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Be Still in Holy Rest Peace & Ease Let Go of Anxiety, Stress & Worry Christian Sleep Meditation - Abide Meditation App · Abide Meditation App

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  Speaker 1: Welcome to this abide sleep story. Maybe you are here
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  Speaker 1: because your struggle with sleep. It's been a long day,
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  Speaker 1: you're tired. You've tried streaming a TV show or a movie,
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  Speaker 1: yet sleep elude you. Now is a time for the
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  Speaker 1: refreshing rest of quiet sleep. Close your eyes and allow
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  Speaker 1: the ease of inactivity after the busyness of your day
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  Speaker 1: wash over you, and just let everything go. If you've
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  Speaker 1: come here for relief and freedom, especially from anything that
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  Speaker 1: worries and troubles you, allow yourself to relax and the
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  Speaker 1: comfort of your bed. Allow yourself to follow along with
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  Speaker 1: the current of my voice like the trickle of a
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  Speaker 1: gently flowing stream. No more screen time today. Relax your jaw,
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  Speaker 1: and if you wake in the middle of your sleep,
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  Speaker 1: draw yourself back into the story. May it be a
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  Speaker 1: natural response to press into prayer and give praise to Abbah,
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  Speaker 1: Father God, to Jesus the Messiah. May the utterances within
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  Speaker 1: you instinctively seeing praises of thanksgiving lulling you back to sleep.
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  Speaker 1: Everything here has been designed to make you comfortable and safe. Now,
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  Speaker 1: let's get ready to sleep. Rest in this moment right now,
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  Speaker 1: Know that God has blessed you in so many ways.
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  Speaker 1: While it may not be obvious, He has protected you
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  Speaker 1: when you needed protecting, and he has comforted you when
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  Speaker 1: you were broken. Look back over your day. Spend just
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  Speaker 1: a minute doing this. For what do you feel feel
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  Speaker 1: most thankful? Give thanks for what do you feel least thankful?
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  Speaker 1: Give this to God. Take a moment to stretch out
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  Speaker 1: all of your muscles, allowing them to relax. Allow the
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  Speaker 1: tension to melt from your body, beginning at the top
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  Speaker 1: of your head and passing down through your body all
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  Speaker 1: the way to your feet. Be attentive to each part
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  Speaker 1: of your body. Slowly breathe in God's refreshment. Just allow
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  Speaker 1: it to happen naturally. Exhale the emotional toxins that may
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  Speaker 1: be bothering you, allowing them to tumble off the side
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  Speaker 1: of the bed, falling away, so that your breathing becomes relaxed,
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  Speaker 1: in content, in God's presence. Your breathing becomes one with
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  Speaker 1: the Lord. As you continue to breathe slowly and gently,
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  Speaker 1: begin to become aware of the relaxation, starting down in
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  Speaker 1: your legs and feet. Your legs begin to feel slightly heavier,
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  Speaker 1: Your muscles feel loose and flexible. Your legs feel slightly warmer.
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  Speaker 1: The blood and energy can flow more freely and easily
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  Speaker 1: all the way down your legs through wide open blood vessels.
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  Speaker 1: You can feel it slowly but freely pulsing down into
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  Speaker 1: your feet and toes. Acknowledge your whole self, you as
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  Speaker 1: a person made in God's likeness, You in whom God
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  Speaker 1: chooses to dwell as you seek holy rest, Embrace the
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  Speaker 1: calm in the abiding state of inner peace, stillness and silence,
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  Speaker 1: in the continuing, deep, spiritual rest of the One True God,
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  Speaker 1: Heavenly Father. As your child prepares to rest, we thank
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  Speaker 1: you for your love, your compassion, and your grace on them.
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  Speaker 1: We give you praise because you are in control of
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  Speaker 1: all things. Give them greater faith to submit to your
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  Speaker 1: will in every facet of their life, and continue to
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  Speaker 1: forgive them when they fail to be what you want
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  Speaker 1: them to be. Give them peace and the time of
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  Speaker 1: storms and rest when they are weary. Help them to
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  Speaker 1: forget their self and be used by You to help
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  Speaker 1: others as they seek to live for you. Help them
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  Speaker 1: turn loose of their own desires so that Your will
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  Speaker 1: can be their own. Oh, thank you, and we praise
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  Speaker 1: you in the name of Jesus Amen. The psalmist expresses
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  Speaker 1: his love for the Lord because God hears and answers
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  Speaker 1: his children when they call to him. Throughout the psalms,
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  Speaker 1: he recalls the many troubles and sorrows he has already encountered,
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  Speaker 1: and how gracious and compassionate the Lord has been to him.
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  Speaker 1: The Lord heard his cry, and the Lord rescued him.
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  Speaker 1: In the one hundred and thirty eighth Psalm, David expresses
• 8:42
  Speaker 1: gratitude to God. This psalm helps us focus on the
• 8:49
  Speaker 1: Lord's goodness. I will praise you, o Lord, with all
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  Speaker 1: my heart. I sing your praise. I will bow down
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  Speaker 1: toward your holy temple, and will praise your name for
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  Speaker 1: your unfailing love and your faithfulness. For you have so
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  Speaker 1: exalted your solemn decree that it surpasses your fame. When
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  Speaker 1: I called, you answered me. You greatly emboldened me. May
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  Speaker 1: all the kings of the earth praise you, Lord when
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  Speaker 1: they hear what you have decreed. May they sing of
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  Speaker 1: the ways of the Lord. For the glory of the
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  Speaker 1: Lord is great. Though the Lord is exalted, he looks
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  Speaker 1: kindly on the lowly, though lofty, He sees them from afar.
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  Speaker 1: Though I walk in the midst of trouble. You preserve
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  Speaker 1: my life. You stretch out your hand against the anger
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  Speaker 1: of my foes. With your right hand, you save me.
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  Speaker 1: The Lord will vindicate me. Your love, O, Lord, endures forever.
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  Speaker 1: Do not abandon the works of your hands. As you
• 10:37
  Speaker 1: snuggle further into your bed, your body sinks deeper into
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  Speaker 1: your mattress. May God bring you holy rest. Imagine yourself
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  Speaker 1: outdoors on a warm and pleasant day. You're standing near
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  Speaker 1: a pond of water that is calm and clear, the
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  Speaker 1: surface smooth. As the evening hours draw nigh, the night
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  Speaker 1: sky provides a covering for your holy rest. Crickets begin
• 11:24
  Speaker 1: to chirp, alerting you that it's time for sleep. The
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  Speaker 1: fading sun is warm on your face. The sunlight casts
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  Speaker 1: a peaceful ballad of colors that dance across the shining
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  Speaker 1: surface of the water. There is not another person in sight.
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  Speaker 1: You slowly reach down and pick up a flat stone.
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  Speaker 1: When you are a child, you sidearm tossed the stone
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  Speaker 1: across the water. Amazingly, it skips not one, two or
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  Speaker 1: three times, but nearly a dozen. You haven't lost your touch.
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  Speaker 1: The water is so calm, the stone hardly causes a ripple.
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  Speaker 1: That same calm of the pond comes over you, sending
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  Speaker 1: soothing and cleansing trickles of relaxation down from the top
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  Speaker 1: of your head in every direction to soothe, heel, and
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  Speaker 1: cleanse every muscle and cell of your body. You continue
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  Speaker 1: to gaze at this pond, nestled in among the tall
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  Speaker 1: pine trees just outside a mountain village. This pond of water,
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  Speaker 1: it's peace, causes you to become calm and RESTful. You
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  Speaker 1: turn away from the pond and follow a little pathway
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  Speaker 1: that takes you to a perfect place, a place where
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  Speaker 1: you can be by yourself and feel calm and comfortable
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  Speaker 1: and rest under a tall tree. Others have been here
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  Speaker 1: before you. Because you spot a fire circle near where
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  Speaker 1: you're sitting. The smooth stone surrounding ash from previous fires,
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  Speaker 1: like scent stacks of kindling and wood stand nearby. You
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  Speaker 1: put your youthful skills to work again to start a
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  Speaker 1: small fire. Within just a few minutes, the dry kindling
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  Speaker 1: glows bright, igniting the larger pieces of wood. The tall
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  Speaker 1: tree in its piny aroma ah make the perfect spot
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  Speaker 1: to find holy rest. Your tensions begin to melt away.
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  Speaker 1: The busyness of city life. You hear the sound that
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  Speaker 1: surround you. There's bullfrogs, night birds chirping, the crackling of
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  Speaker 1: the fire stirred by a gentle, cooling breeze. Eventually, amongst
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  Speaker 1: the bird calls, you hear a gentle voice singing. A
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  Speaker 1: beautiful song seems to be coming from the trees. You
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  Speaker 1: hold very still as you listen the words coming to
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  Speaker 1: you gently on the breeze. I have loved you with
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  Speaker 1: an everlasting love. The voice sings, with unfailing love. I
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  Speaker 1: have drawn you to myself. Your heart sings with this
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  Speaker 1: sweet voice as it continues. The Lord is good to all.
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  Speaker 1: He has compassion on all. He has made the woods.
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  Speaker 1: With your eyes for the bearer of that voice, you
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  Speaker 1: see a figure dressed all in white emerge from the woods.
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  Speaker 1: You have no fear because the words of their song
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  Speaker 1: have filled your heart with joy and peace. As the
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  Speaker 1: figure walks towards you, the singing continues the words, for
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  Speaker 1: the Lord is good, and his love endures forever. His
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  Speaker 1: faithfulness continues through all generations. Finally, they are close enough
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  Speaker 1: for you to recognize it's Jesus. He comes closer, still
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  Speaker 1: singing of his love for you, and he sits beside
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  Speaker 1: you to the fire. Your heart bursts with joy. Your
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  Speaker 1: Savior and Lord is here by your side. You sing
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  Speaker 1: in response, Sovereign Lord, you are good, Your covenant is trustworthy,
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  Speaker 1: and you have promised these good things to your servant.
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  Speaker 1: The sweet dialogue between you continues with his words and
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  Speaker 1: your response, as you sit side by side in perfect peace.
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  Speaker 1: He says, taste and see that the Lord is good. Oh,
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  Speaker 1: blessed is the one who takes refuge in him. You respond,
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  Speaker 1: The Lord is good, a refuge in times of trouble.
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  Speaker 1: He cares for those who trust in him. Jesus smiles
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  Speaker 1: into your eyes, your beloved brother, your savior, your friend.
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  Speaker 1: Your heart exults in God, your Savior. You close your eyes,
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  Speaker 1: listening to his words over you. But those who hope
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  Speaker 1: in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar
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  Speaker 1: on wings like eagles. They will run and not grow weary.
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  Speaker 1: They will walk and not be faint. For I know
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  Speaker 1: the plans I have for you, plans to prosper you
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  Speaker 1: and not to harm you, plans to give you hope
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  Speaker 1: into future. The Lord himself goes before you and will
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  Speaker 1: be with you. He will never leave you. Nor forsake.
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  Speaker 1: You do not be afraid, do not be discouraged. You
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  Speaker 1: lean into Jesus as he continues to sing, and your
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  Speaker 1: eyes grow heavy. You find yourself falling asleep, deeply, soundly, peacefully.
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  Speaker 1: As the Lord places his arm around you. You know
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  Speaker 1: you're safe, you know you're loved. This is holy rest
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  Speaker 1: in the arms of Jesus. As your breathing gets deeper
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  Speaker 1: and your eyes grow heavier, through your encounter with Jesus,
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  Speaker 1: you have found holy rest. The Psalmist says, I will
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  Speaker 1: praise you Lord with all my heart. I will sing
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  Speaker 1: your praise. I will bow down toward your holy temple,
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  Speaker 1: and will praise your name for your unfailing love and
• 20:35
  Speaker 1: your faithfulness. For you have so exalted your solemn decree
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  Speaker 1: that it surpasses your fame. When I called, you answered me.
• 20:49
  Speaker 1: You greatly emboldened me. May all the kings of the
• 20:54
  Speaker 1: earth praise you, Lord when they hear what you have decreed,
• 21:01
  Speaker 1: where they sing of the ways of the Lord. For
• 21:04
  Speaker 1: the glory of the Lord is great. Though the Lord
• 21:09
  Speaker 1: is exalted, he looks kindly on the lowly, though lofty,
• 21:15
  Speaker 1: He sees them from afar. Though I walk in the
• 21:20
  Speaker 1: midst of trouble, you preserve my life. You stretch out
• 21:26
  Speaker 1: your hand against the anger of my foes. With your
• 21:32
  Speaker 1: right hand, you save me. The Lord will vindicate me.
• 21:39
  Speaker 1: Your love, Lord endures forever. Do not abandon the works
• 21:51
  Speaker 1: of your hands. Loving Abah, our dear, loving Heavenly, I
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  Speaker 1: want to thank you for loving this precious one so
• 22:05
  Speaker 1: much that you sent your son to die on a
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  Speaker 1: cross so that your child might live with you forever.
• 22:15
  Speaker 1: I pray that deep, RESTful sleep comes over the next
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  Speaker 1: several hours. Thank you, Father for the innumerable ways that
• 22:28
  Speaker 1: you demonstrate your love protection in provision. I pray that
• 22:37
  Speaker 1: you will bring sweet dreams of your goodness, sweet dreams
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  Speaker 1: and strength and energy for a new day. In the
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  Speaker 1: name of Jesus, I pray Amen. The Psalmist expresses his
• 22:57
  Speaker 1: love for the Lord because God hears and answers his
• 23:02
  Speaker 1: children when they call to him. Throughout the Psalms, he
• 23:08
  Speaker 1: recalls them many troubles and sorrows he has already encountered,
• 23:13
  Speaker 1: and how gracious and compassionate the Lord has been to him.
• 23:20
  Speaker 1: The Lord heard his cry, and the Lord rescued him.
• 23:30
  Speaker 1: In the one hundred and thirty eighth Psalm, David expresses
• 23:33
  Speaker 1: gratitude to God. This psalm helps us focus on the
• 23:40
  Speaker 1: Lord's goodness. I will praise you, O Lord, with all
• 23:49
  Speaker 1: my heart. I sing your praise. I will bow down
• 23:55
  Speaker 1: toward your holy temple, and will praise your name for
• 24:00
  Speaker 1: your unfailing love and your faithfulness. For you have so
• 24:08
  Speaker 1: exalted your solemn decree that it surpasses your fame. When
• 24:17
  Speaker 1: I called, you answered me. You greatly embolden me. May
• 24:25
  Speaker 1: all the kings of the earth praise you, Lord, when
• 24:29
  Speaker 1: they hear what you have decreed. May they sing of
• 24:33
  Speaker 1: the ways of the Lord. For the glory of the
• 24:37
  Speaker 1: Lord is great. Though the Lord is exalted, he looks
• 24:44
  Speaker 1: kindly on the lowly, though lofty, he sees them from afar.
• 24:53
  Speaker 1: Though I walk in the midst of trouble, you preserve
• 24:58
  Speaker 1: my life. You stretch out your hand against the anger
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  Speaker 1: of my foes. With your right hand, you save me.
• 25:11
  Speaker 1: The Lord will vindicate me. Your love, O Lord, endures forever.
• 25:19
  Speaker 1: Do not abandon the works of your hands. As you
• 25:28
  Speaker 1: snuggle further into your bed, your body sinks deeper into
• 25:35
  Speaker 1: your mattress. May God bring you holy rest. Imagine yourself
• 25:49
  Speaker 1: outdoors on a warm and pleasant day. You're standing near
• 25:56
  Speaker 1: a pond of water that is calm and clear, the
• 26:00
  Speaker 1: surface smooth. As the evening hours draw nigh, the night
• 26:08
  Speaker 1: sky provides a covering for your holy rest. Crickets begin
• 26:15
  Speaker 1: to chirp, alerting you that it's time for sleep. The
• 26:22
  Speaker 1: fading sun is warm on your face. The sunlight casts
• 26:28
  Speaker 1: a peaceful pallette of colors that dance across the shining
• 26:34
  Speaker 1: surface of the water. There is not another person in sight.
