Speaker 2: a firm foundation. All power to Him forever, Amen, All
• 2:56:55
  Speaker 2: power to God, forever, endeavor, all glory be unto His name.
• 2:57:09
  Speaker 2: Gracious God, we rest in your strength, support and restoration Tonight.
• 2:57:20
  Speaker 2: With each breath we know that in You we live
• 2:57:24
  Speaker 2: and move and have our being. We are affirmed of
• 2:57:29
  Speaker 2: our wholeness in your son, and we remain in him
• 2:57:36
  Speaker 2: our firm foundation Jesus Christ. Maybe it's been a long
• 2:57:53
  Speaker 2: day and you're more than ready for a good night's sleep.
• 2:58:00
  Speaker 2: This bedtime meditation will help you focus on the Lord
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  Speaker 2: in the peace that comes from his word. If anything
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  Speaker 2: is troubling you, anything at all, I encourage you to
• 2:58:15
  Speaker 2: release it to God, dear friend, offer your worries to
• 2:58:22
  Speaker 2: him with open hands. He can handle it. Go ahead,
• 2:58:31
  Speaker 2: release all your concerns to the Lord, your dad, who
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  Speaker 2: loves you. Now take a deep breath in and release
• 2:58:55
  Speaker 2: it slowly. Invite the Holy Spirit to be with you.
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  Speaker 2: Ask him to fall fresh on your household, your life,
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  Speaker 2: and your heart tonight. Breathe in the sweet fragrance of
• 2:59:23
  Speaker 2: the Lord Jesus, who is described as a fragrant offering
• 2:59:29
  Speaker 2: in Ephesians five to two. Exhale softly and slowly. Now,
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  Speaker 2: please allow me to pray over you, Heavenly Father. I
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  Speaker 2: come before you tonight asking for a special blessing over
• 2:59:56
  Speaker 2: this listener as they seek to rest in your presence.
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  Speaker 2: I ask that you help them actually feel your covering
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  Speaker 2: of peace, like a soft quilt of comfort and warmth.
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  Speaker 2: I pray that your peace will enclose them, no matter
• 3:00:18
  Speaker 2: what kind of day they've had or what concerns might
• 3:00:23
  Speaker 2: be lingering in their mind about tomorrow. I pray that
• 3:00:27
  Speaker 2: you will calm them with your presence. Thank you, Lord
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  Speaker 2: for caring so much about this beloved child. Thank you
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  Speaker 2: for leading them to listen to this sleep story. And
• 3:00:43
  Speaker 2: I commit this time to you, trusting that your purpose
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  Speaker 2: will be accomplished in the heart and mind of this
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  Speaker 2: beloved child and the precious name of Jesus. I pray
• 3:01:03
  Speaker 2: tonight our scripture focus will be on the glorious words
• 3:01:08
  Speaker 2: of praise from Psalm chapter eight. This Psalm of David
• 3:01:14
  Speaker 2: might best be described as a song of God's glory
• 3:01:19
  Speaker 2: displayed throughout the heavens. About this chapter, Charles Spurgeon once said,
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  Speaker 2: let us go abroad and sing it beneath the starry
• 3:01:32
  Speaker 2: heavens at eventide. Rest in that poetic phrase for a moment,
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  Speaker 2: beneath the starry heavens at even tide. Inhale and exhale,
• 3:02:00
  Speaker 2: Relax every muscle, feel the tension just leave your body
• 3:02:08
  Speaker 2: as you turn your thoughts to the glory of the Lord. Tonight,
• 3:02:17
  Speaker 2: in a moment you will hear the words of David
• 3:02:22
  Speaker 2: as he offered a beautiful tribute to the God of
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  Speaker 2: all creation and to the glory of the Lord seated
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  Speaker 2: high above the heavens. But before we visit this psalm
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  Speaker 2: of praise, please join me as I pray, Holy Father,
• 3:02:42
  Speaker 2: your glory rises far above the heavens, so vast, so boundless.
