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TIME ALONE WITH GOD Bible Prayer Meditations from Acts & Psalm 119 with Peaceful Relaxing Music - Abide Meditation App · Abide Meditation App

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  Speaker 1: Welcome to this abide meditation tonight. Our sleep story is
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  Speaker 1: about God's passionate promise. Our story reveals how God pours
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  Speaker 1: out his spirit upon all his people. You will hear
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  Speaker 1: the comforting message from God's word. But before we begin,
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  Speaker 1: get comfortable. Breathe deeply inhale God's peace. As you relax,
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  Speaker 1: you feel God's amazing love for you. As you sink
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  Speaker 1: into your mattress, your breath becomes deliberate, relaxed. Your muscles
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  Speaker 1: go from being tight to soft like cotton. Close your eyes.
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  Speaker 1: Imagine God's holy light washing over you. Picture yourself giving
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  Speaker 1: him all of your burdens, your thoughts and concerns. Breathe
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  Speaker 1: in his hope, exhale his love. The Bible says that
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  Speaker 1: God will pour out his spirit upon all people, that
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  Speaker 1: sons and daughters will prophesy, and young men will see visions,
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  Speaker 1: old men will dream dreams.
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  Speaker 2: With that Join me.
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  Speaker 1: As we explore this passionate promise God has given us.
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  Speaker 1: When you receive Christ into your life, his spirit lives
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  Speaker 1: inside you.
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  Speaker 2: However, that is just.
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  Speaker 1: God longs for you to understand the depth of what
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  Speaker 1: this means, to experience his power to move in the
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  Speaker 1: miraculous to extend his grace and to shine his light
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  Speaker 1: into the world. Ask God to open the eyes of
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  Speaker 1: your heart. Let his light flood you with truth, feel
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  Speaker 1: his heavenly touch his love, feeling every part of your being.
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  Speaker 1: As you do this, breathe deeply and hail is Love.
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  Speaker 1: Exhale your burdens and cares. Keep breathing slowly and steadily
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  Speaker 1: as you listen to my voice and feel the presence
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  Speaker 1: of the Lord with you. Embrace the stillness around you,
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  Speaker 1: Listen for God in the silence, Experience the rest you
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  Speaker 1: have longed for. Dear Heavenly Father, I am ready for
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  Speaker 1: more of you. I am grateful for every prayer you
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  Speaker 1: have answered, every blessing you have bestowed on me, the
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  Speaker 1: very life you have given me. I also know there
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  Speaker 1: is so much more for me to learn, so much
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  Speaker 1: more of you to experience. The Bible says that your
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  Speaker 1: people perish for lack of wisdom. Make me wise, God,
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  Speaker 1: make me more like you. Forgive me of my sins.
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  Speaker 1: Show me where I am missing the mark. I want
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  Speaker 1: to be everything you created me to be, so that
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  Speaker 1: I can one day hear well done, my good and
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  Speaker 1: faithful servant. Help me to fully grasp what your promises
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  Speaker 1: are to me. I love you, I trust you. Deepen
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  Speaker 1: my trust as you deepen my sleep. Tonight, in Jesus' name,
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  Speaker 1: I pray Amen. Your eyes are closed, your head rests
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  Speaker 1: gently on your pillow. You continue breathing deeply and slowly, relaxing.
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  Speaker 1: The sound of the wind blowing eases your soul. You
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  Speaker 1: think about the dreams and visions that God has promised
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  Speaker 1: to give to his people. You long for that. You
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  Speaker 1: ask God to show you himself and your dreams. You
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  Speaker 1: ask God to show you himself and your dreams. I'm
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  Speaker 1: so glad you asked for that, says a far away voice.
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  Speaker 2: Come.