• 26:43
  Speaker 1: You slowly reach down and pick up a flat stone,
• 26:50
  Speaker 1: just like when you are a child. You side arm
• 26:53
  Speaker 1: tossed the stone across the water. Amazingly, it skips not one,
• 27:01
  Speaker 1: two or three times, but nearly a dozen. You haven't
• 27:08
  Speaker 1: lost your touch. The water is so calm the stone
• 27:17
  Speaker 1: hardly causes a ripple. That same calm of the pond
• 27:24
  Speaker 1: comes over you, sending soothing and cleansing trickles of relaxation
• 27:32
  Speaker 1: down from the top of your head in every direction
• 27:38
  Speaker 1: to soothe, heel, and cleanse every muscle and cell of
• 27:46
  Speaker 1: your body. You continue to gaze at this pond, nestled
• 27:54
  Speaker 1: in among the tall pine trees just outside a mountain village.
• 28:01
  Speaker 1: This pond of water, it's peace causes you to become
• 28:07
  Speaker 1: calm and RESTful. You turn away from the pond and
• 28:15
  Speaker 1: follow a little pathway that takes you to a perfect place,
• 28:23
  Speaker 1: a place where you can be by yourself and feel
• 28:28
  Speaker 1: calm and comfortable and rest under a tall tree. Others
• 28:39
  Speaker 1: have been here before you because you spot a fire
• 28:42
  Speaker 1: circle near where you're sitting. The smooth stone surrounding ash
• 28:48
  Speaker 1: from previous fires, like sentinels. Stacks of kindling and wood
• 28:56
  Speaker 1: stand nearby. You put your youthful skills to work again
• 29:01
  Speaker 1: to start a small fire. Within just a few minutes,
• 29:07
  Speaker 1: the dry kindling glows bright, igniting the larger pieces of wood.
• 29:17
  Speaker 1: The tall tree, in its piny aroma ah make the
• 29:21
  Speaker 1: perfect spot to find holy rest. Your tensions begin to
• 29:31
  Speaker 1: melt away the busyness of city life. You hear the
• 29:37
  Speaker 1: sound that surround you. There's bullfrogs, night birds chirping, the
• 29:47
  Speaker 1: crackling of the fire stirred by a gentle, cooling breeze. Eventually,
• 29:55
  Speaker 1: amongst the bird calls, you hear a gentle voice singing.
• 30:01
  Speaker 1: A beautiful song seems to be coming from the trees.
• 30:10
  Speaker 1: You hold very still as you listen the words coming
• 30:15
  Speaker 1: to you gently on the breeze. I have loved you
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  Speaker 1: with an everlasting love. The voice sings, with unfailing love.
• 30:28
  Speaker 1: I have drawn you to myself. Your heart sings with
• 30:34
  Speaker 1: this sweet voice as it continues. The Lord is good
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  Speaker 1: to all. He has compassion on all he has made.
• 30:50
  Speaker 1: As you search the woods with your eyes for the
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  Speaker 1: bearer of that voice, you see a figure dressed all
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  Speaker 1: in white emerge from the woods. You have no fear
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  Speaker 1: because the words of their song have filled your heart
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  Speaker 1: with joy and peace. As the figure walks towards you,
• 31:15
  Speaker 1: the singing continues the words for the Lord is good
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  Speaker 1: and his love endures forever. His faithfulness continues through all generations. Finally,
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  Speaker 1: they are close enough for you to recognize it's Jesus.
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  Speaker 1: He comes closer, still singing of his love for you,
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  Speaker 1: and he sits beside you to the fire. Your heart
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  Speaker 1: bursts with joy. Your Savior and Lord is here by
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  Speaker 1: your side. You sing and re response, Sovereign Lord, you
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  Speaker 1: are good, your covenant is trustworthy, and you have promised
• 32:08
  Speaker 1: these good things to your servant. The sweet dialogue between
• 32:15
  Speaker 1: you continues with his words and your response. As you
• 32:22
  Speaker 1: sit side by side in perfect peace. He says, taste
• 32:29
  Speaker 1: and see that the Lord is good. Oh, blessed is
• 32:33
  Speaker 1: the one who takes refuge in him. You respond, The
• 32:38
  Speaker 1: Lord is good, a refuge in times of trouble. He
• 32:44
  Speaker 1: cares for those who trust in him. Jesus smiles into
• 32:53
  Speaker 1: your eyes, your beloved brother, your savior, your friend. Your
• 33:03
  Speaker 1: heart exults in God, your Savior. You close your eyes,
• 33:12
  Speaker 1: listening to his words over you. But those who hope
• 33:18
  Speaker 1: in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar
• 33:22
  Speaker 1: on wings like eagles. They will run and not grow weary.
• 33:30
  Speaker 1: They will walk and not be faint. For I know
• 33:35
  Speaker 1: the plans I have for you, plans to prosper you
• 33:40
  Speaker 1: and not to harm you, plans to give you hope
• 33:44
  Speaker 1: in a future. The Lord himself goes before you and
• 33:51
  Speaker 1: will be with you. He will never leave you, nor
• 33:55
  Speaker 1: forsake you. Do not be afraid, do not be discouraged.
• 34:06
  Speaker 1: You lean into Jesus. As he continues to sing in.
• 34:12
  Speaker 1: Your eyes grow heavy. You find yourself falling asleep, deeply, soundly, peacefully.
• 34:26
  Speaker 1: As the Lord places his arm around you. You know
• 34:31
  Speaker 1: you're safe, you know you're loved. This is holy. Rest
• 34:42
  Speaker 1: in the arms of Jesus. As your breathing gets deeper
• 34:54
  Speaker 1: and your eyes grow heavier. Through your encounter with Jesus,
• 35:01
  Speaker 1: you have found holy rest. The Psalmist says, I will
• 35:10
  Speaker 1: praise you Lord with all my heart. I will sing
• 35:16
  Speaker 1: your praise. I will bow down toward your holy temple
• 35:22
  Speaker 1: and will praise your name for your unfailing love and
• 35:26
  Speaker 1: your faithfulness. For you have so exalted your solemn decree
• 35:32
  Speaker 1: that it surpasses your fame. When I called, you answered me.
• 35:40
  Speaker 1: You greatly emboldened me. May all the kings of the
• 35:45
  Speaker 1: earth praise you, Lord, when they hear what you have decreed.
• 35:52
  Speaker 1: May they sing of the ways of the Lord. For
• 35:55
  Speaker 1: the glory of the Lord is great. Oh, the Lord
• 36:00
  Speaker 1: is exalted. He looks kindly on the lowly, though lofty,
• 36:06
  Speaker 1: He sees them from afar. Though I walk in the
• 36:11
  Speaker 1: midst of trouble, you preserve my life. You stretch out
• 36:18
  Speaker 1: your hand against the anger of my foes. With your
• 36:23
  Speaker 1: right hand, you save me. The Lord will vindicate me.
• 36:30
  Speaker 1: Your love, Lord endures forever. Do not abandon the works
• 36:42
  Speaker 1: of your hands. Loving Abbah, Our dear loving heavenly Father,
• 36:53
  Speaker 1: I want to thank you for loving this precious one
• 36:56
  Speaker 1: so much that you sent your son to die on
• 36:59
  Speaker 1: a cross, so that your child might live with you forever.
• 37:06
  Speaker 1: I pray that deep, RESTful sleep comes over the next
• 37:12
  Speaker 1: several hours. Thank you, Father for the innumerable ways that
• 37:19
  Speaker 1: you demonstrate your love, protection, and provision. I pray that
• 37:28
  Speaker 1: you will bring sweet dreams of your goodness, sweet dreams
• 37:33
  Speaker 1: and strength and energy for a new day. In the
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  Speaker 1: name of Jesus, I pray Amen. The psalmist expresses his
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  Speaker 1: love for the Lord because God hears and answers his
• 37:53
  Speaker 1: children when they call to him. Throughout the Psalms, he
• 37:59
  Speaker 1: recalls the man any troubles and sorrows he has already encountered,
• 38:04
  Speaker 1: and how gracious and compassionate the Lord has been to him.
• 38:11
  Speaker 1: The Lord heard his cry, and the Lord rescued him.
• 38:21
  Speaker 1: In the one hundred and thirty eighth Psalm, David expresses
• 38:25
  Speaker 1: gratitude to God. This psalm helps us focus on the
• 38:31
  Speaker 1: Lord's goodness. I will praise you, O Lord, with all
• 38:40
  Speaker 1: my heart. I sing your praise. I will bow down
• 38:46
  Speaker 1: toward your holy temple and will praise your name for
• 38:52
  Speaker 1: your unfailing love and your faithfulness. For you have so
• 38:59
  Speaker 1: exalted your solemn decree that it surpasses your fame. When
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  Speaker 1: I called, you answered me. You greatly emboldened me. May
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  Speaker 1: all the kings of the earth praise you, Lord, when
• 39:20
  Speaker 1: they hear what you have decreed. May they sing of
• 39:25
  Speaker 1: the ways of the Lord. For the glory of the
• 39:28
  Speaker 1: Lord is great. Though the Lord is exalted, he looks
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  Speaker 1: kindly on the lowly, though lofty, He sees them from afar.
• 39:44
  Speaker 1: Though I walk in the midst of trouble, you preserve
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  Speaker 1: my life. You stretch out your hand against the anger
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  Speaker 1: of my foes. With your right hand, you save me.
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  Speaker 1: The Lord will vindicate me. Your love, oh Lord, endures forever.
• 40:10
  Speaker 1: Do not abandon the works of your hands. As you
• 40:19
  Speaker 1: snuggle further into your bed, your body sinks deeper into
• 40:26
  Speaker 1: your mattress. May God bring you holy rest. Imagine yourself
• 40:40
  Speaker 1: outdoors on a warm and pleasant day. You're standing near
• 40:47
  Speaker 1: a pond of water that is calm and clear, the
• 40:51
  Speaker 1: surface smooth. As the evening hours draw nigh, the nights
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  Speaker 1: sky provides a covering for your holy rest. Crickets begin
• 41:06
  Speaker 1: to chirp, alerting you that it's time for sleep. The
• 41:13
  Speaker 1: fading sun is warm on your face. The sunlight casts
• 41:19
  Speaker 1: a peaceful palette of colors that dance across the shining
• 41:25
  Speaker 1: surface of the water. There is not another person in sight.
• 41:34
  Speaker 1: You slowly reach down and pick up a flat stone,
• 41:42
  Speaker 1: just like when you are a child. You sidearm toss
• 41:45
  Speaker 1: the stone across the water. Amazingly, it skips not one,
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  Speaker 1: two or three times, but nearly a dozen. You haven't
• 41:59
  Speaker 1: lost your touch. The water is so calm the stone
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  Speaker 1: hardly causes a ripple. That same calm of the pond
• 42:15
  Speaker 1: comes over you, sending soothing and cleansing trickles of relaxation
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  Speaker 1: down from the top of your head in every direction
• 42:29
  Speaker 1: to soothe, heal, and cleanse every muscle and cell of
• 42:37
  Speaker 1: your body. You continue to gaze at this pond, nestled
• 42:46
  Speaker 1: in among the tall pine trees just outside a mountain village.
• 42:53
  Speaker 1: This pond of water, it's peace, causes you to become
• 42:58
  Speaker 1: calm and RESTful. You turn away from the pond and
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  Speaker 1: follow a little pathway that takes you to a perfect place,
• 43:15
  Speaker 1: a place where you can be by yourself and feel
• 43:19
  Speaker 1: calm and comfortable and rest under a tall tree. Others
• 43:30
  Speaker 1: have been here before you. Because you spot a fire
• 43:33
  Speaker 1: circle near where you're sitting, the smooth stone surrounding ash
• 43:39
  Speaker 1: from previous fires, like sentinels. Stacks of kindling and wood
• 43:47
  Speaker 1: stand near by. You put your youthful skills to work
• 43:52
  Speaker 1: again to start a small fire. Within just a few minutes,
• 43:59
  Speaker 1: the dry kindling glows bright, igniting the larger pieces of wood.
• 44:08
  Speaker 1: The tall tree in its piny aroma ah make the
• 44:12
  Speaker 1: perfect spot to find holy rest. Your tensions begin to
• 44:22
  Speaker 1: melt away the busyness of city life. You hear the
• 44:28
  Speaker 1: sound that surround you. There's bullfrogs, night birds chirping, the
• 44:38
  Speaker 1: crackling of the fire stirred by a gentle, cooling breeze. Eventually,
• 44:46
  Speaker 1: amongst the bird calls, you hear a gentle voice singing.
• 44:52
  Speaker 1: A beautiful song seems to be coming from the trees.
• 45:01
  Speaker 1: You hold very still as you listen the words coming
• 45:06
  Speaker 1: to you gently on the breeze. I have loved you
• 45:13
  Speaker 1: with an everlasting love, the voice sings, with unfailing love.
• 45:19
  Speaker 1: I have drawn you to myself. Your heart sings with
• 45:25
  Speaker 1: this sweet voice as it continues. The Lord is good
• 45:30
  Speaker 1: to all. He has compassion on all he has made.
• 45:41
  Speaker 1: As you search the woods with your eyes for the
• 45:43
  Speaker 1: bearer of that voice, you see a figure dressed all
• 45:48
  Speaker 1: in white emerge from the woods. You have no fear,
• 45:56
  Speaker 1: because the words of their song have filled your heart
• 46:00
  Speaker 1: with joy and peace. As the figure walks towards you,
• 46:07
  Speaker 1: the singing continues, the words for the Lord is good,
• 46:13
  Speaker 1: and his love endures forever. His faithfulness continues through all generations. Finally,
• 46:24
  Speaker 1: they are close enough for you to recognize it's Jesus.
• 46:31
  Speaker 1: He comes closer, still singing of his love for you,
• 46:36
  Speaker 1: and he sits beside you to the fire. Your heart
• 46:42
  Speaker 1: bursts with joy. Your Savior and Lord is here by
• 46:47
  Speaker 1: your side. You sing in response, Sovereign Lord, you are good,
• 46:55
  Speaker 1: your covenant is trustworthy, and you have promised these good
• 46:59
  Speaker 1: things to your servant. The sweet dialogue between you continues
• 47:09
  Speaker 1: with his words and your response. As you sit side
• 47:14
  Speaker 1: by side in perfect peace. He says, taste and see
• 47:20
  Speaker 1: that the Lord is good. Oh, blessed is the one
• 47:24
  Speaker 1: who takes refuge in him. You respond, the Lord is good,
• 47:31
  Speaker 1: o refuge in times of trouble. He cares for those
• 47:36
  Speaker 1: who trust in him. Jesus smiles into your eyes, your
• 47:47
  Speaker 1: beloved brother, your Savior, your friend. Your heart exults in God,
• 47:56
  Speaker 1: your Savior. You close your eyes, listening to his words
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  Speaker 1: over you. But those who hope in the Lord will
• 48:10
  Speaker 1: renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles.
• 48:17
  Speaker 1: They will run and not grow weary. They will walk
• 48:22
  Speaker 1: and not be faint. For I know the plans I
• 48:27
  Speaker 1: have for you, plans to prosper you and not to
• 48:32
  Speaker 1: harm you, plans to give you hope in a future.
• 48:40
  Speaker 1: The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you.
• 48:45
  Speaker 1: He will never leave you, nor forsake you. Do not
• 48:49
  Speaker 1: be afraid, do not be discouraged. You lean into Jesus
• 49:00
  Speaker 1: as he continues to sing, and your eyes grow heavy.