• 3:02:48
  Speaker 2: We just can't comprehend it. Yet by the works of
• 3:02:54
  Speaker 2: your hands, you give us glimpses into your magnificent glory,
• 3:03:00
  Speaker 2: and for that we're so thankful. Tonight, Lord, open our
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  Speaker 2: ears to hear the wonderful words of praise from the
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  Speaker 2: mouth of David. Join our hearts with yours as we
• 3:03:18
  Speaker 2: meditate upon your glory for our own good. Help us
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  Speaker 2: to release all distracting thoughts and just focus only on
• 3:03:28
  Speaker 2: you and your perfect word. Settle us, Lord and the
• 3:03:35
  Speaker 2: goodness of your presence. And I pray these things in
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  Speaker 2: the beautiful name of Jesus. Amen. And now hear the
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  Speaker 2: words of David. O Lord, our Lord, how excellent is
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  Speaker 2: your name, And all the earth who have set your
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  Speaker 2: glory above the heavens. Out of the mouth of babes
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  Speaker 2: and nursing infants, you have ordained strength because of our enemies,
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  Speaker 2: that you may silence the enemy and the avenger. When
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  Speaker 2: I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers,
• 3:04:28
  Speaker 2: the moon and the stars which you have set in place.
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  Speaker 2: What is man that you are mindful of him? And
• 3:04:39
  Speaker 2: the son of Man that you care for him? What
• 3:04:48
  Speaker 2: is man that you are mindful of him? How is
• 3:04:55
  Speaker 2: it possible that the creator of the universe has time
• 3:05:00
  Speaker 2: to be mindful of us? Surely he he has better
• 3:05:05
  Speaker 2: things to think about. And yet God's thoughts over us
• 3:05:12
  Speaker 2: are thoughts of love and acceptance. After all, not only
• 3:05:18
  Speaker 2: did his hands set the moon and stars in place,
• 3:05:23
  Speaker 2: but his hands fashioned each of us in his own likeness.
• 3:05:32
  Speaker 2: Dear one, the Lord is mindful of you tonight. Think
• 3:05:37
  Speaker 2: about that He knows you, He thinks about you, He
• 3:05:45
  Speaker 2: loves you. Let those thoughts bring you comfort and peace.
• 3:05:57
  Speaker 2: What is the son of man that you care for him? Oh?
• 3:06:04
  Speaker 2: How God cares for you. He cares about the smallest
• 3:06:09
  Speaker 2: details regarding your life. Feel that, Feel his nurturing presence
• 3:06:16
  Speaker 2: watching over you as you fall asleep. You are his
• 3:06:20
  Speaker 2: beloved child, and you are held in his loving hands.
• 3:06:26
  Speaker 2: There's no doubt that He is with you for the
• 3:06:30
  Speaker 2: scriptures declare that he is Immanuel, God with us. Feel
• 3:06:40
  Speaker 2: the presence of God Immanuel with you tonight. The Lord
• 3:06:51
  Speaker 2: has set his glory above the heavens. He has set
• 3:06:56
  Speaker 2: the moon and stars in place. For centuries, man has
• 3:07:04
  Speaker 2: tried to figure it all out. They have endlessly searched
• 3:07:09
  Speaker 2: for answers about the universe. The heavens have been a
• 3:07:16
  Speaker 2: puzzled wonder to mankind. But know this, God has it
• 3:07:27
  Speaker 2: all figured out. Nothing is a puzzle to him. He
• 3:07:31
  Speaker 2: has put all the right pieces together in just the
• 3:07:36
  Speaker 2: right way, beyond our scope of understanding. He designed the universe,
• 3:07:45
  Speaker 2: the heavens, the earth, and our lives for his glory
• 3:07:53
  Speaker 2: and our good One night, eighteenth century astronomer once wrote,
• 3:08:03
  Speaker 2: what have we to tell of all the different varieties
• 3:08:06
  Speaker 2: of stars? What of those most supremely glorious objects? What
• 3:08:15
  Speaker 2: of the milky way? Such are a few of the
• 3:08:19
  Speaker 2: questions which occur when we ponder on the mysteries of
• 3:08:25
  Speaker 2: the heavens. The mysteries of the heavens are no mystery
• 3:08:32
  Speaker 2: to their creator, for he has set his glory above
• 3:08:37
  Speaker 2: the heavens. Rest under the heavens that God has put
• 3:08:43
  Speaker 2: into place as a vast covering of starlit, wonder and glory.