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  Speaker 1: You look around, wondering who is talking to you. No
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  Speaker 1: one is there, but fill a presence, a warm glow
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  Speaker 1: growing inside you. You step outside and begin to walk
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  Speaker 1: slowly down a path. On one side, glimmers of sunlight
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  Speaker 1: shine upon a river flowing with crystal blue water. Tall
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  Speaker 1: trees full of life and bearing fruit you've never seen,
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  Speaker 1: decorate the bank. Brightly colored flowers of purple, red, orange,
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  Speaker 1: and pink burst through the ground. The other side of
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  Speaker 1: the path is full of flowers and trees as well,
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  Speaker 1: but there is no fruit.
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  Speaker 2: On the trees.
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  Speaker 1: The flowers are wilted, the colors fading. Some are tangled
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  Speaker 1: in weeds. The river is stagnant. You come to a
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  Speaker 1: fork in the path and pause. You listen for the
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  Speaker 1: voice that beckon you out of bed, but there is
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  Speaker 1: only silence.
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  Speaker 2: I'm still here.
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  Speaker 1: You look up, and even though you don't see anyone,
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  Speaker 1: you realize this is the voice of God. I pour
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  Speaker 1: out my spirit on everyone, but not everyone recognizes me.
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  Speaker 1: The two sides of the path are examples of what
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  Speaker 1: happens when you believe in Me and when you try
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  Speaker 1: and do things on your own. When you spend time
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  Speaker 1: with me, listen to my words, pay attention to the signs, wonders, dreams,
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  Speaker 1: and visions I send you every day. You will survive
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  Speaker 1: every storm life brings every day. You will get stronger
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  Speaker 1: when you share my love with others. You will experience miracles.
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  Speaker 1: You will do great and mighty things in my name.
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  Speaker 1: God motions to the other side of the path. When
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  Speaker 1: you do things in the world's way and you don't
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  Speaker 1: follow in my footsteps and listen for my voice, life
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  Speaker 1: is harder. You don't have the peace I promised. I
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  Speaker 1: created you to soar on wings like eagles. I am
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  Speaker 1: always blessing my people with signs, wonders, visions, and dreams.
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  Speaker 1: But some are too busy to listen. Others have let
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  Speaker 1: their hearts become hardened. Some people have an idea of me,
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  Speaker 1: but that idea is only a part of me. They
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  Speaker 1: like to keep me in a box. They dismiss the
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  Speaker 1: supernatural power, the very nature of me. Therefore, when the
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  Speaker 1: rain comes and the storms of life hit, they aren't
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  Speaker 1: able to experience the fullness of Me within them. It
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  Speaker 1: is my deepest desire that all of my people experience
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  Speaker 1: the fullness of me. I send them, just like I
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  Speaker 1: am sending you tonight, dreams, visions, signs, and wonders to
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  Speaker 1: stir their spirit. I want to renew your heart and
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  Speaker 1: revive your soul. I want you to walk in victory
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  Speaker 1: and empower. This is my will, my purpose, and my
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  Speaker 1: plan for you. You hold on to God's voice. It leads
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  Speaker 1: you over a steep hill, misst phil the foggy air.
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  Speaker 1: You pause to wipe the dew from your eyes. You
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  Speaker 1: hear the laughter of children. You take one more step
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  Speaker 1: up than stand still in awe. Majestic mountains surround you.
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  Speaker 1: People of all ages, colors, and nationalities dive into breath
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  Speaker 1: taking turquoise water. Their smiles exceed their faces. It says
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  Speaker 1: if they are diving into life. They throw their heads back,
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  Speaker 1: laughing and rejoicing and glorious glee. There is a white beach.