• 49:08
  Speaker 1: You find yourself falling asleep, deeply, soundly, peacefully, as the
• 49:17
  Speaker 1: Lord places his arm around you. You know you're safe,
• 49:25
  Speaker 1: you know you're loved. This is holy rest in the
• 49:33
  Speaker 1: arms of Jesus. As your breathing gets deeper and your
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  Speaker 1: eyes grow heavier, through your encounter with Jesus, you have
• 49:53
  Speaker 1: found holy rest. The Psalmist says, I will praise you
• 50:02
  Speaker 1: Lord with all my heart. I will sing your praise.
• 50:10
  Speaker 1: I will bow down toward your holy temple and will
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  Speaker 1: praise your name for your unfailing love and your faithfulness.
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  Speaker 1: For you have so exalted your solemn decree that it
• 50:24
  Speaker 1: surpasses your fame. When I called, You answered me. You
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  Speaker 1: greatly emboldened me. May all the kings of the earth
• 50:37
  Speaker 1: praise you, Lord, when they hear what you have decreed.
• 50:43
  Speaker 1: May they sing of the ways of the Lord. For
• 50:47
  Speaker 1: the glory of the Lord is great. Though the Lord
• 50:51
  Speaker 1: is exalted, he looks kindly on the lowly, though lofty,
• 50:58
  Speaker 1: He sees them from afar. Though I walk in the
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  Speaker 1: midst of trouble, you preserve my life. You stretch out
• 51:09
  Speaker 1: your hand against the anger of my foes. With your
• 51:14
  Speaker 1: right hand, you save me. The Lord will vindicate me.
• 51:21
  Speaker 1: Your love, Lord endures forever. Do not abandon the works
• 51:33
  Speaker 1: of your hands. Loving Abbah, our dear, loving heavenly Father,
• 51:44
  Speaker 1: I want to thank you for loving this precious one
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  Speaker 1: so much that you sent your son to die on
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  Speaker 1: a cross so that your child might live with you forever.
• 51:57
  Speaker 1: I pray that deep rest to full sleep comes over
• 52:02
  Speaker 1: the next several hours. Thank you, Father for the innumerable
• 52:10
  Speaker 1: ways that you demonstrate your love, protection and provision. I
• 52:19
  Speaker 1: pray that you will bring sweet dreams of your goodness,
• 52:23
  Speaker 1: sweet dreams and strength and energy for a new day.
• 52:30
  Speaker 1: In the name of Jesus, I pray Amen. The Psalmist
• 52:39
  Speaker 1: expresses his love for the Lord, because God hears and
• 52:43
  Speaker 1: answers his children when they call to him. Throughout the psalms,
• 52:50
  Speaker 1: he recalls them many troubles and sorrows he has already encountered,
• 52:55
  Speaker 1: and how gracious and compassionate the Lord has been to him.
• 53:02
  Speaker 1: The Lord heard his cry, and the Lord rescued him.
• 53:12
  Speaker 1: In the one hundred and thirty eighth Psalm, David expresses
• 53:16
  Speaker 1: gratitude to God. This psalm helps us focus on the
• 53:22
  Speaker 1: Lord's goodness. I will praise you, o Lord, with all
• 53:31
  Speaker 1: my heart. I sing your praise. I will bow down
• 53:37
  Speaker 1: toward your holy temple and will praise your name for
• 53:43
  Speaker 1: your unfailing love and your faithfulness. For you have so
• 53:50
  Speaker 1: exalted your solemn decree that it surpasses your fame. When
• 53:59
  Speaker 1: I called, you answered me. You greatly embolden me. May
• 54:07
  Speaker 1: all the kings of the earth praise you, Lord, when
• 54:11
  Speaker 1: they hear what you have decreed. May they sing of
• 54:16
  Speaker 1: the ways of the Lord. For the glory of the
• 54:19
  Speaker 1: Lord is great. Though the Lord is exalted, he looks
• 54:26
  Speaker 1: kindly on the lowly, though lofty, He sees them from afar.
• 54:36
  Speaker 1: Though I walk in the midst of trouble, You preserve
• 54:40
  Speaker 1: my life. You stretch out your hand against the anger
• 54:45
  Speaker 1: of my foes. With your right hand, you save me.
• 54:53
  Speaker 1: The Lord will vindicate me. Your love, o, Lord, endures forever.
• 55:01
  Speaker 1: Do not abandon the works of your hands. As you
• 55:10
  Speaker 1: snuggle further into your bed, your body sinks deeper into
• 55:17
  Speaker 1: your mattress. May God bring you holy rest. Imagine yourself
• 55:31
  Speaker 1: outdoors on a warm and pleasant day. You're standing near
• 55:38
  Speaker 1: a pond of water that is calm and clear, the
• 55:42
  Speaker 1: surface smooth. As the evening hours draw nigh, the night
• 55:51
  Speaker 1: sky provides a covering for your holy rest. Crickets begin
• 55:57
  Speaker 1: to chirp, hurting you that it's time for sleep. The
• 56:04
  Speaker 1: fading sun is warm on your face. The sunlight casts
• 56:10
  Speaker 1: a peaceful pallette of colors that dance across the shining
• 56:16
  Speaker 1: surface of the water. There is not another person in sight.
• 56:26
  Speaker 1: You slowly reach down and pick up a flat stone,
• 56:33
  Speaker 1: just like when you are a child. You sidearm tossed
• 56:36
  Speaker 1: the stone across the water. Amazingly, it skips not one,
• 56:43
  Speaker 1: two or three times, but nearly a dozen. You haven't
• 56:50
  Speaker 1: lost your touch. The water is so calm the stone
• 57:00
  Speaker 1: hardly causes a ripple. That same calm of the pond
• 57:06
  Speaker 1: comes over you, sending soothing and cleansing trickles of relaxation
• 57:14
  Speaker 1: down from the top of your head in every direction
• 57:21
  Speaker 1: to soothe, heal, and cleanse every muscle and cell of
• 57:28
  Speaker 1: your body. You continue to gaze at this pond, nestled
• 57:37
  Speaker 1: in among the tall pine trees just outside a mountain village.
• 57:44
  Speaker 1: This pond of water, it's peace, causes you to become
• 57:49
  Speaker 1: calm and RESTful. You turn away from the pond and
• 57:57
  Speaker 1: follow a little pathway that takes you to a perfect place,
• 58:06
  Speaker 1: a place where you can be by yourself and feel
• 58:10
  Speaker 1: calm and comfortable and rest under a tall tree. Others
• 58:21
  Speaker 1: have been here before you because you spot a fire
• 58:24
  Speaker 1: circle near where you're sitting. The smooth stone surrounding ash
• 58:30
  Speaker 1: from previous fires like sentinels. Stacks of kindling and wood
• 58:38
  Speaker 1: stand nearby. You put your youthful skills to work again
• 58:43
  Speaker 1: to start a small fire. Within just a few minutes,
• 58:50
  Speaker 1: the dry kindling glows bright, igniting the larger pieces of wood.
• 58:59
  Speaker 1: The tall tree in its piney aroma ah make the
• 59:03
  Speaker 1: perfect spot to find holy rest. Your tensions begin to
• 59:13
  Speaker 1: melt away the busyness of city life. You hear the
• 59:19
  Speaker 1: sound that surround you. There's bullfrogs, night birds chirping, the
• 59:29
  Speaker 1: crackling of the fire, stirred by a gentle, cooling breeze. Eventually,
• 59:38
  Speaker 1: amongst the bird calls you hear a gentle voice singing.
• 59:43
  Speaker 1: A beautiful song seems to be coming from the trees.
• 59:52
  Speaker 1: You hold very still as you listen the words coming
• 59:57
  Speaker 1: to you gently on the breeze. I have loved you
• 1:00:04
  Speaker 1: with an everlasting love, The voice sings, with unfailing love.
• 1:00:10
  Speaker 1: I have drawn you to myself. Your heart sings with
• 1:00:16
  Speaker 1: this sweet voice as it continues. The Lord is good
• 1:00:21
  Speaker 1: to all. He has compassion on all he has made.
• 1:00:32
  Speaker 1: As you search the woods with your eyes for the
• 1:00:35
  Speaker 1: bearer of that voice, you see a figure dressed all
• 1:00:39
  Speaker 1: in white emerge from the woods. You have no fear
• 1:00:47
  Speaker 1: because the words of their song have filled your heart
• 1:00:51
  Speaker 1: with joy and peace. As the figure walks towards you,
• 1:00:58
  Speaker 1: the singing continues the words for the Lord is good,
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  Speaker 1: and his love endures forever. His faithfulness continues through all generations. Finally,
• 1:01:15
  Speaker 1: they are close enough for you to recognize it's Jesus.
• 1:01:22
  Speaker 1: He comes closer, still singing of his love for you,
• 1:01:28
  Speaker 1: and he sits beside you to the fire. Your heart
• 1:01:33
  Speaker 1: bursts with joy. Your savior and Lord is here by
• 1:01:38
  Speaker 1: your side. You sing in response, Sovereign Lord, you are good,
• 1:01:46
  Speaker 1: Your covenant is trustworthy, and you have promised these good
• 1:01:50
  Speaker 1: things to your servant. The sweet dialog between you continues
• 1:02:00
  Speaker 1: with his words and your response, as you sit side
• 1:02:05
  Speaker 1: by side in perfect peace. He says, taste and see
• 1:02:11
  Speaker 1: that the Lord is good. Oh, blessed is the one
• 1:02:15
  Speaker 1: who takes refuge in him. You respond, The Lord is good,
• 1:02:22
  Speaker 1: a refuge in times of trouble. He cares for those
• 1:02:27
  Speaker 1: who trust in him. Jesus smiles into your eyes, your
• 1:02:38
  Speaker 1: beloved brother, your savior, your friend. Your heart exults in God,
• 1:02:47
  Speaker 1: your Savior. You close your eyes, listening to his words
• 1:02:56
  Speaker 1: over you. Those who hope and the Lord will renew
• 1:03:01
  Speaker 1: their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles. They
• 1:03:08
  Speaker 1: will run and not grow weary. They will walk and
• 1:03:13
  Speaker 1: not be faint. For I know the plans I have
• 1:03:19
  Speaker 1: for you, plans to prosper you and not to harm you,
• 1:03:24
  Speaker 1: plans to give you hope in a future. The Lord
• 1:03:31
  Speaker 1: himself goes before you and will be with you. He
• 1:03:36
  Speaker 1: will never leave you, nor forsake you do not be afraid,
• 1:03:42
  Speaker 1: do not be discouraged. You lean into Jesus as he
• 1:03:51
  Speaker 1: continues to sing, and your eyes grow heavy, and yourself
• 1:04:00
  Speaker 1: falling asleep, deeply, soundly, peacefully, as the Lord places his
• 1:04:09
  Speaker 1: arm around you. You know you're safe, you know you're loved.
• 1:04:20
  Speaker 1: This is holy rest in the arms of Jesus. As
• 1:04:34
  Speaker 1: your breathing gets deeper and your eyes grow heavier. Through
• 1:04:39
  Speaker 1: your encounter with Jesus, you have found holy rest. The
• 1:04:49
  Speaker 1: Psalmist says, I will praise you Lord with all my heart.
• 1:04:57
  Speaker 1: I will sing your praise. I will bow down toward
• 1:05:03
  Speaker 1: your holy temple and will praise your name for your
• 1:05:06
  Speaker 1: unfailing love and your faithfulness. For you have so exalted
• 1:05:12
  Speaker 1: your solemn decree that it surpasses your fame. When I called,
• 1:05:21
  Speaker 1: you answered me. You greatly emboldened me. May all the
• 1:05:27
  Speaker 1: kings of the earth praise you, Lord, when they hear
• 1:05:31
  Speaker 1: what you have decreed. May they sing of the ways
• 1:05:36
  Speaker 1: of the Lord. For the glory of the Lord is great.
• 1:05:42
  Speaker 1: Though the Lord is exalted, he looks kindly on the lowly,
• 1:05:47
  Speaker 1: though lofty, He sees them from afar. Though I walk
• 1:05:53
  Speaker 1: in the midst of trouble, You preserve my life. You
• 1:05:59
  Speaker 1: stretch out your hand against the anger of my foes.
• 1:06:04
  Speaker 1: With your right hand, you save me. The Lord will
• 1:06:10
  Speaker 1: vindicate me. Your love, Lord endures forever. Do not abandon
• 1:06:24
  Speaker 1: the works of your hands. Loving Abbah, our dear, loving
• 1:06:32
  Speaker 1: heavenly Father. I want to thank you for loving this
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  Speaker 1: precious one so much that you sent your son to
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  Speaker 1: die on a cross so that your child might live
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  Speaker 1: with you forever. I pray that deep, RESTful sleep comes
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  Speaker 1: over the next several hours. Thank you, Father for the
• 1:07:00
  Speaker 1: innumerable ways that you demonstrate your love protection in provision.
• 1:07:09
  Speaker 1: I pray that you will bring sweet dreams of your goodness,
• 1:07:14
  Speaker 1: sweet dreams and strength and energy for a new day.
• 1:07:21
  Speaker 1: In the name of Jesus, I pray Amen. The psalmist
• 1:07:30
  Speaker 1: expresses his love for the Lord because God hears and
• 1:07:34
  Speaker 1: answers his children when they call to him. Throughout the Psalms,
• 1:07:41
  Speaker 1: he recalls the many troubles and sorrows he has already encountered,
• 1:07:46
  Speaker 1: and how gracious and compassionate the Lord has been to him.
• 1:07:53
  Speaker 1: The Lord heard his cry, and the Lord rescued him.
• 1:08:03
  Speaker 1: In the one hundred and thirty eighth Psalm, David expresses
• 1:08:07
  Speaker 1: gratitude to God. This psalm helps us focus on the
• 1:08:13
  Speaker 1: Lord's goodness. I will praise you, O Lord, with all
• 1:08:22
  Speaker 1: my heart. I sing your praise. I will bow down
• 1:08:29
  Speaker 1: toward your holy temple, and will praise your name for
• 1:08:34
  Speaker 1: your unfailing love and your faithfulness. For you have so
• 1:08:41
  Speaker 1: exalted your solemn decree that it surpasses your fame. When
• 1:08:50
  Speaker 1: I called, you answered me. You greatly emboldened me. By
• 1:08:58
  Speaker 1: all the kings of the earth. Praise you, Lord, when
• 1:09:02
  Speaker 1: they hear what you have decreed. May they sing of
• 1:09:07
  Speaker 1: the ways of the Lord. For the glory of the
• 1:09:10
  Speaker 1: Lord is great. Though the Lord is exaltant, he looks
• 1:09:17
  Speaker 1: kindly on the lowly, though lofty, he sees them from afar.
• 1:09:27
  Speaker 1: Though I walk in the midst of trouble, you preserve
• 1:09:31
  Speaker 1: my life. You stretch out your hand against the anger
• 1:09:36
  Speaker 1: of my foes. With your right hand, you save me.
• 1:09:44
  Speaker 1: The Lord will vindicate me. Your love, O Lord, endures forever.
• 1:09:52
  Speaker 1: Do not abandon the works of your hands. As you
• 1:10:01
  Speaker 1: snuggle further into your bed, your body sinks deeper into
• 1:10:08
  Speaker 1: your mattress. May God bring you holy rest. Imagine yourself
• 1:10:22
  Speaker 1: outdoors on a warm and pleasant day you're standing near
• 1:10:29
  Speaker 1: a pond of water that is calm and clear, the
• 1:10:33
  Speaker 1: surface smooth. As the evening hours draw nigh, the night
• 1:10:42
  Speaker 1: sky provides a covering for your holy rest. Crickets begin
• 1:10:48
  Speaker 1: to chirp, alerting you that it's time for sleep. The
• 1:10:55
  Speaker 1: fading sun is warm on your face. The sunlight casts
• 1:11:01
  Speaker 1: a peaceful pallette of colors that dance across the shining
• 1:11:07
  Speaker 1: surface of the water. There is not another person in sight.