• 3:08:58
  Speaker 2: Lord God, please bless this beloved one who is resting
• 3:09:04
  Speaker 2: in the glory of your presence tonight. Bless them with peace, hope,
• 3:09:11
  Speaker 2: and trust in You settle their breathing into a soft rhythm,
• 3:09:20
  Speaker 2: helping them sink into a deep, peaceful sleep. Lord, as
• 3:09:30
  Speaker 2: they rest quietly, I ask that you allow them to
• 3:09:34
  Speaker 2: dream of the beautiful works of your hands, the works
• 3:09:39
  Speaker 2: of your fingers that set the moon and stars in place,
• 3:09:45
  Speaker 2: the works of your magnificent glory found high above the heavens.
• 3:09:55
  Speaker 2: In the name of Jesus, I pray amen. On each
• 3:10:04
  Speaker 2: of the historical flights of the Space Shuttle Discovery, the
• 3:10:09
  Speaker 2: crew was awakened each morning by song. These wake up
• 3:10:15
  Speaker 2: calls were a tradition of the NASA program, and the
• 3:10:20
  Speaker 2: songs were selected by Mission Control. One Sunday morning, during orbit,
• 3:10:28
  Speaker 2: John Glenn and the rest of the crew woke up
• 3:10:31
  Speaker 2: to a song called Hallelujahs, a song that speaks of
• 3:10:41
  Speaker 2: cratered moon and sparrow's wings. Oh, Thunder's booms and Saturn's rings,
• 3:10:50
  Speaker 2: unveil our Father as you sing, and my soul wells
• 3:10:56
  Speaker 2: up with hallelujahs. The writer of the song, Chris Rice,
• 3:11:08
  Speaker 2: was overwhelmed by the thought of his humble song being
• 3:11:11
  Speaker 2: played for the astronauts in space. As they hovered far
• 3:11:18
  Speaker 2: above the Earth with a miraculous view of God's handiwork.
• 3:11:26
  Speaker 2: They were filled with a song of worship to the
• 3:11:30
  Speaker 2: maker of the universe. And my soul wells up with hallelujahs,
• 3:11:42
  Speaker 2: Holy God, Maker of all that is seen and unseen.
• 3:11:48
  Speaker 2: Our souls well up with hallelujahs, praise and honor of
• 3:11:54
  Speaker 2: who you are. Thank you, Lord, for creating the heavens
• 3:12:00
  Speaker 2: in such a vast array underneath the starry sky. We
• 3:12:05
  Speaker 2: rest in the holiness of your presence. We dream of
• 3:12:12
  Speaker 2: the works of your hands, in all your glory and goodness. Amen,
• 3:12:24
  Speaker 2: when I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers,
• 3:12:30
  Speaker 2: the moon and the stars which you have set in place.
• 3:12:35
  Speaker 2: What is man that you are mindful of him? In
• 3:12:40
  Speaker 2: the son of Man that you care for him. Yet
• 3:12:44
  Speaker 2: you have made him a little lower than the heavenly
• 3:12:46
  Speaker 2: beings and crowned him with glory and honor. You have
• 3:12:51
  Speaker 2: given him dominion over the works of your hands. You
• 3:12:59
  Speaker 2: have put all things under his feet. You have made
• 3:13:07
  Speaker 2: him a little lower than the heavenly beings and crowned
• 3:13:11
  Speaker 2: him with glory and honor. Rest humbly in the place
• 3:13:18
  Speaker 2: that God has established for you, a little lower than
• 3:13:23
  Speaker 2: the angels, and crowned with glory and honor. I praise
• 3:13:34
  Speaker 2: you for setting everything in its place, just so perfectly.
