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14. Dear God, Thank You - Tuesday Evening · Family Prayer Podcast

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  Good evening, Grace Harbor!
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  How was your very first Gratituesday?
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  I'm so excited to hear how it went for your family!
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  Were any of you able to share your gratitude already today?
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  It’s ok if you haven’t done it yet.
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  In our family, Tuesday is the day we pick out who we want to thank,
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  but we have the whole rest of the week to get it done.
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  Sometimes we do something simple like telling someone in person
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  or video chatting.
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  But sometimes, we get inspired to be creative, like the painting
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  my daughter did last week
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  or filming a video of you telling a joke or singing a song.
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  It may take a couple days to get it done, and that’s ok.
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  A pro tip for all of the adults out there:
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  get a box of blank thank you cards with envelopes.
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  A handwritten card or a drawing always puts a smile on people’s faces.
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  So, let me tell you how my Gratituesday went.
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  I walked down to the coffee shop on Main Street.
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  I call it a coffee shop, but it’s actually a combo Bookstore & Cafe.
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  And let me tell you, on a cold, drizzly day like today, there’s nothing
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  I love more than walking into the warm, cozy shop, getting a hot cup of coffee,
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  and looking at all the books I haven’t had a chance to read yet.
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  It’s also a great place to get some work done when I need to be creative.
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  In fact, I planned all of this week’s podcast
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  episodes while at the coffee shop last week.
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  The sights, smells, sounds, and flavors help inspire me.
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  So, when I walked in and ordered my coffee, I made sure to tell Bobby,
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  my favorite barista, how much he and the shop mean to me.
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  Whenever I walk in, I know that he’s going to greet me by name.
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  And for me, it feels so good to know that I’m not just a random customer,
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  but I’m a person he looks forward to seeing.
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  Maybe you feel that way at school when a friend or a teacher greets
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  you each day.
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  Why don’t you take a moment now and think about who you might want to pick
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  as your Gratituesday person this week, and then share it with your family.
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  If you already did it today, great!
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  You can tell everyone who it was and how it went.
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  If you’re not sure who to pick, think back over your day
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  today - did anyone make you feel special today?
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  They would be a good person to pick.
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  If you need more time, you can pause the podcast, and I’ll
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  be right here when you get back.
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  Ok, did everyone pick someone out?
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  That’s great!
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  And you know what would be amazing?
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  If you shared your Gratituesday stories with our whole Grace Harbor community!
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  We share listener mail on Fridays, and I'd love to hear
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  who you're grateful for and how you shared it.
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  If you want to send something in, have your adult
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  check the show notes for details.
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  Ok, let’s wind down with a prayer,
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  and I want to teach you a new kind of prayer.
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  It’s called a breath prayer.
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  It’s a simple way to pray that helps calm our minds and hearts.
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  What you do is pray a couple of words in your mind
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  while you’re breathing in, and a couple more while you’re breathing out.
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  So, tonight, let’s pray “Dear God,” while we are breathing in,
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  and “thank you,” while breathing out.
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  Got it?
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  Don’t worry, I’ll guide you through it.
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  Ok, get comfortable.
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  If you want to, you can close your eyes.
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  Now, while you inhale, in your mind say to God,
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  “Dear God.”
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  Good.
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  And now, while you exhale, in your mind say,
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  “Thank you.” Inhale -
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  Dear God.
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  Exhale -
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  Thank you.
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  Dear God.
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  Thank you.
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  Dear God.
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  Thank you.
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  Amen.
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  Ok, friends.
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  Get a great night’s sleep tonight, and I’ll talk to you tomorrow.