• 1:11:17
  Speaker 1: You slowly reach down and pick up a flat stone,
• 1:11:24
  Speaker 1: just like when you are a child. You sidearm tossed
• 1:11:27
  Speaker 1: the stone across the water. Amazingly, it skips not one,
• 1:11:34
  Speaker 1: two or three times, but nearly a dozen. You haven't
• 1:11:41
  Speaker 1: lost your touch. The water is so calm the stone
• 1:11:51
  Speaker 1: hardly causes a ripple. That same calm of the pond
• 1:11:57
  Speaker 1: comes over you, sending soothing and cleansing trickles of relaxation
• 1:12:05
  Speaker 1: down from the top of your head in every direction
• 1:12:12
  Speaker 1: to soothe, heal, and cleanse every muscle and cell of
• 1:12:20
  Speaker 1: your body. You continue to gaze at this pond, nestled
• 1:12:28
  Speaker 1: in among the tall pine trees just outside a mountain village.
• 1:12:35
  Speaker 1: This pond of water, its peace, causes you to become
• 1:12:40
  Speaker 1: calm and RESTful. You turn away from the pond and
• 1:12:48
  Speaker 1: follow a little pathway that takes you to a perfect place,
• 1:12:57
  Speaker 1: a place where you can be by yourself and feel
• 1:13:01
  Speaker 1: calm and comfortable and rest under a tall tree. Others
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  Speaker 1: have been here before you because you spot a fire
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  Speaker 1: circle near where you're sitting. The smooth stone surrounding ash
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  Speaker 1: from previous fires like sentinels. Stacks of kindling and wood
• 1:13:29
  Speaker 1: stand nearby. You put your youthful skills to work again
• 1:13:34
  Speaker 1: to start a small fire. Within just a few minutes,
• 1:13:41
  Speaker 1: the dry kindling glows bright, igniting the larger pieces of wood.
• 1:13:50
  Speaker 1: The tall tree, in its piny aroma ah make the
• 1:13:54
  Speaker 1: perfect spot to find holy rest. Your tensions begin to
• 1:14:04
  Speaker 1: melt away the busyness of city life. You hear the
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  Speaker 1: sound that surround you. There's bullfrogs, night birds chirping, the
• 1:14:20
  Speaker 1: crackling of the fire stirred by a gentle, cooling breeze. Eventually,
• 1:14:29
  Speaker 1: amongst the bird calls, you hear a gentle voice singing.
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  Speaker 1: A beautiful song seems to be coming from the trees.
• 1:14:43
  Speaker 1: You hold very still as you listen the words coming
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  Speaker 1: to you gently on the breeze. I have loved you
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  Speaker 1: with an everlasting love. The voice sings, with unfailing love,
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  Speaker 1: I have drawn you to myself. Your heart sings with
• 1:15:07
  Speaker 1: this sweet voice as it continues, The Lord is good
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  Speaker 1: to all. He has compassion on all he has made.
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  Speaker 1: As you search the woods with your eyes for the
• 1:15:26
  Speaker 1: bearer of that voice, you see a figure dressed all
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  Speaker 1: in white emerge from the woods. You have no fear
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  Speaker 1: because the words of their song have filled your heart
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  Speaker 1: with joy and peace. As the figure walks towards you,
• 1:15:49
  Speaker 1: the singing continues, the words for the Lord is good,
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  Speaker 1: and his love endures forever. His faithfulness can continues through
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  Speaker 1: all generations. Finally, they are close enough for you to
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  Speaker 1: recognize it's Jesus. He comes closer, still singing of his
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  Speaker 1: love for you, and he sits beside you to the fire.
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  Speaker 1: Your heart bursts with joy. Your Savior and Lord is
• 1:16:28
  Speaker 1: here by your side. You sing in response, Sovereign Lord,
• 1:16:35
  Speaker 1: you are good, your covenant is trustworthy, and you have
• 1:16:40
  Speaker 1: promised these good things to your servant. The sweet dialogue
• 1:16:48
  Speaker 1: between you continues with his words and your response. As
• 1:16:55
  Speaker 1: you sit side by side in perfect peace. He says,
• 1:17:01
  Speaker 1: taste and see that the Lord is good, Oh, blessed,
• 1:17:06
  Speaker 1: is the one who takes refuge in him. You respond,
• 1:17:11
  Speaker 1: The Lord is good, a refuge in times of trouble.
• 1:17:17
  Speaker 1: He cares for those who trust in him. Jesus smiles
• 1:17:26
  Speaker 1: into your eyes, your beloved brother, your savior, your friend.
• 1:17:36
  Speaker 1: Your heart exults in God, your Savior. You close your eyes,
• 1:17:46
  Speaker 1: listening to his words over you. But those who hope
• 1:17:51
  Speaker 1: in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar
• 1:17:56
  Speaker 1: on wings like eagles. They will run and not grow weary.
• 1:18:03
  Speaker 1: They will walk and not be faint. For I know
• 1:18:09
  Speaker 1: the plans I have for you, plans to prosper you
• 1:18:13
  Speaker 1: and not to harm you, plans to give you hope
• 1:18:17
  Speaker 1: in a future. The Lord himself goes before you and
• 1:18:25
  Speaker 1: will be with you. He will never leave you, nor
• 1:18:29
  Speaker 1: forsake you. Do not be afraid, do not be discouraged.
• 1:18:39
  Speaker 1: You lean into Jesus as he continues to sing, and
• 1:18:46
  Speaker 1: your eyes grow heavy. You find yourself falling asleep, deeply, soundly, peacefully.
• 1:18:59
  Speaker 1: As the Lord Lord places his arm around you. You
• 1:19:05
  Speaker 1: know you're safe, You know your loved. This is holy
• 1:19:12
  Speaker 1: rest in the arms of Jesus. As your breathing gets
• 1:19:26
  Speaker 1: deeper and your eyes grow heavier. Through your encounter with Jesus,
• 1:19:35
  Speaker 1: you have found holy rest. The Psalmist says, I will
• 1:19:44
  Speaker 1: praise you Lord with all my heart. I will sing
• 1:19:49
  Speaker 1: your praise. I will bow down toward your holy temple
• 1:19:55
  Speaker 1: and will praise your name for your unfailing love and
• 1:19:59
  Speaker 1: your faith fulness. For you have so exalted your solemn
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  Speaker 1: decree that it surpasses your fame. When I called, you
• 1:20:12
  Speaker 1: answered me. You greatly emboldened me. May all the kings
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  Speaker 1: of the earth praise you, Lord, when they hear what
• 1:20:22
  Speaker 1: you have decreed. May they sing of the ways of
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  Speaker 1: the Lord. For the glory of the Lord is great.
• 1:20:33
  Speaker 1: Though the Lord is exalted, he looks kindly on the lowly,
• 1:20:38
  Speaker 1: though lofty, he sees them from afar. Though I walk
• 1:20:44
  Speaker 1: in the midst of trouble, you preserve my life. You
• 1:20:50
  Speaker 1: stretch out your hand against the anger of my foes.
• 1:20:55
  Speaker 1: With your right hand, you save me. Lord will vindicate me.
• 1:21:04
  Speaker 1: Your love, Lord endures forever. Do not abandon the works
• 1:21:16
  Speaker 1: of your hands. Loving Abbah, Our dear, loving heavenly Father,
• 1:21:26
  Speaker 1: I want to thank you for loving this precious one
• 1:21:29
  Speaker 1: so much that you sent your son to die on
• 1:21:32
  Speaker 1: a cross, so that your child might live with you forever.
• 1:21:40
  Speaker 1: I pray that deep, RESTful sleep comes over the next
• 1:21:45
  Speaker 1: several hours. Thank you, Father for the innumerable ways that
• 1:21:53
  Speaker 1: you demonstrate your love, protection, and provision. I pray that
• 1:22:01
  Speaker 1: you will bring sweet dreams of your goodness, sweet dreams
• 1:22:07
  Speaker 1: and strength and energy for a new day. In the
• 1:22:12
  Speaker 1: name of Jesus, I pray Amen. The psalmist expresses his
• 1:22:22
  Speaker 1: love for the Lord because God hears and answers his
• 1:22:26
  Speaker 1: children when they call to him. Throughout the Psalms, he
• 1:22:32
  Speaker 1: recalls the many troubles and sorrows he has already encountered,
• 1:22:38
  Speaker 1: and how gracious and compassionate the Lord has been to him.
• 1:22:44
  Speaker 1: The Lord heard his cry, and the Lord rescued him.
• 1:22:54
  Speaker 1: In the one hundred and thirty eighth Psalm, David expresses
• 1:22:58
  Speaker 1: gratitude to God. This psalm helps us focus on the
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  Speaker 1: Lord's goodness. I will praise you, O Lord, with all
• 1:23:13
  Speaker 1: my heart. I sing your praise. I will bow down
• 1:23:20
  Speaker 1: toward your holy temple and will praise your name for
• 1:23:25
  Speaker 1: your unfailing love and your faithfulness. For you have so
• 1:23:32
  Speaker 1: exalted your solemn decree that it surpasses your fame. When
• 1:23:41
  Speaker 1: I called, you answered me. You greatly emboldened me. May
• 1:23:50
  Speaker 1: all the kings of the earth praise you, Lord, when
• 1:23:53
  Speaker 1: they hear what you have decreed. May they sing of
• 1:23:58
  Speaker 1: the ways of the Lord. For the glory of the
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  Speaker 1: Lord is great. Though the Lord is exultant, he looks
• 1:24:09
  Speaker 1: kindly on the lowly, though lofty, he sees them from afar.
• 1:24:18
  Speaker 1: Though I walk in the midst of trouble, you preserve
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  Speaker 1: my life. You stretch out your hand against the anger
• 1:24:27
  Speaker 1: of my foes. With your right hand, you save me.
• 1:24:35
  Speaker 1: The Lord will vindicate me. Your love, O, Lord, endures forever.
• 1:24:44
  Speaker 1: Do not abandon the works of your hands. As you
• 1:24:52
  Speaker 1: snuggle further into your bed, your body sinks deeper into
• 1:24:59
  Speaker 1: your mind attress. May God bring you holy rest. Imagine
• 1:25:13
  Speaker 1: yourself outdoors on a warm and pleasant day. They're standing
• 1:25:20
  Speaker 1: near a pond of water that is calm and clear,
• 1:25:24
  Speaker 1: the surface smooth. As the evening hours draw nigh, the
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  Speaker 1: night sky provides a covering for your holy rest. Crickets
• 1:25:39
  Speaker 1: begin to chirp, alerting you that it's time for sleep.
• 1:25:46
  Speaker 1: The fading sun is warm on your face. The sunlight
• 1:25:52
  Speaker 1: casts a peaceful pallette of colors that dance across the
• 1:25:58
  Speaker 1: shining surface. Of the water. There is not another person
• 1:26:04
  Speaker 1: in sight. You slowly reach down and pick up a
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  Speaker 1: flat stone, just like when you are a child. You
• 1:26:17
  Speaker 1: sidearm tossed the stone across the water. Amazingly, it skips
• 1:26:24
  Speaker 1: not one, two or three times, but nearly a dozen.
• 1:26:32
  Speaker 1: You haven't lost your touch. The water is so calm
• 1:26:41
  Speaker 1: the stone hardly causes a ripple. That same calm of
• 1:26:47
  Speaker 1: the pond comes over you, sending soothing and cleansing trickles
• 1:26:54
  Speaker 1: of relaxation down from the top of your head in
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  Speaker 1: every direction to soothe, heal, and cleanse every muscle and
• 1:27:10
  Speaker 1: cell of your body. You continue to gaze at this pond,
• 1:27:18
  Speaker 1: nestled in among the tall pine trees just outside a
• 1:27:23
  Speaker 1: mountain village. This pond of water, it's peace, causes you
• 1:27:31
  Speaker 1: to become calm and RESTful. You turn away from the
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  Speaker 1: pond and follow a little pathway that takes you to
• 1:27:44
  Speaker 1: a perfect place, a place where you can be by
• 1:27:49
  Speaker 1: yourself and feel calm and comfortable and rest under a
• 1:27:58
  Speaker 1: tall tree. Others have been here before you. Because you
• 1:28:05
  Speaker 1: spot a fire circle near where you're sitting. The smooth
• 1:28:11
  Speaker 1: stone surrounding ash from previous fires like sentinels stacks of
• 1:28:19
  Speaker 1: kindling and wood stand nearby. You put your youthful skills
• 1:28:25
  Speaker 1: to work again to start a small fire. Within just
• 1:28:30
  Speaker 1: a few minutes, the dry kindling glows bright, igniting the
• 1:28:35
  Speaker 1: larger pieces of wood. The tall tree in its piny
• 1:28:42
  Speaker 1: aroma ah make the perfect spot to find holy rest.
• 1:28:54
  Speaker 1: Your tensions begin to melt away the busyness of city life.
• 1:29:01
  Speaker 1: You hear the sound that surround you. There's bullfrogs, night
• 1:29:08
  Speaker 1: birds chirping, the crackling of the fire stirred by a gentle,
• 1:29:15
  Speaker 1: cooling breeze. Eventually, amongst the bird calls, you hear a
• 1:29:24
  Speaker 1: gentle voice singing. A beautiful song seems to be coming
• 1:29:31
  Speaker 1: from the trees. You hold very still as you listen
• 1:29:38
  Speaker 1: the words coming to you gently on the breeze. I
• 1:29:45
  Speaker 1: have loved you with an everlasting love, the voice sings,
• 1:29:51
  Speaker 1: with unfailing love. I have drawn you to myself. Your
• 1:29:57
  Speaker 1: heart sings with this sweet voice as it continue. The
• 1:30:02
  Speaker 1: Lord is good to all, He has compassion on all
• 1:30:08
  Speaker 1: he has made. As you search the woods with your
• 1:30:16
  Speaker 1: eyes for the bearer of that voice, you see a
• 1:30:19
  Speaker 1: figure dressed all in white emerge from the woods. You
• 1:30:26
  Speaker 1: have no fear because the words of their song have
• 1:30:31
  Speaker 1: filled your heart with joy and peace. As the figure
• 1:30:39
  Speaker 1: walks towards you, the singing continues, the words for the
• 1:30:43
  Speaker 1: Lord is good, and his love endures forever. His faithfulness
• 1:30:50
  Speaker 1: continues through all generations. Finally, they are close enough for
• 1:30:58
  Speaker 1: you to recognize it's Jesus. He comes closer, still singing
• 1:31:08
  Speaker 1: of his love for you, and he sits beside you
• 1:31:11
  Speaker 1: to the fire. Your heart bursts with joy. Your Savior
• 1:31:18
  Speaker 1: and Lord is here by your side. You sing in response,
• 1:31:25
  Speaker 1: Sovereign Lord, you are good, Your covenant is trustworthy, and
• 1:31:31
  Speaker 1: you have promised these good things to your servant. The
• 1:31:38
  Speaker 1: sweet dialogue between you continues with his words and your response.
• 1:31:46
  Speaker 1: As you sit side by side in perfect peace. He says,
• 1:31:53
  Speaker 1: taste and see that the Lord is good. Oh, blessed
• 1:31:57
  Speaker 1: is the one who takes refuge in him. You respond,
• 1:32:03
  Speaker 1: the Lord is good, o refuge in times of trouble.
• 1:32:08
  Speaker 1: He cares for those who trust in him. Jesus smiles
• 1:32:17
  Speaker 1: into your eyes, your beloved brother, your savior, your friend.
• 1:32:28
  Speaker 1: Your heart exults in God, your Savior. You close your eyes,
• 1:32:37
  Speaker 1: listening to his words over you. But those who hope
• 1:32:42
  Speaker 1: in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar
• 1:32:47
  Speaker 1: on wings like eagles. They will run and not grow weary.