• 3:13:43
  Speaker 2: Underneath the blanket of the starry heavens. You have assigned
• 3:13:48
  Speaker 2: us our proper place. Tonight, Lord, I pray over this
• 3:13:57
  Speaker 2: dear child for rest in peace in your presence. I
• 3:14:03
  Speaker 2: ask that your glory will continue to shine in their
• 3:14:06
  Speaker 2: life for their ultimate good. As the Earth continues to
• 3:14:14
  Speaker 2: spin on its axis and make its orbit around the Sun,
• 3:14:21
  Speaker 2: I pray that the life of this listener right here
• 3:14:23
  Speaker 2: will continue to flow under the mighty direction of your hand.
• 3:14:30
  Speaker 2: Thank you, Lord, that you are mindful of us, that
• 3:14:37
  Speaker 2: you care about us, and that you love us. In
• 3:14:43
  Speaker 2: the Holy name of Jesus. Heymen, Oh Lord, our Lord,
• 3:14:53
  Speaker 2: how majestic is your name, And all the earth you
• 3:14:58
  Speaker 2: have set your glory above the heavens. Out of the
• 3:15:02
  Speaker 2: mouths of babies and infants you have established strength. How
• 3:15:10
  Speaker 2: majestic is your name, your glory above the heavens. You
• 3:15:16
  Speaker 2: have established strength. Feel God's majesty and glory and strength
• 3:15:28
  Speaker 2: covering you tonight. Out of the mouths of babies and infants,
• 3:15:38
  Speaker 2: you have established strength. Sweet praise from the mouths of babes,
• 3:15:48
  Speaker 2: worshiping the one who saves. From sky above to earth below.
• 3:15:56
  Speaker 2: The works of your hands, we long to know, Heavens
• 3:16:02
  Speaker 2: declare the strength of your glory. We long to hear
• 3:16:07
  Speaker 2: of Heaven's story from first breath of all creation through
• 3:16:13
  Speaker 2: each blessed generation. How can your glory be understood, Your
• 3:16:22
  Speaker 2: perfect glory for our good Heavenly Father, Father of glory
• 3:16:35
  Speaker 2: and goodness, remain over this beloved child tonight as they
• 3:16:40
  Speaker 2: sleep in peace, Help them to get enough rest, to
• 3:16:46
  Speaker 2: feel renewed at morning light, and to awaken with a
• 3:16:50
  Speaker 2: sense of refreshment. Thank you, Lord for being that constant
• 3:16:57
  Speaker 2: in their life, that constant of hope in faith. I
• 3:17:06
  Speaker 2: pray for the blessing of your presence to stay with
• 3:17:08
  Speaker 2: them through the night and continue as they face a
• 3:17:13
  Speaker 2: new day. I pray all these things in the precious
• 3:17:17
  Speaker 2: name of your Son Jesus. Amen. Tonight, our scripture focus
• 3:17:29
  Speaker 2: will be on the glorious words of praise from Psalm
• 3:17:33
  Speaker 2: chapter eight. This Psalm of David might best be described
• 3:17:39
  Speaker 2: as a song of God's glory displayed throughout the heavens.
• 3:17:46
  Speaker 2: About this chapter, Charles Spurgeon once said, let us go
• 3:17:51
  Speaker 2: abroad and sing it beneath the starry heavens at Eventide.
