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11. Intro to Peace - Monday Morning · Family Prayer Podcast

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  Good morning, Grace Harbor, it’s Dan!
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  Happy Monday!
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  I hope you had a great weekend and found some time for both rest and fun.
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  We had a bright and sunny Saturday morning, which meant the kids
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  and I got to take one of those long walks with our dog that I was telling you
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  about last week.
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  We walked one of the trails in the Pine Preserve,
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  and it smelled like Christmas trees the whole way.
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  What I think I love the most about these walks together
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  is the way we have moments of both talking and quiet.
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  We'll spend a couple of minutes talking about our week or something
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  we've been wondering about.
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  Or my two year old will point out something he sees and we'll talk
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  about that.
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  But then the conversation will come to an end,
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  and it may be another couple of minutes before anyone says anything.
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  I really like that balance.
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  We’ve definitely had walks where we talk the whole time,
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  and that can be exciting, but it can also be tiring.
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  It takes energy to listen well and to carry on a conversation.
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  We’ve also had walks where we almost don’t talk at all.
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  And don’t get me wrong, I am one of those old people who loves quiet,
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  but when I was a kid, I would have found that so boring!
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  But when we have both,
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  it fills me with a really special feeling.
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  And if I had to name that feeling, I think it would be “peace.”
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  Here’s a question you can
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  talk about with your family: what do *you* think peace means?
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  Your answer doesn’t have to be super long or super deep.
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  You could try to give a definition or just share what the word makes you think of.
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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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  Did everyone get a chance to share?
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  Great.
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  I was thinking about all the ways I’ve heard people use the word peace.
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  Sometimes it’s a way of saying goodbye, like “peace out!”
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  Sometimes someone - usually an adult -
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  says that they just want some “peace and quiet.”
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  Perhaps the most common is when someone talks about “world
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  peace” which is the hope that we all stop fighting with each other
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  and learn to get along.
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  The theme running
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  through these, and maybe through your answers too,
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  is that something bad stops - whether it’s
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  fighting or noise or too much energy.
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  And that’s part of it, but did you know that’s not all of it?
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  When the Bible talks about peace, it’s more than just
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  “nothing bad happening” or “nothing much happening.”
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  When the Bible talks about peace, it means “something good” is happening.
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  Peace in the Bible means whole and complete, everything in its right
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  place, and everything working together for good.
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  That’s why I find our family walks so peaceful.
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  We’re comfortable when we’re talking,
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  and we’re comfortable when we’re not talking.
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  We feel safe to share our thoughts and questions, our hopes and our fears.
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  We find things to explore and appreciate
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  no matter where we walk or what the weather’s like.
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  It might be super hot or really cold,
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  and it’s fine because we’re in it together.
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  As we get ready to head out into Monday,
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  I invite you to think about how you might try to make today a peaceful day.
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  Is there something you want to be sure to do to make today feel complete?
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  Maybe there’s a friend you want to be sure to talk to
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  or game you want to play at recess.
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  Is there something you can do or say that usually makes other people happy?
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  Maybe you’ve got a funny joke to share or you’re the best hugger in the class.
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  Take a moment to share with each other something that you want to do
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  or say to make something good happen today.
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  If you need more time, you can pause the podcast,
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  and I’ll be right here when you get back.
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  Let’s close with a prayer.
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  If you want to, you can close your eyes and fold your hands:
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  Dear God, thank you for this new week
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  and for showing us what real peace looks like.
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  Help us to be peace-bringers today - through our kind words,
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  our helping hands, and our loving hearts.
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  Amen.
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  All right, friends!
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  Have a great Monday, and I’ll talk to you tonight!