• 1:32:54
  Speaker 1: They will walk and not be faint. For Oh, the
• 1:33:00
  Speaker 1: plans I have for you, plans to prosper you and
• 1:33:05
  Speaker 1: not to harm you, plans to give you hope in
• 1:33:08
  Speaker 1: a future. The Lord himself goes before you and will
• 1:33:16
  Speaker 1: be with you. He will never leave you, nor forsake you.
• 1:33:22
  Speaker 1: Do not be afraid, do not be discouraged. You lean
• 1:33:31
  Speaker 1: into Jesus as he continues to sing, and your eyes
• 1:33:37
  Speaker 1: grow heavy. You find yourself falling asleep, deeply, soundly, peacefully,
• 1:33:50
  Speaker 1: as the Lord places his arm around you. You know
• 1:33:56
  Speaker 1: you're safe. You know you're loved. This is holy rest
• 1:34:06
  Speaker 1: in the arms of Jesus. As your breathing gets deeper
• 1:34:18
  Speaker 1: and your eyes grow heavier, through your encounter with Jesus,
• 1:34:26
  Speaker 1: you have found holy rest. The Psalmist says, I will
• 1:34:35
  Speaker 1: praise you Lord with all my heart. I will sing
• 1:34:40
  Speaker 1: your praise. I will bow down toward your holy temple,
• 1:34:47
  Speaker 1: and will praise your name for your unfailing love and
• 1:34:50
  Speaker 1: your faithfulness. For you have so exalted your solemn decree
• 1:34:57
  Speaker 1: that it surpasses your fame. When I called you answered me.
• 1:35:05
  Speaker 1: You greatly emboldened me. May all the kings of the
• 1:35:10
  Speaker 1: earth praise you, Lord, when they hear what you have decreed.
• 1:35:16
  Speaker 1: May they sing of the ways of the Lord. For
• 1:35:20
  Speaker 1: the glory of the Lord is great. Though the Lord
• 1:35:25
  Speaker 1: is exalted, he looks kindly on the lowly, though lofty,
• 1:35:31
  Speaker 1: He sees them from afar. Though I walk in the
• 1:35:35
  Speaker 1: midst of trouble, you preserve my life. You stretch out
• 1:35:42
  Speaker 1: your hand against the anger of my foes. With your
• 1:35:47
  Speaker 1: right hand, you save me. The Lord will vindicate me.
• 1:35:55
  Speaker 1: Your love, Lord endures forever. Do not abandon the works
• 1:36:07
  Speaker 1: of your hands. Loving Abbah, our dear, loving Heavenly Father,
• 1:36:17
  Speaker 1: I want to thank you for loving this precious one
• 1:36:20
  Speaker 1: so much that you sent your son to die on
• 1:36:23
  Speaker 1: a cross so that your child might live with you forever.
• 1:36:31
  Speaker 1: I pray that deep, RESTful sleep comes over the next
• 1:36:36
  Speaker 1: several hours. Thank you, Father for the innumerable ways that
• 1:36:44
  Speaker 1: you demonstrate your love protection in provision. I pray that
• 1:36:52
  Speaker 1: you will bring sweet dreams of your goodness, sweet dreams
• 1:36:58
  Speaker 1: and strength and energy for a new day. Heavenly Father,
• 1:37:08
  Speaker 1: as your child prepares to rest, we thank you for
• 1:37:14
  Speaker 1: your love, your compassion, and your grace. On them. We
• 1:37:21
  Speaker 1: give you praise because you are in control of all things.
• 1:37:28
  Speaker 1: Give them greater faith to submit to your will in
• 1:37:32
  Speaker 1: every facet of their life, and continue to forgive them
• 1:37:38
  Speaker 1: when they fail to be what you want them to be.
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  Speaker 1: Give them peace and the time of storms and rest
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  Speaker 1: when they are weary. Help them to forget their self
• 1:37:58
  Speaker 1: and be used by You to help others as they
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  Speaker 1: seek to live for you. Help them turn loose of
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  Speaker 1: their own desires so that Your will can be their own. Oh,
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  Speaker 1: thank you, and we praise you in the name of Jesus. Amen.
• 1:38:26
  Speaker 1: The psalmist expresses his love for the Lord because God
• 1:38:31
  Speaker 1: hears and answers his children when they call to him.
• 1:38:36
  Speaker 1: Throughout the Psalms, he recalls them many troubles and sorrows
• 1:38:41
  Speaker 1: he has already encountered, and how gracious and compassionate the
• 1:38:48
  Speaker 1: Lord has been to him. The Lord heard his cry,
• 1:38:54
  Speaker 1: and the Lord rescued him. In the one hundred and
• 1:39:02
  Speaker 1: thirty eighth Psalm, David expresses gratitude to God. This psalm
• 1:39:09
  Speaker 1: helps us focus on the Lord's goodness. I will praise you,
• 1:39:17
  Speaker 1: O Lord, with all my heart. I sing your praise.
• 1:39:25
  Speaker 1: I will bow down toward your holy Temple, and will
• 1:39:29
  Speaker 1: praise your name for your unfailing love and your faithfulness.
• 1:39:38
  Speaker 1: For you have so exalted your solemn decree that it
• 1:39:42
  Speaker 1: surpasses your fame. When I called, you answered me. You
• 1:39:52
  Speaker 1: greatly emboldened me. May all the kings of the earth
• 1:39:57
  Speaker 1: praise you, Lord, when they hear what you have decreed.
• 1:40:03
  Speaker 1: May they sing of the ways of the Lord. For
• 1:40:07
  Speaker 1: the glory of the Lord is great. Though the Lord
• 1:40:12
  Speaker 1: is exalted, he looks kindly on the lowly, though lofty,
• 1:40:21
  Speaker 1: he sees them from afar. Though I walk in the
• 1:40:25
  Speaker 1: midst of trouble, you preserve my life. You stretch out
• 1:40:32
  Speaker 1: your hand against the anger of my foes. With your
• 1:40:36
  Speaker 1: right hand, you save me. The Lord will vindicate me.
• 1:40:44
  Speaker 1: Your love, O, Lord, endures forever. Do not abandon the
• 1:40:52
  Speaker 1: works of your hands. As you snuggle further into your bed,
• 1:41:04
  Speaker 1: your body sinks deeper into your mattress. May God bring
• 1:41:12
  Speaker 1: you holy rest. Imagine yourself outdoors on a warm and
• 1:41:22
  Speaker 1: pleasant day. You're standing near a pond of water that
• 1:41:28
  Speaker 1: is calm and clear, the surface smooth. As the evening
• 1:41:36
  Speaker 1: hours draw nigh, the night sky provides a covering for
• 1:41:41
  Speaker 1: your holy rest. Crickets begin to chirp, alerting you that
• 1:41:49
  Speaker 1: it's time for sleep. The fading sun is warm on
• 1:41:54
  Speaker 1: your face. The sunlight casts a peaceful palet of colors
• 1:42:03
  Speaker 1: that dance across the shining surface of the water. There
• 1:42:09
  Speaker 1: is not another person in sight. You slowly reach down
• 1:42:16
  Speaker 1: and pick up a flat stone, just like when you
• 1:42:22
  Speaker 1: are a child. You sidearm tossed the stone across the water. Amazingly,
• 1:42:30
  Speaker 1: it skips not one, two or three times, but nearly
• 1:42:36
  Speaker 1: a dozen. You haven't lost your touch. The water is
• 1:42:44
  Speaker 1: so calm the stone hardly causes a ripple. That same
• 1:42:53
  Speaker 1: calm of the pond comes over you, sending soothing and
• 1:42:59
  Speaker 1: cleansing trickles of relaxation down from the top of your
• 1:43:04
  Speaker 1: head in every direction to soothe, heal, and cleanse every
• 1:43:16
  Speaker 1: muscle and cell of your body. You continue to gaze
• 1:43:24
  Speaker 1: at this pond, nestled in among the tall pine trees
• 1:43:29
  Speaker 1: just outside a mountain village. This pond of water, it's peace,
• 1:43:37
  Speaker 1: causes you to become calm and RESTful. You turn away
• 1:43:45
  Speaker 1: from the pond and follow a little pathway that takes
• 1:43:50
  Speaker 1: you to a perfect place, a place where you can
• 1:43:55
  Speaker 1: be by yourself and feel calm and comfortable and rest
• 1:44:04
  Speaker 1: under a tall tree. Others have been here before you
• 1:44:11
  Speaker 1: because you spot a fire circle near where you're sitting.
• 1:44:17
  Speaker 1: The smooth stone surrounding ash from previous fires like sentinels.
• 1:44:24
  Speaker 1: Stacks of kindling and wood stand nearby. You put your
• 1:44:31
  Speaker 1: youthful skills to work again to start a small fire.
• 1:44:36
  Speaker 1: Within just a few minutes, the dry kindling glows bright,
• 1:44:40
  Speaker 1: igniting the larger pieces of wood. The tall tree, in
• 1:44:48
  Speaker 1: its piny aroma ah make the perfect spot to find
• 1:44:54
  Speaker 1: holy rest. Your tensions begin to melt away the busyness
• 1:45:04
  Speaker 1: of city life. You hear the sound that surround you.
• 1:45:11
  Speaker 1: There's bullfrogs, night birds chirping, the crackling of the fire
• 1:45:20
  Speaker 1: stirred by a gentle, cooling breeze. Eventually, amongst the bird calls,
• 1:45:30
  Speaker 1: you hear a gentle voice singing. A beautiful song seems
• 1:45:37
  Speaker 1: to be coming from the trees. You hold very still
• 1:45:42
  Speaker 1: as you listen the words coming to you gently on
• 1:45:46
  Speaker 1: the breeze. I have loved you with an everlasting love,
• 1:45:54
  Speaker 1: The voice sings, with unfailing love. I have drawn you
• 1:46:00
  Speaker 1: to myself. Your heart sings with this sweet voice as
• 1:46:06
  Speaker 1: it continues. The Lord is good to all he has,
• 1:46:12
  Speaker 1: compassion on all he has made. As you search the
• 1:46:22
  Speaker 1: woods with your eyes for the bearer of that voice,
• 1:46:25
  Speaker 1: you see a figure dressed all in white emerge from
• 1:46:29
  Speaker 1: the woods. You have no fear because the words of
• 1:46:37
  Speaker 1: their song have filled your heart with joy and peace.
• 1:46:45
  Speaker 1: As the figure walks towards you, the singing continues, the
• 1:46:49
  Speaker 1: words for the Lord is good, and his love endures forever.
• 1:46:56
  Speaker 1: His faithfulness continues through all generations. Finally, they are close
• 1:47:04
  Speaker 1: enough for you to recognize it's Jesus. He comes closer,
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  Speaker 1: still singing of his love for you, and he sits
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  Speaker 1: beside you to the fire. Your heart bursts with joy.
• 1:47:24
  Speaker 1: Your Savior and Lord is here by your side. You
• 1:47:30
  Speaker 1: sing in response, Sovereign Lord, you are good, Your covenant
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  Speaker 1: is trustworthy, and you have promised these good things to
• 1:47:40
  Speaker 1: your servant. The sweet dialogue between you continues with his
• 1:47:49
  Speaker 1: words and your response, as you sit side by side
• 1:47:54
  Speaker 1: in perfect peace. He says, taste and see that the
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  Speaker 1: Lord is good. Oh, blessed is the one who takes
• 1:48:05
  Speaker 1: refuge in him. You respond, the Lord is good, a
• 1:48:11
  Speaker 1: refuge in times of trouble. He cares for those who
• 1:48:16
  Speaker 1: trust in him. Jesus smiles into your eyes, your beloved brother,
• 1:48:29
  Speaker 1: your savior, your friend. Your heart exults in God, your Savior.
• 1:48:40
  Speaker 1: You close your eyes, listening to his words over you.
• 1:48:48
  Speaker 1: But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength.
• 1:48:52
  Speaker 1: They will soar on wings like eagles. They will run
• 1:48:57
  Speaker 1: and not grow weary. They will walk and not be faint.
• 1:49:05
  Speaker 1: For I know the plans I have for you, plans
• 1:49:10
  Speaker 1: to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to
• 1:49:13
  Speaker 1: give you hope into future. The Lord himself goes before
• 1:49:21
  Speaker 1: you and will be with you. He will never leave you,
• 1:49:26
  Speaker 1: nor forsake you. Do not be afraid, do not be discouraged.
• 1:49:37
  Speaker 1: You lean into Jesus. As he continues to sing, and
• 1:49:43
  Speaker 1: your eyes grow heavy, you find yourself falling asleep, deeply, soundly, peacefully.
• 1:49:57
  Speaker 1: As the Lord places his arm around you. You know
• 1:50:02
  Speaker 1: you're safe, you know your loved. This is holy rest
• 1:50:13
  Speaker 1: in the arms of Jesus. As your breathing gets deeper
• 1:50:25
  Speaker 1: and your eyes grow heavier. Through your encounter with Jesus,
• 1:50:32
  Speaker 1: you have found holy rest. The Psalmist says, I will
• 1:50:41
  Speaker 1: praise you Lord with all my heart. I will sing
• 1:50:47
  Speaker 1: your praise. I will bow down toward your holy temple,
• 1:50:53
  Speaker 1: and will praise your name for your unfailing love and
• 1:50:57
  Speaker 1: your faithfulness. You have so exalted your solemn decree that
• 1:51:04
  Speaker 1: it surpasses your fame. When I called, you answered me.
• 1:51:11
  Speaker 1: You greatly emboldened me. May all the kings of the
• 1:51:16
  Speaker 1: earth praise you, Lord, when they hear what you have decreed.
• 1:51:23
  Speaker 1: May they sing of the ways of the Lord. For
• 1:51:26
  Speaker 1: the glory of the Lord is great. Though the Lord
• 1:51:31
  Speaker 1: is exalted, he looks kindly on the lowly, though lofty,
• 1:51:37
  Speaker 1: he sees them from afar. Though I walk in the
• 1:51:42
  Speaker 1: midst of trouble, you preserve my life. You stretch out
• 1:51:49
  Speaker 1: your hand against the anger of my foes. With your
• 1:51:54
  Speaker 1: right hand, you save me. The Lord will vindicate me.
• 1:52:01
  Speaker 1: Your love, Lord endures forever. Do not abandon the works
• 1:52:13
  Speaker 1: of your hands. Loving Abbah, Our dear, loving heavenly Father,
• 1:52:24
  Speaker 1: I want to thank you for loving this precious one
• 1:52:27
  Speaker 1: so much that you sent your son to die on
• 1:52:30
  Speaker 1: a cross so that your child might live with you forever.
• 1:52:37
  Speaker 1: I pray that deep, RESTful sleep comes over the next
• 1:52:43
  Speaker 1: several hours. Thank you, Father for the innumerable ways that
• 1:52:50
  Speaker 1: you demonstrate your love, protection and provision. I pray that
• 1:52:59
  Speaker 1: you will bring so sweet dreams of your goodness, sweet
• 1:53:04
  Speaker 1: dreams and strength and energy for a new day. In
• 1:53:10
  Speaker 1: the name of Jesus, I pray Amen. The psalmist expresses
• 1:53:19
  Speaker 1: his love for the Lord because God hears and answers
• 1:53:23
  Speaker 1: his children when they call to him. Throughout the Psalms,
• 1:53:30
  Speaker 1: he recalls them many troubles and sorrows he has already encountered,
• 1:53:35
  Speaker 1: and how gracious and compassionate the Lord has been to him.
• 1:53:42
  Speaker 1: The Lord heard his cry, and the Lord rescued him.
• 1:53:52
  Speaker 1: In the one hundred and thirty eighth Psalm, David expresses
• 1:53:55
  Speaker 1: gratitude to God helps us focus on the Lord's goodness.
• 1:54:07
  Speaker 1: I will praise you, O Lord, with all my heart.