• 3:18:01
  Speaker 2: Rest in that poetic phrase for a moment, beneath the
• 3:18:08
  Speaker 2: starry heavens at Eventide inhale and exhale, Relax every muscle,
• 3:18:26
  Speaker 2: feel the tension, just leave your body as you turn
• 3:18:32
  Speaker 2: your thoughts to the glory of the Lord. Tonight, in
• 3:18:40
  Speaker 2: a moment, you will hear the words of David as
• 3:18:45
  Speaker 2: he offered a beautiful tribute to the God of all
• 3:18:48
  Speaker 2: creation and to the glory of the Lord seated high
• 3:18:52
  Speaker 2: above the heavens. But before we visit this psalm of praise,
• 3:18:58
  Speaker 2: please join me as I pray, Holy Father, your glory
• 3:19:06
  Speaker 2: rises far above the heavens, so vast, so boundless. We
• 3:19:11
  Speaker 2: just can't comprehend it. Yet, by the works of your hands,
• 3:19:18
  Speaker 2: you give us glimpses into your magnificent glory, and for
• 3:19:24
  Speaker 2: that we're so thankful. Tonight, Lord, open our ears to
• 3:19:32
  Speaker 2: hear the wonderful words of praise from the mouth of David.
• 3:19:37
  Speaker 2: Join our hearts with yours as we meditate upon your
• 3:19:42
  Speaker 2: glory for our own good. Help us to release all
• 3:19:48
  Speaker 2: distracting thoughts and just focus only on you and your
• 3:19:52
  Speaker 2: perfect word. Settle us, Lord, and the goodness of your presence.
• 3:20:01
  Speaker 2: And I pray these things in the beautiful name of Jesus. Amen.
• 3:20:10
  Speaker 2: And now hear the words of David O Lord, our Lord,
• 3:20:21
  Speaker 2: how excellent is your name? And all the earth who
• 3:20:26
  Speaker 2: have set your glory above the heavens out of the
• 3:20:31
  Speaker 2: mouth of babes and nursing infants. You have ordained strength
• 3:20:38
  Speaker 2: because of our enemies, that you may silence the enemy
• 3:20:43
  Speaker 2: and the avenger. When I look at your heavens, the
• 3:20:49
  Speaker 2: work of your fingers, the moon and the stars which
• 3:20:54
  Speaker 2: you have set in place, What is man that you
• 3:20:59
  Speaker 2: are mindful of him? And the son of man that
• 3:21:04
  Speaker 2: you care for him? What is man that you are
• 3:21:14
  Speaker 2: mindful of him? How is it possible that the creator
• 3:21:20
  Speaker 2: of the universe has time to be mindful of us?
• 3:21:26
  Speaker 2: Surely he has better things to think about. And yet
• 3:21:33
  Speaker 2: God's thoughts over us are thoughts of love and acceptance.
• 3:21:38
  Speaker 2: After all, not only did his hands set the moon
• 3:21:44
  Speaker 2: and stars in place, but his hands fashioned each of
• 3:21:49
  Speaker 2: us in his own likeness. Dear one, the Lord is
• 3:21:58
  Speaker 2: mindful of you tonight. Think about that He knows you,
• 3:22:04
  Speaker 2: He thinks about you, He loves you. What those thoughts
• 3:22:13
  Speaker 2: bring you comfort and peace? What is the son of
• 3:22:21
  Speaker 2: man that you care for him? Oh, how God cares
• 3:22:28
  Speaker 2: for you. He cares about the smallest details regarding your life.
• 3:22:35
  Speaker 2: Feel that. Feel his nurturing presence watching over you as
• 3:22:40
  Speaker 2: you fall asleep. You are his beloved child, and you
• 3:22:45
  Speaker 2: are held in his loving hands. There's no doubt that
• 3:22:50
  Speaker 2: He is with you, for the scriptures declare that he
• 3:22:56
  Speaker 2: is am Manuel, God with us. Feel the presence of
• 3:23:04
  Speaker 2: God Emmanuel with you tonight. The Lord has set his
• 3:23:15
  Speaker 2: glory above the heavens. He has set the moon and
• 3:23:20
  Speaker 2: stars in place. For centuries, man has tried to figure
• 3:23:28
  Speaker 2: it all out. They have endlessly searched for answers about
• 3:23:33
  Speaker 2: the universe. The heavens have been a puzzled wonder to mankind.