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  Speaker 1: The sun shines brilliantly. The sand feels like silk. Children
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  Speaker 1: sit at a small white picnic table while adults read
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  Speaker 1: with them by enormous trees draped with Spanish moss that
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  Speaker 1: looks like tensil hung on a Christmas tree. You reach
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  Speaker 1: down and dip your hand into the water. Instinctively, you
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  Speaker 1: pull your hand back. The water is electric powerful. It
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  Speaker 1: feels like love. Are you in heaven? You've never felt
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  Speaker 1: like this before. Love penetrates through the air. It radiates
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  Speaker 1: from the heart of every person. You feel it in
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  Speaker 1: the water. You want to stay here longer, but like
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  Speaker 1: a soft breeze, you feel yourself drifting away. You now
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  Speaker 1: find yourself in a forest full of tall, thick trees.
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  Speaker 1: There is very little light. You are on a path,
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  Speaker 1: but sometimes that path is hard to see. You squint
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  Speaker 1: trying to see through the darkness. You smell the sharp
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  Speaker 1: scent of decomposing leaves. The wetness of a recent rain.
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  Speaker 1: The gravel path under your feet seems firm enough, but
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  Speaker 1: not being able to see concerns you. You take a
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  Speaker 1: timid step forward. When you find your feet still firmly
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  Speaker 1: on the path, you take another step. Then you feel
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  Speaker 1: the presence of the Lord beside you, taking your hand,
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  Speaker 1: gripping it firmly yet gently. You can trust me, he says,
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  Speaker 1: I will not let you go. I know the way perfectly.
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  Speaker 1: I will walk with you through this darkness. I will
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  Speaker 1: walk with you through this darkness. Your heart is calmed,
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  Speaker 1: your breathing slugs. You begin to notice the light filtering
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  Speaker 1: through the swaying branches, the birds calling to each other
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  Speaker 1: through the leaves, the small yellow flower poking its way
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  Speaker 1: through the thick underbrush. God is showing you beauty where
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  Speaker 1: you thought there was just darkness. His presence has shone
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  Speaker 1: the light on this dark path. You are filled with
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  Speaker 1: peace once again. You are swept away to a green,
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  Speaker 1: lush valley. The sun shines brightly. There was a small
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  Speaker 1: stream running swiftly through the center of the valley, bubbling
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  Speaker 1: crisply over small stones. It's idyllic brown, gray, black and tan.
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  Speaker 1: Horses graze peacefully. There are no signs of fear in them.
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  Speaker 1: You breathe in the scent of warm grass, feeling the
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  Speaker 1: softness under your feet. You sit and wait for something,
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  Speaker 1: and then beside you it's the Lord, his eyes soft
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  Speaker 1: and kind I lead you beside streams of water. I
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  Speaker 1: provide everything that you need, he says. Bright red birds
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  Speaker 1: race by, fluttering and chittering happy. The birds of the field.
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  Speaker 1: Don't worry about what they will wear or what they
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  Speaker 1: will eat. They have everything they need. He turns and
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  Speaker 1: looks at you, and the kindness and love that you
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  Speaker 1: see in his eyes bring tears to yours. My beloved child,
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  Speaker 1: you have everything that you need too, And the next
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  Speaker 1: moment you find yourself back in your soft, warm bed,
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  Speaker 1: in your room, in your home, safe, surrounded by peace.
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  Speaker 1: I pour out my spirit on people, says the soft
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  Speaker 1: voice from above. I bless them with dreams and visions,
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  Speaker 1: so that they may know my love, my power, so
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  Speaker 1: they will remember my desires for them while on this earth,
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  Speaker 1: and to remind them that there is so much more
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  Speaker 1: to come. Will you share the dream I've blessed you with?
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  Speaker 2: Tonight?
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  Speaker 1: The sound of your own voice crying yes yes, fills
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  Speaker 1: you for a second, you wonder where you are. It
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  Speaker 1: must have been dreaming, but it felt so real. It
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  Speaker 1: was real. Whispers God. I made a passionate promise to
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  Speaker 1: you when I said, ask and it will be given
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  Speaker 1: to you. Seek and you will find. Knock and the
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  Speaker 1: door will be opened for you. You asked me to
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  Speaker 1: show you what it was like to experience more of me,
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  Speaker 1: and I answered, now it is up to you to believe.