• 1:54:13
  Speaker 1: I sing your praise. I will bow down toward your
• 1:54:18
  Speaker 1: holy temple and will praise your name for your unfailing
• 1:54:24
  Speaker 1: love and your faithfulness. For you have so exalted your
• 1:54:31
  Speaker 1: solemn decree that it surpasses your fame. When I called,
• 1:54:40
  Speaker 1: you answered me. You greatly emboldened me. May all the
• 1:54:47
  Speaker 1: kings of the earth praise you, Lord when they hear
• 1:54:51
  Speaker 1: what you have decreed. May they sing of the ways
• 1:54:56
  Speaker 1: of the Lord. For the glory of the Lord is God.
• 1:55:03
  Speaker 1: Though the Lord is exalted. He looks kindly on the lowly,
• 1:55:09
  Speaker 1: though lofty, He sees them from afar. Though I walk
• 1:55:16
  Speaker 1: in the midst of trouble, you preserve my life. You
• 1:55:23
  Speaker 1: stretch out your hand against the anger of my foes.
• 1:55:27
  Speaker 1: With your right hand, you save me. The Lord will
• 1:55:34
  Speaker 1: vindicate me. Your love, O, Lord, endures forever. Do not
• 1:55:42
  Speaker 1: abandon the works of your hands. As you snuggle further
• 1:55:51
  Speaker 1: into your bed, your body sinks deeper into your mattress.
• 1:56:01
  Speaker 1: May God bring you holy rest. Imagine yourself outdoors on
• 1:56:12
  Speaker 1: a warm and pleasant day. You're standing near a pond
• 1:56:18
  Speaker 1: of water that is calm and clear, the surface smooth.
• 1:56:27
  Speaker 1: As the evening hours draw nigh, the night sky provides
• 1:56:31
  Speaker 1: a covering for your holy rest. Crickets begin to chirp,
• 1:56:39
  Speaker 1: alerting you that it's time for sleep. The fading sun
• 1:56:45
  Speaker 1: is warm on your face. The sunlight casts a peaceful
• 1:56:51
  Speaker 1: ballad of colors that dance across the shining surface of
• 1:56:57
  Speaker 1: the water. There is not another person in sight. You
• 1:57:06
  Speaker 1: slowly reach down and pick up a flat stone, just
• 1:57:13
  Speaker 1: like when you are a child. You side arm tossed
• 1:57:16
  Speaker 1: the stone across the water. Amazingly, it skips not one
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  Speaker 1: two or three times, but nearly a dozen you haven't
• 1:57:30
  Speaker 1: lost your touch. The water is so calm the stone
• 1:57:39
  Speaker 1: hardly causes a ripple. That same calm of the pond
• 1:57:46
  Speaker 1: comes over you, sending soothing and cleansing trickles of relaxation
• 1:57:54
  Speaker 1: down from the top of your head in every direction
• 1:58:00
  Speaker 1: to soothe, heal, and cleanse every muscle and cell of
• 1:58:08
  Speaker 1: your body. You continue to gaze at this pond, nestled
• 1:58:17
  Speaker 1: in among the tall pine trees just outside a mountain village.
• 1:58:24
  Speaker 1: This pond of water, it's peace, causes you to become
• 1:58:29
  Speaker 1: calm and RESTful. You turn away from the pond and
• 1:58:37
  Speaker 1: follow a little pathway that takes you to a perfect place,
• 1:58:45
  Speaker 1: a place where you can be by yourself and feel
• 1:58:50
  Speaker 1: calm and comfortable and rest under a tall tree. Others
• 1:59:01
  Speaker 1: have been here before you. Because you spot a fire
• 1:59:04
  Speaker 1: circle near where you're sitting. The smooth stone surrounding ash
• 1:59:10
  Speaker 1: from previous fires like sentinels. Stacks of kindling and wood
• 1:59:18
  Speaker 1: stand nearby. You put your youthful skills to work again
• 1:59:23
  Speaker 1: to start a small fire. Within just a few minutes,
• 1:59:29
  Speaker 1: the dry kindling glows bright, igniting the larger pieces of wood.
• 1:59:39
  Speaker 1: The tall tree in its piny aroma. Ah make the
• 1:59:43
  Speaker 1: perfect spot to find holy rest. Your tensions begin to
• 1:59:53
  Speaker 1: melt away the busyness of city life. You hear the
• 1:59:59
  Speaker 1: sound the surround you. There's bullfrogs, night birds chirping, the
• 2:00:09
  Speaker 1: crackling of the fire stirred by a gentle, cooling breeze. Eventually,
• 2:00:17
  Speaker 1: amongst the bird calls, you hear a gentle voice singing.
• 2:00:23
  Speaker 1: A beautiful song seems to be coming from the trees.
• 2:00:32
  Speaker 1: You hold very still as you listen the words coming
• 2:00:37
  Speaker 1: to you gently on the breeze. I have loved you
• 2:00:44
  Speaker 1: with an everlasting love, The voice sings, with unfailing love.
• 2:00:50
  Speaker 1: I have drawn you to myself. Your heart sings with
• 2:00:56
  Speaker 1: this sweet voice as it continues. The Lord is good
• 2:01:01
  Speaker 1: to all. He has compassion on all he has made.
• 2:01:12
  Speaker 1: As you search the woods with your eyes for the
• 2:01:14
  Speaker 1: bearer of that voice, you see a figure dressed all
• 2:01:19
  Speaker 1: in white emerge from the woods. You have no fear
• 2:01:27
  Speaker 1: because the words of their song have filled your heart
• 2:01:31
  Speaker 1: with joy and peace. As the figure walks towards you,
• 2:01:37
  Speaker 1: this singing continues the words, for the Lord is good,
• 2:01:43
  Speaker 1: and his love endures forever. His faithfulness continues through all generations.
• 2:01:54
  Speaker 1: Finally they are close enough for you to recognize it's Jesus.
• 2:02:02
  Speaker 1: He comes closer, still singing of his love for you,
• 2:02:07
  Speaker 1: and he sits beside you to the fire. Your heart
• 2:02:13
  Speaker 1: bursts with joy, Your savior and Lord is here by
• 2:02:18
  Speaker 1: your side. You sing in response, Sovereign Lord, you are good,
• 2:02:26
  Speaker 1: your covenant is trustworthy, and you have promised these good
• 2:02:30
  Speaker 1: things to your servant. The sweet dialogue between you continues
• 2:02:40
  Speaker 1: with his words and your response, as you sit side
• 2:02:44
  Speaker 1: by side in perfect peace. He says, taste and see
• 2:02:51
  Speaker 1: that the Lord is good. Oh, blessed is the one
• 2:02:55
  Speaker 1: who takes refuge in him. You respond, and the Lord
• 2:03:01
  Speaker 1: is good, a refuge in times of trouble. He cares
• 2:03:06
  Speaker 1: for those who trust in him. Jesus smiles into your eyes,
• 2:03:18
  Speaker 1: your beloved brother, your savior, your friend. Your heart exults
• 2:03:26
  Speaker 1: in God, your Savior. You close your eyes, listening to
• 2:03:35
  Speaker 1: his words over you. But those who hope in the
• 2:03:40
  Speaker 1: Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings
• 2:03:45
  Speaker 1: like eagles. They will run and not grow weary, they
• 2:03:52
  Speaker 1: will walk and not be faint. For I know the
• 2:03:58
  Speaker 1: plans I have for you, plans to prosper you, and
• 2:04:02
  Speaker 1: not to harm you, plans to give you hope in
• 2:04:06
  Speaker 1: a future. The Lord himself goes before you and will
• 2:04:14
  Speaker 1: be with you. He will never leave you nor forsake you.
• 2:04:19
  Speaker 1: Do not be afraid, do not be discouraged. You lean
• 2:04:28
  Speaker 1: into Jesus. As he continues to sing, and your eyes
• 2:04:35
  Speaker 1: grow heavy. You find yourself falling asleep, deeply, soundly, peacefully.
• 2:04:48
  Speaker 1: As the Lord places his arm around you. You know
• 2:04:53
  Speaker 1: you're safe, you know you're loved. This is holy rest
• 2:05:04
  Speaker 1: in the arms of Jesus. As your breathing gets deeper
• 2:05:16
  Speaker 1: and your eyes grow heavier, through your encounter with Jesus,
• 2:05:23
  Speaker 1: you have found holy rest. The Psalmist says, I will
• 2:05:32
  Speaker 1: praise you Lord with all my heart. I will sing
• 2:05:38
  Speaker 1: your praise. I will bow down toward your holy temple
• 2:05:44
  Speaker 1: and will praise your name for your unfailing love and
• 2:05:48
  Speaker 1: your faithfulness. For you have so exalted your solemn decree
• 2:05:54
  Speaker 1: that it surpasses your fame. When I call you answered me,
• 2:06:02
  Speaker 1: you greatly emboldened me. May all the kings of the
• 2:06:07
  Speaker 1: earth praise you, Lord when they hear what you have decreed.
• 2:06:14
  Speaker 1: May they sing of the ways of the Lord. For
• 2:06:17
  Speaker 1: the glory of the Lord is great. Though the Lord
• 2:06:22
  Speaker 1: is exalted. He looks kindly on the lowly, though lofty,
• 2:06:29
  Speaker 1: He sees them from afar. Though I walk in the
• 2:06:33
  Speaker 1: midst of trouble, you preserve my life. You stretch out
• 2:06:40
  Speaker 1: your hand against the anger of my foes. With your
• 2:06:45
  Speaker 1: right hand, you save me. The Lord will vindicate me.
• 2:06:52
  Speaker 1: Your love, Lord endures forever. Do not abandon the works
• 2:07:04
  Speaker 1: of your hands. Loving Abbah, Our dear, loving heavenly Father,
• 2:07:15
  Speaker 1: I want to thank you for loving this precious one
• 2:07:18
  Speaker 1: so much that you sent your son to die on
• 2:07:21
  Speaker 1: a cross so that your child might live with you forever.
• 2:07:28
  Speaker 1: I pray that deep, RESTful sleep comes over the next
• 2:07:34
  Speaker 1: several hours. Thank you, Father for the innumerable ways that
• 2:07:41
  Speaker 1: you demonstrate your love, protection and provision. I pray that
• 2:07:50
  Speaker 1: you will bring sweet dreams of your goodness, sweet dreams
• 2:07:55
  Speaker 1: and strength and energy for a new day. In the
• 2:08:01
  Speaker 1: name of Jesus, I pray Amen. The psalmist expresses his
• 2:08:11
  Speaker 1: love for the Lord because God hears and answers his
• 2:08:15
  Speaker 1: children when they call to him. Throughout the Psalms, he
• 2:08:21
  Speaker 1: recalls the many troubles and sorrows he has already encountered,
• 2:08:26
  Speaker 1: and how gracious and compassionate the Lord has been to him.
• 2:08:33
  Speaker 1: The Lord heard his cry, and the Lord rescued him.
• 2:08:43
  Speaker 1: In the one hundred and thirty eighth Psalm, David expresses
• 2:08:47
  Speaker 1: gratitude to God. This psalm helps us focus on the
• 2:08:53
  Speaker 1: Lord's goodness. I will praise you Lord with all my heart.
• 2:09:04
  Speaker 1: I sing your praise. I will bow down toward your
• 2:09:09
  Speaker 1: holy temple, and will praise your name for your unfailing
• 2:09:15
  Speaker 1: love and your faithfulness. For you have so exalted your
• 2:09:22
  Speaker 1: solemn decree that it surpasses your fame. When I called,
• 2:09:31
  Speaker 1: you answered me. You greatly embolden me. May all the
• 2:09:39
  Speaker 1: kings of the earth praise you Lord, when they hear
• 2:09:42
  Speaker 1: what you have decreed. May they sing of the ways
• 2:09:47
  Speaker 1: of the Lord. For the glory of the Lord is great.
• 2:09:54
  Speaker 1: Though the Lord is exalted, he looks kindly on the lowly,
• 2:10:01
  Speaker 1: though lofty, He sees them from afar. Though I walk
• 2:10:07
  Speaker 1: in the midst of trouble, you preserve my life. You
• 2:10:14
  Speaker 1: stretch out your hand against the anger of my foes.
• 2:10:18
  Speaker 1: With your right hand, you save me. The Lord will
• 2:10:25
  Speaker 1: vindicate me. Your love, O, Lord, endures forever. Do not
• 2:10:33
  Speaker 1: abandon the works of your hands. As you snuggle further
• 2:10:42
  Speaker 1: into your bed. Your body sinks deeper into your mattress.
• 2:10:52
  Speaker 1: May God bring you holy rest. Imagine yourself outdoors on
• 2:11:03
  Speaker 1: a warm and pleasant day. You're standing near a pond
• 2:11:09
  Speaker 1: of water that is calm and clear, the surface smooth.
• 2:11:18
  Speaker 1: As the evening hours draw nigh, the night sky provides
• 2:11:22
  Speaker 1: a covering for your holy rest. Crickets begin to chirp,
• 2:11:30
  Speaker 1: alerting you that it's time for sleep. The fading sun
• 2:11:36
  Speaker 1: is warm on your face. The sunlight casts a peaceful
• 2:11:42
  Speaker 1: pallette of colors that dance across the shining surface of
• 2:11:48
  Speaker 1: the water. There is not another person in sight. You
• 2:11:57
  Speaker 1: slowly reach down and pick up a flat stone, just
• 2:12:04
  Speaker 1: like when you are a child. You sidearm tossed the
• 2:12:07
  Speaker 1: stone across the water. Amazingly, it skips not one, two
• 2:12:15
  Speaker 1: or three times, but nearly a dozen. You haven't lost
• 2:12:21
  Speaker 1: your touch. The water is so calm the stone hardly
• 2:12:31
  Speaker 1: causes a ripple. That same calm of the pond comes
• 2:12:37
  Speaker 1: over you, sending soothing and cleansing trickles of relaxation down
• 2:12:45
  Speaker 1: from the top of your head in every direction to soothe, heel,
• 2:12:56
  Speaker 1: and cleanse every muscle and cell of your body. You
• 2:13:05
  Speaker 1: continue to gaze at this pond nestled in among the
• 2:13:08
  Speaker 1: tall pine trees just outside a mountain village. This pond
• 2:13:15
  Speaker 1: of water, it's peace, causes you to become calm and RESTful.
• 2:13:26
  Speaker 1: You turn away from the pond and follow a little
• 2:13:30
  Speaker 1: pathway that takes you to a perfect place, a place
• 2:13:37
  Speaker 1: where you can be by yourself and feel calm and
• 2:13:42
  Speaker 1: comfortable and rest under a tall tree. Others have been
• 2:13:52
  Speaker 1: here before you. Because you spot a fire circle near
• 2:13:56
  Speaker 1: where you're sitting. The smooth stone and surrounding ash from
• 2:14:01
  Speaker 1: previous fires, like sentinels, stacks of kindling and wood stand nearby.
• 2:14:12
  Speaker 1: You put your youthful skills to work again to start
• 2:14:15
  Speaker 1: a small fire. Within just a few minutes, the dry
• 2:14:21
  Speaker 1: kindling glows bright, igniting the larger pieces of wood. The
• 2:14:30
  Speaker 1: tall tree in its piny aroma ah make the perfect
• 2:14:35
  Speaker 1: spot to find holy rest. Your tensions begin to melt
• 2:14:44
  Speaker 1: away the busyness of city life. You hear the sound
• 2:14:51
  Speaker 1: that surround you. There's bullfrogs, night birds chirping, the crackling
• 2:15:00
  Speaker 1: of the fire stirred by a gentle cooling breeze. Eventually,
• 2:15:08
  Speaker 1: amongst the bird calls, you hear a gentle voice singing
• 2:15:14
  Speaker 1: a beautiful song seems to be coming from the trees.