• 3:23:45
  Speaker 2: But know this, God has it all figured out. Nothing
• 3:23:52
  Speaker 2: is a puzzle to him. He has put all the
• 3:23:56
  Speaker 2: right pieces together and just the right way, beyond our
• 3:24:03
  Speaker 2: scope of understanding. He designed the universe, the heavens, the earth,
• 3:24:11
  Speaker 2: and our lives for His glory and our good. One
• 3:24:22
  Speaker 2: nineteenth century astronomer once wrote, what have we to tell
• 3:24:28
  Speaker 2: of all the different varieties of stars? What of those
• 3:24:32
  Speaker 2: most supremely glorious objects? What of the milky way? Such
• 3:24:41
  Speaker 2: are a few of the questions which occur when we
• 3:24:46
  Speaker 2: ponder on the mysteries of the heavens. The mysteries of
• 3:24:53
  Speaker 2: the heavens are no mystery to their creator, for he
• 3:24:58
  Speaker 2: has set his glory up above the heavens. Rest under
• 3:25:05
  Speaker 2: the heavens that God has put into place as a
• 3:25:10
  Speaker 2: vast covering of starlit, wonder and glory. Lord God, please
• 3:25:24
  Speaker 2: bless this beloved one who is resting in the glory
• 3:25:28
  Speaker 2: of your presence. Tonight. Bless them with peace, hope, and
• 3:25:34
  Speaker 2: trust in You, settle their breathing into a soft rhythm,
• 3:25:43
  Speaker 2: helping them sink into a deep, peaceful sleep. Lord, as
• 3:25:53
  Speaker 2: they rest quietly, I ask that you allow them to
• 3:25:57
  Speaker 2: dream of the beautiful works of your hands, the works
• 3:26:02
  Speaker 2: of your fingers that set the moon and stars in place,
• 3:26:08
  Speaker 2: the works of your magnificent glory found high above the heavens.
• 3:26:18
  Speaker 2: In the name of Jesus, I pray amen on each
• 3:26:27
  Speaker 2: of the historical flights of the Space Shuttle Discovery. The
• 3:26:32
  Speaker 2: crew was awakened each morning by song. These wake up
• 3:26:38
  Speaker 2: calls were a tradition of the NASA program, and the
• 3:26:43
  Speaker 2: songs were selected by mission Control. One Sunday morning, during orbit,
• 3:26:51
  Speaker 2: John Glenn and the rest of the crew woke up
• 3:26:54
  Speaker 2: to a song called Hallelujahs, a song that speaks of
• 3:27:03
  Speaker 2: cratered moon and Sparrow's wings, O Thunder's booms and Saturn's rings,
• 3:27:13
  Speaker 2: unveil our Father as you sing, and my soul wells
• 3:27:19
  Speaker 2: up with hallelujas. The writer of the song, Chris Rice,
• 3:27:31
  Speaker 2: was overwhelmed by the thought of his humble song being
• 3:27:34
  Speaker 2: played for the astronauts in space as they hovered far
• 3:27:41
  Speaker 2: above the Earth with a miraculous view of God's handiwork.
• 3:27:49
  Speaker 2: They were filled with a song of worship to the
• 3:27:53
  Speaker 2: maker of the universe, and my soul wells up with hallelujahs,
• 3:28:05
  Speaker 2: Holy God, Maker of all that is seen and unseen.
• 3:28:11
  Speaker 2: Our souls well up with hallelujahs, praise and honor of
• 3:28:17
  Speaker 2: who you are. Thank you, Lord for creating the heavens
• 3:28:23
  Speaker 2: in such a vast array underneath the starry sky. We
• 3:28:28
  Speaker 2: rest in the holiness of your presence. We dream of
• 3:28:34
  Speaker 2: the works of your hands in all your glory and goodness. Amen,
• 3:28:47
  Speaker 2: when I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers,
• 3:28:53
  Speaker 2: the moon and the stars which you have set in place.