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  Speaker 1: You're still for a second, longer lingering in God's presence,
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  Speaker 1: basking in his love. Dear Heavenly Father, help this dear
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  Speaker 1: one sleep peacefully tonight. May you bring sweet comfort. Thank
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  Speaker 1: you for revealing yourself and our dreams. May the silence
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  Speaker 1: of the night bring revelation and clarity of thought. Rising
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  Speaker 1: in the morning, refreshed, rested. Thank you for your word,
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  Speaker 1: your passionate promises. They are are a love letter to me,
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  Speaker 1: and I am forever grateful. Help me be open to
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  Speaker 1: all of your ways. God, align my will with yours.
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  Speaker 1: Help me shine your light into the world. In Jesus name,
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  Speaker 1: I pray, Amen.
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  Speaker 3: Relax, rest in the holy presence of God. He is
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  Speaker 3: with you, He loves you, He surrounds you with his peace, now,
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  Speaker 3: please allow me to pray over you, Holy God. I
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  Speaker 3: come before you and stand in the gap for this
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  Speaker 3: beloved person tonight as an intercessor of prayer for them.
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  Speaker 3: I ask for comfort, peace, and rest. Lord, Please help
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  Speaker 3: this listener know that you are always within reach. No
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  Speaker 3: matter what is going on around them, you are never
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  Speaker 3: far away. Please assure your child that nothing can separate
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  Speaker 3: them from your love, nothing in heaven or on earth.
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  Speaker 3: I pray that you will cover them with the presence
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  Speaker 3: of your Holy Spirit, the counselor the comfort, the spirit
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  Speaker 3: of truth. And as you cover them, Father, fill their
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  Speaker 3: hearts and minds with the assurance that you are with them.
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  Speaker 3: Give them such peace that they will sleep soundly tonight.
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  Speaker 3: Draw them into your everlasting arms, your arms that are
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  Speaker 3: always within reach. In the precious name of Jesus, I pray, Amen.
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  Speaker 3: It is no coincidence that Psalm one hundred and nineteen,
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  Speaker 3: the longest chapter in the Bible, is found precisely in
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  Speaker 3: the center of the scriptures. Center your thoughts on the
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  Speaker 3: word of the Lord tonight, center your breathing on His
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  Speaker 3: Holy presence in and out. Breathe deeply of God's truth,
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  Speaker 3: love and peace. In our chapter Tonight we will find
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  Speaker 3: rich truths about who God is. We will find holy
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  Speaker 3: comforts for those of us who are lost and searching,
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  Speaker 3: and we will find consoling passages that reassure us of
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  Speaker 3: God's constant presence. He is not far away. He is
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  Speaker 3: not a distant God who cares nothing for his people.
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  Speaker 3: He is near to those who cry out to him,
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  Speaker 3: and we are always within his reach. Heavenly Father, thank
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  Speaker 3: you for being near. Your constant presence is what we
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  Speaker 3: need most in this life. Your love, peace, and goodness
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  Speaker 3: are what we seek. Keep us Lord safe, secure and protected.
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  Speaker 3: Draw us to your side tonight in Jesus's name. Amen.
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  Speaker 3: This psalm is written as an acrostic poem, which means
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  Speaker 3: that each of the stanzas begins with a letter of
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  Speaker 3: the Hebrew alphabet. And while the author of this chapter
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  Speaker 3: is unknown, we know that the author and perfector of
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  Speaker 3: our faith is the one who spoke the scriptures to
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  Speaker 3: his people so that his words would be recorded for
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  Speaker 3: all generations. Here the voice of the author and perfector
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  Speaker 3: of your faith. Tonight, His word is trustworthy and true.
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  Speaker 3: Inhale the truth of God's word. Exhale all other thoughts.