• 2:15:23
  Speaker 1: You hold very still as you listen the words coming
• 2:15:28
  Speaker 1: to you gently on the breeze. I have loved you
• 2:15:35
  Speaker 1: with an everlasting love. The voice sings, with unfailing love.
• 2:15:41
  Speaker 1: I have drawn you to myself. Your heart sings with
• 2:15:47
  Speaker 1: this sweet voice as it continues. The Lord is good
• 2:15:52
  Speaker 1: to all. He has compassion on all he has made.
• 2:16:03
  Speaker 1: As you search the woods with your eyes for the
• 2:16:05
  Speaker 1: bearer of that voice, you see a figure dressed all
• 2:16:10
  Speaker 1: in white emerge from the woods. You have no fear
• 2:16:18
  Speaker 1: because the words of their song have filled your heart
• 2:16:22
  Speaker 1: with joy and peace. As the figure walks towards you,
• 2:16:29
  Speaker 1: the singing continues the words for the Lord is good,
• 2:16:35
  Speaker 1: and his love endures forever. His faithfulness continues through all generations.
• 2:16:46
  Speaker 1: Finally they are close enough for you to recognize it's Jesus.
• 2:16:53
  Speaker 1: Becomes closer, still singing of his love for you, and
• 2:16:59
  Speaker 1: he sits beside guide you to the fire. Your heart
• 2:17:04
  Speaker 1: bursts with joy. Your Savior and Lord is here by
• 2:17:09
  Speaker 1: your side. You sing in response, Sovereign Lord, you are good,
• 2:17:17
  Speaker 1: your covenant is trustworthy, and you have promised these good
• 2:17:21
  Speaker 1: things to your servant. The sweet dialogue between you continues
• 2:17:31
  Speaker 1: with his words and your response as you sit side
• 2:17:36
  Speaker 1: by side in perfect peace. He says, taste and see
• 2:17:42
  Speaker 1: that the Lord is good. Oh, blessed is the one
• 2:17:46
  Speaker 1: who takes refuge in him. You respond, The Lord is good,
• 2:17:53
  Speaker 1: O refuge in times of trouble. He cares for those
• 2:17:58
  Speaker 1: who trust in him. Jesus smiles into your eyes, your
• 2:18:09
  Speaker 1: beloved brother, your savior, your friend. Your heart exults in God,
• 2:18:18
  Speaker 1: your Savior. You close your eyes, listening to his words
• 2:18:27
  Speaker 1: over you. But those who hope in the Lord will
• 2:18:32
  Speaker 1: renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles.
• 2:18:39
  Speaker 1: They will run and not grow weary. They will walk
• 2:18:44
  Speaker 1: and not be faint. For I know the plans I
• 2:18:49
  Speaker 1: have for you, plans to prosper you and not to
• 2:18:54
  Speaker 1: harm you, plans to give you hope in a future.
• 2:19:02
  Speaker 1: The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you.
• 2:19:07
  Speaker 1: He will never leave you, nor forsake you. Do not
• 2:19:11
  Speaker 1: be afraid, do not be discouraged. You lean into Jesus
• 2:19:21
  Speaker 1: as he continues to sing, and your eyes grow heavy.
• 2:19:30
  Speaker 1: You find yourself falling asleep, deeply, soundly, peacefully, as the
• 2:19:39
  Speaker 1: Lord places his arm around you. You know you're safe.
• 2:19:47
  Speaker 1: You know you're loved. This is holy rest in the
• 2:19:55
  Speaker 1: arms of Jesus. As your breathing gets deeper and your
• 2:20:07
  Speaker 1: eyes grow heavier. Through your encounter with Jesus, you have
• 2:20:15
  Speaker 1: found holy rest. The Psalmist says, I will praise you
• 2:20:24
  Speaker 1: Lord with all my heart. I will sing your praise.
• 2:20:32
  Speaker 1: I will bow down toward your holy temple, and will
• 2:20:36
  Speaker 1: praise your name for your unfailing love and your faithfulness.
• 2:20:42
  Speaker 1: For you have so exalted your solemn decree that it
• 2:20:46
  Speaker 1: surpasses your fame. When I called, you answered me. You
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  Speaker 1: greatly emboldened me. May all the kings of the earth
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  Speaker 1: praise you, Lord, when they hear what you have to creed.
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  Speaker 1: May they sing of the ways of the Lord. For
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  Speaker 1: the glory of the Lord is great. Though the Lord
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  Speaker 1: is exalted, he looks kindly on the lowly, though lofty,
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  Speaker 1: He sees them from afar. Though I walk in the
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  Speaker 1: midst of trouble, you preserve my life. You stretch out
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  Speaker 1: your hand against the anger of my foes. With your
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  Speaker 1: right hand, you save me. The Lord will vindicate me.
• 2:21:44
  Speaker 1: Your love, Lord endures forever. Do not abandon the works
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  Speaker 1: of your hands. Loving Abbah Our dear loving, heavenly Father,
• 2:22:06
  Speaker 1: I want to thank you for loving this precious one
• 2:22:09
  Speaker 1: so much that you sent your son to die on
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  Speaker 1: a cross so that your child might live with you forever.
• 2:22:19
  Speaker 1: I pray that deep, RESTful sleep comes over the next
• 2:22:25
  Speaker 1: several hours. Thank you, Father for the innumerable ways that
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  Speaker 1: you demonstrate your love protection in provision. I pray that
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  Speaker 1: you will bring sweet dreams of your goodness, sweet dreams
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  Speaker 1: and strength and energy for a new day. In the
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  Speaker 1: name of Jesus, I pray. Amens expresses his love for
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  Speaker 1: the Lord because God hears and answers his children when
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  Speaker 1: they call to him. Throughout the psalms, he recalls the
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  Speaker 1: many troubles and sorrows he has already encountered, and how
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  Speaker 1: gracious and compassionate the Lord has been to him. The
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  Speaker 1: Lord heard his cry, and the Lord rescued him. In
• 2:23:34
  Speaker 1: the one hundred and thirty eighth Psalm, David expresses gratitude
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  Speaker 1: to God. This psalm helps us focus on the Lord's goodness.
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  Speaker 1: I will praise you, O Lord, with all my heart.
• 2:23:55
  Speaker 1: I sing your praise. I will bow down toward your
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  Speaker 1: holy temple and will praise your name for your unfailing love.
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  Speaker 1: And your faithfulness. For you have so exalted your solemn
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  Speaker 1: decree that it surpasses your fame. When I called, you
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  Speaker 1: answered me. You greatly emboldened me. May all the kings
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  Speaker 1: of the earth praise you, Lord, when they hear what
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  Speaker 1: you have decreed. May they sing of the ways of
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  Speaker 1: the Lord. For the glory of the Lord is great.
• 2:24:45
  Speaker 1: Though the Lord is exalted, he looks kindly on the lowly,
• 2:24:52
  Speaker 1: though lofty, he sees them from afar. Though I walk
• 2:24:58
  Speaker 1: in the midst of trouble, you preserve my life. You
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  Speaker 1: stretch out your hand against the anger of my foes.
• 2:25:09
  Speaker 1: With your right hand, you save me. The Lord will
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  Speaker 1: vindicate me. Your love, O, Lord, endures forever. Do not
• 2:25:24
  Speaker 1: abandon the works of your hands. As you snuggle further
• 2:25:34
  Speaker 1: into your bed, your body sinks deeper into your mattress.
• 2:25:43
  Speaker 1: May God bring you holy rest. Imagine yourself outdoors on
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  Speaker 1: a warm and pleasant day, standing near a pond of
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  Speaker 1: water that is calm and clear, the surface smooth. As
• 2:26:09
  Speaker 1: the evening hours draw nigh, the night sky provides a
• 2:26:14
  Speaker 1: covering for your holy rest. Crickets begin to chirp, alerting
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  Speaker 1: you that it's time for sleep. The fading sun is
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  Speaker 1: warm on your face. The sunlight casts a peaceful pallette
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  Speaker 1: of colors that dance across the shining surface of the water.
• 2:26:42
  Speaker 1: There is not another person in sight. You slowly reach
• 2:26:49
  Speaker 1: down and pick up a flat stone, just like when
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  Speaker 1: you are a child. You sidearm toss the stone across
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  Speaker 1: the water. Amazingly, it skips not one, two or three times,
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  Speaker 1: but nearly a dozen. You haven't lost your touch. The
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  Speaker 1: water is so calm the stone hardly causes a ripple.
• 2:27:26
  Speaker 1: That same calm of the pond comes over you, sending
• 2:27:31
  Speaker 1: soothing and cleansing trickles of relaxation down from the top
• 2:27:37
  Speaker 1: of your head in every direction to soothe, heal, and
• 2:27:48
  Speaker 1: cleanse every muscle and cell of your body. You continue
• 2:27:57
  Speaker 1: to gaze at this pond, nestled in among the top
• 2:28:00
  Speaker 1: a pine trees, just outside a mountain village. This pond
• 2:28:06
  Speaker 1: of water, its peace, causes you to become calm and RESTful.
• 2:28:17
  Speaker 1: You turn away from the pond and follow a little
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  Speaker 1: pathway that takes you to a perfect place, a place
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  Speaker 1: where you can be by yourself and feel calm and
• 2:28:33
  Speaker 1: comfortable and rest under a tall tree. Others have been
• 2:28:43
  Speaker 1: here before you. Because you spot a fire circle near
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  Speaker 1: where you're sitting. The smooth stone surrounding ash from previous
• 2:28:53
  Speaker 1: fires like sentinels. Stacks of kindling and water wood stand nearby.
• 2:29:03
  Speaker 1: You put your youthful skills to work again to start
• 2:29:06
  Speaker 1: a small fire. Within just a few minutes, the dry
• 2:29:12
  Speaker 1: kindling glows bright, igniting the larger pieces of wood. The
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  Speaker 1: tall tree in its piny aroma ah make the perfect
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  Speaker 1: spot to find holy rest. Your tensions begin to melt
• 2:29:35
  Speaker 1: away the busyness of city life. You hear the sound
• 2:29:42
  Speaker 1: that surround you. There's bullfrogs, night birds chirping, the crackling
• 2:29:51
  Speaker 1: of the fire, stirred by a gentle, cooling breeze. Eventually,
• 2:30:00
  Speaker 1: amongst the bird calls, you hear a gentle voice singing.
• 2:30:05
  Speaker 1: A beautiful song seems to be coming from the trees.
• 2:30:14
  Speaker 1: You hold very still as you listen the words coming
• 2:30:19
  Speaker 1: to you gently on the breeze. I have loved you
• 2:30:26
  Speaker 1: with an everlasting love, The voice sings, with unfailing love.
• 2:30:32
  Speaker 1: I have drawn you to myself. Your heart sings with
• 2:30:38
  Speaker 1: this sweet voice as it continues. The Lord is good
• 2:30:43
  Speaker 1: to all. He has compassion on all he has made.
• 2:30:54
  Speaker 1: As you search the woods with your eyes for the
• 2:30:57
  Speaker 1: bearer of that voice. You see a figure dressed all
• 2:31:01
  Speaker 1: in white emerge from the woods. You have no fear
• 2:31:09
  Speaker 1: because the words of their song have filled your heart
• 2:31:13
  Speaker 1: with joy and peace. As the figure walks towards you,
• 2:31:20
  Speaker 1: the singing continues, the words for the Lord is good,
• 2:31:26
  Speaker 1: and his love endures forever, His faithfulness continues through all generations. Finally,
• 2:31:37
  Speaker 1: they are close enough for you to recognize it's Jesus.
• 2:31:44
  Speaker 1: He comes closer, still singing of his love for you,
• 2:31:50
  Speaker 1: and he sits beside you to the fire. Your heart
• 2:31:55
  Speaker 1: bursts with joy. Your Savior and Lord is here by
• 2:32:00
  Speaker 1: your side. You sing in response, Sovereign Lord, you are good,
• 2:32:08
  Speaker 1: Your covenant is trustworthy, and you have promised these good
• 2:32:12
  Speaker 1: things to your servant. The sweet dialog between you continues
• 2:32:22
  Speaker 1: with his words in your response, as you sit side
• 2:32:27
  Speaker 1: by side in perfect peace. He says, taste and see
• 2:32:33
  Speaker 1: that the Lord is good. Oh, blessed is the one
• 2:32:37
  Speaker 1: who takes refuge in him. You respond, the Lord is good,
• 2:32:44
  Speaker 1: o refuge in times of trouble. He cares for those
• 2:32:49
  Speaker 1: who trust in him. Jesus smiles into your eyes, your
• 2:33:00
  Speaker 1: beloved brother, your savior, your friend, your heart exults in God,
• 2:33:09
  Speaker 1: your savior. You close your eyes, listening to his words
• 2:33:18
  Speaker 1: over you. But those who hope in the Lord will
• 2:33:23
  Speaker 1: renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles.
• 2:33:30
  Speaker 1: They will run and not grow weary. They will walk
• 2:33:35
  Speaker 1: and not be faint. For I know the plans I
• 2:33:40
  Speaker 1: have for you, plans to prosper you and not to
• 2:33:45
  Speaker 1: harm you, plans to give you hope in a future.
• 2:33:53
  Speaker 1: The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you.
• 2:33:58
  Speaker 1: He will never leave you, nor for sake you do
• 2:34:02
  Speaker 1: not be afraid, do not be discouraged. You lean into
• 2:34:11
  Speaker 1: Jesus as he continues to sing, and your eyes grow heavy.
• 2:34:21
  Speaker 1: You find yourself falling asleep, deeply, soundly, peacefully, as the
• 2:34:30
  Speaker 1: Lord places his arm around you. You know you're safe,
• 2:34:38
  Speaker 1: you know you're loved. This is holy rest in the
• 2:34:46
  Speaker 1: arms of Jesus. As your breathing gets deeper and your
• 2:34:58
  Speaker 1: eyes grow heavier, through your encounter with Jesus, you have
• 2:35:06
  Speaker 1: found holy rest. The Psalmist says, I will praise you
• 2:35:15
  Speaker 1: Lord with all my heart. I will sing your praise.
• 2:35:23
  Speaker 1: I will bow down toward your holy temple and will
• 2:35:27
  Speaker 1: praise your name for your unfailing love. And your faithfulness.
• 2:35:33
  Speaker 1: For you have so exalted your solemn decree that it
• 2:35:37
  Speaker 1: surpasses your fame. When I called, you answered me. You
• 2:35:45
  Speaker 1: greatly emboldened me. May all the kings of the earth
• 2:35:50
  Speaker 1: praise you, Lord, when they hear what you have decreed.
• 2:35:56
  Speaker 1: May they sing of the ways of the Lord. For
• 2:36:00
  Speaker 1: the glory of the Lord is great. Though the Lord
• 2:36:04
  Speaker 1: is exalted, he looks kindly on the lowly, though lofty,
• 2:36:11
  Speaker 1: he sees them from afar. Though I walk in the
• 2:36:15
  Speaker 1: midst of trouble, you preserve my life. You stretch out
• 2:36:22
  Speaker 1: your hand against the anger of my foes. With your
• 2:36:27
  Speaker 1: right hand, you save me. The Lord will vindicate me.
• 2:36:35
  Speaker 1: Your love, Lord, endures forever. Do not abandon the works
• 2:36:47
  Speaker 1: of your hands. Loving Abbah, Our dear, loving heavenly Father,
• 2:36:57
  Speaker 1: I want to thank you for loving this precious one
• 2:37:00
  Speaker 1: so much that you sent your son to die on
• 2:37:03
  Speaker 1: a cross so that your child might live with you forever.