• 3:28:58
  Speaker 2: What is man that you are mindful of him? In
• 3:29:03
  Speaker 2: the son of Man that you care for him? Yet
• 3:29:07
  Speaker 2: you have made him a little lower than the heavenly
• 3:29:09
  Speaker 2: beings and crowned him with the glory and honor. You
• 3:29:14
  Speaker 2: have given him dominion over the works of your hands.
• 3:29:19
  Speaker 2: You have put all things under his feet. You have
• 3:29:29
  Speaker 2: made him a little lower than the heavenly beings, and
• 3:29:33
  Speaker 2: crowned him with glory and honor. Rest humbly in the
• 3:29:41
  Speaker 2: place that God has established for you, a little lower
• 3:29:45
  Speaker 2: than the angels, and crowned with glory and honor. I
• 3:29:57
  Speaker 2: praise you for setting everything in its place, just so perfectly,
• 3:30:05
  Speaker 2: underneath the blanket of the starry heavens. You have assigned
• 3:30:11
  Speaker 2: us our proper place. Tonight, Lord, I pray over this
• 3:30:20
  Speaker 2: dear child for rest and peace in your presence. I
• 3:30:26
  Speaker 2: ask that your glory will continue to shine in their
• 3:30:29
  Speaker 2: life for their ultimate good. As the Earth continues to
• 3:30:37
  Speaker 2: spin on its axis and make its orbit around the Sun.
• 3:30:44
  Speaker 2: I pray that the life of this listener right here
• 3:30:46
  Speaker 2: will continue to flow under the mighty direction of your hand.
• 3:30:53
  Speaker 2: Thank you, Lord, that you are mindful of us, that
• 3:31:00
  Speaker 2: you care about us, and that you love us. In
• 3:31:06
  Speaker 2: the Holy name of Jesus. Amen O, Lord, Our Lord,
• 3:31:16
  Speaker 2: How majestic is your name? And all the earth you
• 3:31:21
  Speaker 2: have set your glory above the heavens. Out of the
• 3:31:25
  Speaker 2: mouths of babies and infants you have established strength. How
• 3:31:33
  Speaker 2: majestic is your name, your glory above the heavens, you
• 3:31:39
  Speaker 2: have established strength. Feel God's majesty and glory and strength
• 3:31:51
  Speaker 2: covering you tonight. Out of the mouths of babies and
• 3:31:58
  Speaker 2: infants you have established strength. Sweet praise from the mouths
• 3:32:09
  Speaker 2: of babes worshiping the One who saves. From sky above
• 3:32:17
  Speaker 2: to earth below the works of your hands. We long
• 3:32:21
  Speaker 2: to know, Heavens, declare the strength of your glory. We
• 3:32:29
  Speaker 2: long to hear of Heaven's story from first breath of
• 3:32:34
  Speaker 2: all creation through each blessed generation. How can your glory
• 3:32:42
  Speaker 2: be understood? Your perfect glory for our good, Heavenly Father,
• 3:32:57
  Speaker 2: Father of glory and goodness, remain over this beloved child
• 3:33:02
  Speaker 2: tonight as they sleep in peace. Help them to get
• 3:33:08
  Speaker 2: enough rest, to feel renewed at morning light, and to
• 3:33:12
  Speaker 2: awaken with a sense of refreshment. Thank you Lord for
• 3:33:19
  Speaker 2: being that constant in their life, a constant source of
• 3:33:23
  Speaker 2: hope in faith. I pray for the blessing of your
• 3:33:30
  Speaker 2: presence to stay with them through the night and continue
• 3:33:35
  Speaker 2: as they face a new day. I pray all these
• 3:33:39
  Speaker 2: things in the precious name of your Son Jesus.
• 3:33:45
  Speaker 3: Amend you