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  Speaker 3: Heavenly Father, Thank you so much for your living word
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  Speaker 3: spoken over us tonight. Your words are like manner to
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  Speaker 3: our dry and weary souls. They pour out like honey
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  Speaker 3: and are sweet to the taste. We hunger and thirst
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  Speaker 3: for your righteousness. Open our ears to hear, and our
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  Speaker 3: hearts to receive. In Jesus's name, Amen, take another deep
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  Speaker 3: breath in and let it out. Release the events of
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  Speaker 3: the day and allow them to fade into the back round.
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  Speaker 3: As you open your heart to receive the living word tonight,
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  Speaker 3: God is within reach. At the mention of his name,
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  Speaker 3: he is with you. Whisper the name of Jesus. Jesus.
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  Speaker 3: Allow your breathing to settle into a soft, measured rhythm,
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  Speaker 3: in and out, in and out. And now we hear
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  Speaker 3: the words of the Psalmist. Place intentionally in the center
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  Speaker 3: of the Bible Psalm one hundred and nineteen, Verses one
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  Speaker 3: hundred and sixty nine to one hundred and seventy four.
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  Speaker 3: Let my cry reach you, Lord, give me understanding according
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  Speaker 3: to your word. Let my plea reach you, rescue me
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  Speaker 3: according to your promise. My lips pour out praise for you.
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  Speaker 3: Teach me your statutes. My tongue sings about your promise,
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  Speaker 3: for all your commands are righteous. May your hand be
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  Speaker 3: ready to help me. For I have chosen your precepts.
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  Speaker 3: I long for your salvation, Lord, and your instruction is
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  Speaker 3: my delight. Dear one, be comforted within his reach. Rest
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  Speaker 3: in the understanding that he is God, His promises are true.
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  Speaker 3: His spirit teaches you all good things. The righteousness of
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  Speaker 3: his commands lead you, help you, and instruct you. In
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  Speaker 3: the night.
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  Speaker 2: He hears you.
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  Speaker 3: He is not far away. He cares about everything that
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  Speaker 3: concerns you. Remain in the presence of the Lord, as
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  Speaker 3: I pray, Heavenly Father, please search the heart of this
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  Speaker 3: dear child tonight. Set them free from all worries, fears,
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  Speaker 3: and anxieties. By the gentle guidance of your spirit. Lead
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  Speaker 3: them to trust you. Please reach through the darkness and
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  Speaker 3: capture everything that keeps them from resting in you. Please
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  Speaker 3: hear the cry of their heart and reassure them that
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  Speaker 3: you are near. In the name of your Son, Jesus,
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  Speaker 3: I pray, dream now of heavenly things. Set your mind
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  Speaker 3: on things above. In the Old Testament, there is a
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  Speaker 3: beautiful passage about a dream that Jacob had as he
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  Speaker 3: was sleeping under the stars with a stone for a pillow.
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  Speaker 3: The dream went something like this. A stairway was set
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  Speaker 3: on the ground, with its top reaching to the sky,
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  Speaker 3: and God's angels were going up and down on it.
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  Speaker 3: The Lord was standing there beside him, saying, I am
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  Speaker 3: the Lord, the God of your father Abraham and the
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  Speaker 3: God of Isaac. I will give you and your offspring
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  Speaker 3: the land on which you are lying. Your offspring will
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  Speaker 3: be like the dust of the earth, and you will
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  Speaker 3: spread out towards the west, the east, the north, and
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  Speaker 3: the south. All the peoples on the earth will be
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  Speaker 3: blessed through you and your offspring. Look, I am with
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  Speaker 3: you and will watch over you wherever you go. I
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  Speaker 3: will bring you back to this land, for I will
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  Speaker 3: not leave you until I have done what I have
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  Speaker 3: promised you. When Jacob awoke from his sleep, he said,
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  Speaker 3: surely the Lord is in this place, and I did
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  Speaker 3: not know it. The Lord is in this place. Feel
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  Speaker 3: his presence. He has provided a stairway for you, a
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  Speaker 3: stairway to his side. And the name of the stairway
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  Speaker 3: is Jesus. Jesus is the way to the Father. He
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  Speaker 3: is the bridge. Through the gift of his life, Jesus
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  Speaker 3: made away when there seemed to be no way. With
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  Speaker 3: each step on the stairway of faith in Christ, we
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  Speaker 3: are one step closer to eternity with him. Let that
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  Speaker 3: imagery bring you great comfort tonight. Inhale and exhale, rest
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  Speaker 3: remain you are within his reach. Heavenly Father, full of
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  Speaker 3: kindness and compassion, Please bring comfort to your child tonight.