• 2:37:11
  Speaker 1: I pray that deep, RESTful sleep comes over the next
• 2:37:16
  Speaker 1: several hours. Thank you, Father for the innumerable ways that
• 2:37:24
  Speaker 1: you demonstrate your love protection in provision. I pray that
• 2:37:32
  Speaker 1: you will bring sweet dreams of your goodness, sweet dreams
• 2:37:37
  Speaker 1: and strength and energy for a new day. In the
• 2:37:43
  Speaker 1: name of Jesus, I pray Amen. The psalmist expresses his
• 2:37:53
  Speaker 1: love for the Lord because God hears and answers his
• 2:37:57
  Speaker 1: children when they call to him. Throughout the psalms, he
• 2:38:03
  Speaker 1: recalls the many troubles and sorrows he has already encountered,
• 2:38:08
  Speaker 1: and how gracious and compassionate the Lord has been to him.
• 2:38:15
  Speaker 1: The Lord heard his cry, and the Lord rescued him.
• 2:38:25
  Speaker 1: In the one hundred and thirty eighth Psalm, David expresses
• 2:38:29
  Speaker 1: gratitude to God. This psalm helps us focus on the
• 2:38:35
  Speaker 1: Lord's goodness. I will praise you, O Lord, with all
• 2:38:44
  Speaker 1: my heart. I sing your praise. I will bow down
• 2:38:51
  Speaker 1: toward your holy temple, and will praise your name for
• 2:38:56
  Speaker 1: your unfailing love and your faithfulness. For you have so
• 2:39:03
  Speaker 1: exalted your solemn decree that it surpasses your fame. When
• 2:39:12
  Speaker 1: I called, you answered me. You greatly emboldened me. May
• 2:39:20
  Speaker 1: all the kings of the earth praise you, Lord when
• 2:39:24
  Speaker 1: they hear what you have decreed. May they sing of
• 2:39:29
  Speaker 1: the ways of the Lord. For the glory of the
• 2:39:32
  Speaker 1: Lord is great. Though the Lord is exalted, he looks
• 2:39:40
  Speaker 1: kindly on the lowly, though lofty, he sees them from afar.
• 2:39:49
  Speaker 1: Though I walk in the midst of trouble, you preserve
• 2:39:53
  Speaker 1: my life. You stretch out your hand against the anger
• 2:39:58
  Speaker 1: of my foes. With your right hand, you save me.
• 2:40:06
  Speaker 1: The Lord will vindicate me. Your love, O, Lord, endures forever.
• 2:40:15
  Speaker 1: Do not abandon the works of your hands. As you
• 2:40:23
  Speaker 1: snuggle further into your bed, your body sinks deeper into
• 2:40:30
  Speaker 1: your mattress. May God bring you holy rest. Imagine yourself
• 2:40:44
  Speaker 1: outdoors on a warm and pleasant day. You're standing near
• 2:40:51
  Speaker 1: a pond of water that is calm and clear, the
• 2:40:55
  Speaker 1: surface smooth. As the evening hours draw nigh, the night
• 2:41:04
  Speaker 1: sky provides a covering for your holy rest. Crickets begin
• 2:41:10
  Speaker 1: to chirp, alerting you that it's time for sleep. The
• 2:41:17
  Speaker 1: fading sun is warm on your face. The sunlight casts
• 2:41:23
  Speaker 1: a peaceful pallette of colors that dance across the shining
• 2:41:29
  Speaker 1: surface of the water. There is not another person in sight.
• 2:41:39
  Speaker 1: You slowly reach down and pick up a flat stone,
• 2:41:46
  Speaker 1: just like when you are a child. You sidearm toss
• 2:41:49
  Speaker 1: the stone across the water. Amazingly, it skips not one,
• 2:41:56
  Speaker 1: two or three times, but nearly a dozen. You haven't
• 2:42:03
  Speaker 1: lost your touch. The water is so calm the stone
• 2:42:13
  Speaker 1: hardly causes a ripple. That same calm of the pond
• 2:42:19
  Speaker 1: comes over you, sending soothing and cleansing trickles of relaxation
• 2:42:27
  Speaker 1: down from the top of your head in every direction
• 2:42:34
  Speaker 1: to soothe, heel, and cleanse every muscle and cell of
• 2:42:42
  Speaker 1: your body. You continue to gaze at this pond, nestled
• 2:42:50
  Speaker 1: in among the tall pine trees just outside a mountain village.
• 2:42:57
  Speaker 1: This pond of water, it's peace, causes you to become
• 2:43:02
  Speaker 1: calm and RESTful. You turn away from the pond and
• 2:43:10
  Speaker 1: follow a little pathway that takes you to a perfect place,
• 2:43:19
  Speaker 1: a place where you can be by yourself and feel
• 2:43:23
  Speaker 1: calm and comfortable and rest under a tall tree. Others
• 2:43:34
  Speaker 1: have been here before you. Because you spot a fire
• 2:43:37
  Speaker 1: circle near where you're sitting, the smooth stone surrounding ash
• 2:43:43
  Speaker 1: from previous fires like sentinels. Stacks of kindling and wood
• 2:43:51
  Speaker 1: stand nearby. You put your youthful skills to work again
• 2:43:57
  Speaker 1: to start a small fire. Within just a few minutes,
• 2:44:03
  Speaker 1: the dry kindling glows bright, igniting the larger pieces of wood.
• 2:44:12
  Speaker 1: The tall tree in its piny aroma ah make the
• 2:44:16
  Speaker 1: perfect spot to find holy rest. Your tensions begin to
• 2:44:26
  Speaker 1: melt away the busyness of city life. You hear the
• 2:44:32
  Speaker 1: sound that surround you. There's bullfrogs, night birds chirping, the
• 2:44:42
  Speaker 1: crackling of the fire stirred by a gentle, cooling breeze. Eventually,
• 2:44:51
  Speaker 1: amongst the bird calls, you hear a gentle voice singing.
• 2:44:56
  Speaker 1: A beautiful song seems to be coming from the trees.
• 2:45:05
  Speaker 1: You hold very still as you listen the words coming
• 2:45:10
  Speaker 1: to you gently on the breeze. I have loved you
• 2:45:17
  Speaker 1: with an everlasting love, The voice sings, with unfailing love.
• 2:45:23
  Speaker 1: I have drawn you to myself. Your heart sings with
• 2:45:29
  Speaker 1: this sweet voice as it continues. The Lord is good
• 2:45:34
  Speaker 1: to all. He has compassion on all he has made.
• 2:45:46
  Speaker 1: As you search the woods with your eyes for the
• 2:45:48
  Speaker 1: bearer of that voice, you see a figure dressed all
• 2:45:52
  Speaker 1: in white emerge from the woods. You have no fear
• 2:46:00
  Speaker 1: because the words of their song have filled your heart
• 2:46:04
  Speaker 1: with joy and peace. As the figure walks towards you,
• 2:46:11
  Speaker 1: the singing continues the words, for the Lord is good,
• 2:46:17
  Speaker 1: and his love endures forever. His faithfulness continues through all generations. Finally,
• 2:46:28
  Speaker 1: they are close enough for you to recognize it's Jesus.
• 2:46:35
  Speaker 1: He comes closer, still singing of his love for you,
• 2:46:41
  Speaker 1: and he sits beside you to the fire. Your heart
• 2:46:46
  Speaker 1: bursts with joy. Your savior and Lord is here by
• 2:46:51
  Speaker 1: your side. You sing in response, Sovereign Lord, you are good,
• 2:46:59
  Speaker 1: your covenant and distrustworthy, and you have promised these good
• 2:47:04
  Speaker 1: things to your servant. The sweet dialogue between you continues
• 2:47:13
  Speaker 1: with his words and your response, as you sit side
• 2:47:18
  Speaker 1: by side in perfect peace. He says, taste and see
• 2:47:25
  Speaker 1: that the Lord is good. Oh, blessed is the one
• 2:47:29
  Speaker 1: who takes refuge in him. You respond, The Lord is good,
• 2:47:35
  Speaker 1: a refuge in times of trouble. He cares for those
• 2:47:40
  Speaker 1: who trust in him. Jesus smiles into your eyes, your
• 2:47:52
  Speaker 1: beloved brother, your savior, your friend. Your heart exults in God,
• 2:48:00
  Speaker 1: your Savior. You close your eyes, listening to his words
• 2:48:09
  Speaker 1: over you. But those who hope in the Lord will
• 2:48:14
  Speaker 1: renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles.
• 2:48:21
  Speaker 1: They will run and not grow weary, they will walk
• 2:48:26
  Speaker 1: and not be faint. For I know the plans I
• 2:48:31
  Speaker 1: have for you, plans to prosper you and not to
• 2:48:36
  Speaker 1: harm you, plans to give you hope in a future.
• 2:48:44
  Speaker 1: The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you.
• 2:48:49
  Speaker 1: He will never leave you, nor forsake you. Do not
• 2:48:53
  Speaker 1: be afraid, do not be discouraged. You lean into Jesus
• 2:49:04
  Speaker 1: as he continues to sing, and your eyes grow heavy.
• 2:49:12
  Speaker 1: You find yourself falling asleep, deeply, soundly, peacefully. As the
• 2:49:21
  Speaker 1: Lord places his arm around you. You know you're safe,
• 2:49:29
  Speaker 1: you know you're loved. This is holy rest in the
• 2:49:37
  Speaker 1: arms of Jesus. As your breathing gets deeper and your
• 2:49:49
  Speaker 1: eyes grow heavier, through your encounter with Jesus, you have
• 2:49:57
  Speaker 1: found holy rest. The Psalmist says, I will praise you
• 2:50:06
  Speaker 1: Lord with all my heart. I will sing your praise.
• 2:50:14
  Speaker 1: I will bow down toward your holy temple and will
• 2:50:18
  Speaker 1: praise your name for your unfailing love and your faithfulness.
• 2:50:24
  Speaker 1: For you have so exalted your solemn decree that it
• 2:50:28
  Speaker 1: surpasses your fame. When I called, you answered me. You
• 2:50:36
  Speaker 1: greatly emboldened me. May all the kings of the earth
• 2:50:41
  Speaker 1: praise you, Lord when they hear what you have decreed.
• 2:50:47
  Speaker 1: May they sing of the ways of the Lord. For
• 2:50:51
  Speaker 1: the glory of the Lord is great, for the Lord
• 2:50:55
  Speaker 1: is exalted. He looks kindly on the lowly, though lofty,
• 2:51:02
  Speaker 1: he sees them from afar. Though I walk in the
• 2:51:06
  Speaker 1: midst of trouble, you preserve my life. You stretch out
• 2:51:13
  Speaker 1: your hand against the anger of my foes. With your
• 2:51:18
  Speaker 1: right hand, you save me. The Lord will vindicate me.
• 2:51:26
  Speaker 1: Your love, Lord endures forever. Do not abandon the works
• 2:51:38
  Speaker 1: of your hands. Your tensions begin to melt away the
• 2:51:46
  Speaker 1: busyness of city life. You hear the sound the surround you.
• 2:51:54
  Speaker 1: There's bullfrogs, night birds chirping, the crackling of the fire
• 2:52:02
  Speaker 1: stirred by a gentle, cooling breeze. Eventually, amongst the bird calls,
• 2:52:12
  Speaker 1: you hear a gentle voice singing. A beautiful song seems
• 2:52:19
  Speaker 1: to be coming from the trees. You hold very still
• 2:52:24
  Speaker 1: as you listen the words coming to you gently on
• 2:52:29
  Speaker 1: the breeze. I have loved you with an everlasting love,
• 2:52:36
  Speaker 1: The voice sings, with unfailing love. I have drawn you
• 2:52:42
  Speaker 1: to myself. Your heart sings with this sweet voice as
• 2:52:48
  Speaker 1: it continues. The Lord is good to all. He has
• 2:52:54
  Speaker 1: compassion on all he has made. As you search the
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  Speaker 1: woods with your eyes for the bearer of that voice,
• 2:53:07
  Speaker 1: you see a figure dressed all in white emerge from
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  Speaker 1: the woods. You have no fear because the words of
• 2:53:19
  Speaker 1: their song have filled your heart with joy and peace.
• 2:53:27
  Speaker 1: As the figure walks towards you, this singing continues, the
• 2:53:31
  Speaker 1: words for the Lord is good, and his love endures forever.
• 2:53:38
  Speaker 1: His faithfulness continues through all generations. Finally, they are close
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  Speaker 1: enough for you to recognize it's Jesus. He comes closer,
• 2:53:56
  Speaker 1: still singing of his love for you, and he sits
• 2:53:59
  Speaker 1: beside you to the fire. Your heart bursts with joy.
• 2:54:06
  Speaker 1: Your Savior and Lord is here by your side. You
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  Speaker 1: sing in response, Sovereign Lord, you are good, Your covenant
• 2:54:18
  Speaker 1: is trustworthy, and you have promised these good things to
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  Speaker 1: your servant. The sweet dialogue between you continues with his
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  Speaker 1: words and your response, as you sit side by side
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  Speaker 1: in perfect peace. He says, taste and see that the
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  Speaker 1: Lord is good. Oh, blessed is the one who takes
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  Speaker 1: refuge in him. You respond, the Lord is good, a
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  Speaker 1: refuge in times of trouble. He cares for those who
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  Speaker 1: trust in him. Jesus smiles into your eyes, your beloved brother,
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  Speaker 1: your savior, your friend. Your heart exults in God, your Savior.
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  Speaker 1: You close your eyes, listening to his words over you.
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  Speaker 1: But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength.
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  Speaker 1: They will soar on wings like eagles. They will run
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  Speaker 1: and not grow weary. They will walk and not be faint.
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  Speaker 1: For I know the plans I have for you, plans
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  Speaker 1: to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to
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  Speaker 1: give you hope in a future. The Lord himself goes
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  Speaker 1: before you and will be with you. He will never
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  Speaker 1: leave you, nor forsake you. Do not be afraid, do
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  Speaker 1: not be discouraged. You lean into Jesus. As he continues
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  Speaker 1: to sing, and your eyes grow heavy. You find yourself
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  Speaker 1: falling asleep, deeply, soundly, peacefully. As the Lord places his
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  Speaker 1: arm around you. You know you're safe. You know you're loved.
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  Speaker 1: This is holy rest in the arms of Jesus. As
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  Speaker 1: your breathing gets deeper and your eyes grow heavier. Through
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  Speaker 1: your encounter with Jesus, you have found holy rest. The
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  Speaker 1: Psalmist says, I will praise you Lord with all my heart.
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  Speaker 1: I will sing your praise. I will bow down toward
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  Speaker 1: your holy temple and will praise your name for your
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  Speaker 1: unfailing love and your faithfulness. For you have so exalted
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  Speaker 1: your solemn decree that it surpasses your fame. When I called,
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  Speaker 1: you answered me. You greatly emboldened me. May all the
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  Speaker 1: kings of the earth praise you, Lord, when they hear
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  Speaker 1: what you have to creed. May they sing of the
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  Speaker 1: ways of the Lord. For the glory of the Lord
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  Speaker 1: is great. Though the Lord is exalted, he looks kindly
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  Speaker 1: on the lowly, though lofty, he sees them from afar.
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  Speaker 1: Though I walk in the midst of trouble, you preserve
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  Speaker 1: my life. You stretch out your hand against the anger
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  Speaker 1: of my foes. With your right hand, you save me.
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  Speaker 1: The Lord will vindicate me. Your love, Lord, endures forever.
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  Speaker 1: Do not abandon the works of your hands. Loving Abbah,
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  Speaker 1: Our dear, loving heavenly Father, I want to thank you
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  Speaker 1: for loving this precious one so much that you sent
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  Speaker 1: your son to die on a cross so that your
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  Speaker 1: child might live with you forever. I pray that deep,
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  Speaker 1: RESTful sleep comes over the next several hours. Thank you,
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  Speaker 1: Father for the innumerable ways that you demonstrate your love
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  Speaker 1: protection in provision. I pray that you will bring sweet
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  Speaker 1: dreams of your goodness, sweet dreams and strength and energy
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  Speaker 1: for a new day. In the name of Jesus, I
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  Speaker 1: pray Amen