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  Speaker 3: Please remind them that they have been given direct access
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  Speaker 3: to you. Like the stairway that Jacob dreamed of, they
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  Speaker 3: have a stairway through your son. Jesus. Thank you so
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  Speaker 3: much for allowing your children to reach you any time,
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  Speaker 3: day or night.
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  Speaker 2: Thank you for.
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  Speaker 3: Always being within reach. In Jesus's name.
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  Speaker 2: Amen, return to your breath, noticing how it moves in
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  Speaker 2: and out, how it nourishes you. You don't need to
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  Speaker 2: try to do anything, just be and just breathe. Paul writes,
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  Speaker 2: there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus,
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  Speaker 2: because you belong to him. The power of the life
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  Speaker 2: giving spirit has freed you from the power of sin
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  Speaker 2: that leads to death. Breathe this end for those who
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  Speaker 2: belong to Jesus and out, there is no condemnation. Breathe
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  Speaker 2: in for those who belong to Jesus and out there
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  Speaker 2: is no condemnation. God, Thank you for the forgiveness and
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  Speaker 2: reconciliation you have given us through Christ. Thank you that
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  Speaker 2: no one can bring a charge against this child. Your
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  Speaker 2: children are free and clean in Jesus, with nothing to fear.
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  Speaker 2: Thank you for giving us the spirit to help us
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  Speaker 2: walk in newness of life. Let your child hear and
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  Speaker 2: believe these words tonight. May these words lead them into
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  Speaker 2: rest that is deep and nourishing and sweet. Renew them
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  Speaker 2: as they trust in you. We ask this in Jesus' name. Amen.
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  Speaker 2: Paul says, letting the spirit control your mind leads to
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  Speaker 2: life in peace. So let the Holy Spirit dwell in
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  Speaker 2: your mind now and ask for life in peace. Paul says,
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  Speaker 2: you have not received a spirit that makes you fearful slaves. Instead,
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  Speaker 2: you received God's spirit when he adopted you as his
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  Speaker 2: own children. Now we call him Ah a father, for
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  Speaker 2: his spirit joins with our spirit to affirm that we
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  Speaker 2: are God's children. Picture yourself as a child with a
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  Speaker 2: good father. Your father doesn't want you to live in fear.
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  Speaker 2: Your father doesn't want you to keep working endlessly hard
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  Speaker 2: to please him. Your father doesn't treat you like a
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  Speaker 2: cog and a machine or a servant to do his bidding.
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  Speaker 2: Your father chose you, and he runs after you. Your
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  Speaker 2: father treasures you and delights in you. Your father forgives
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  Speaker 2: you time after time, and nothing you can do changes
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  Speaker 2: the way he feels about you. He's not a distant
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  Speaker 2: father to you. He's your dad, the one who always
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  Speaker 2: loves you and will never disown you. Father, God, thank
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  Speaker 2: you for adopting this child to be your child, your
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  Speaker 2: beloved child, and for giving them your spirit. May your
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  Speaker 2: spirit speak to them now and let them feel your
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  Speaker 2: tender love. May your spirits speak comfort to them and
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  Speaker 2: let them know they are your child forever, Paul says.
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  Speaker 2: And since we are his children, we are his heirs.
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  Speaker 2: In fact, together with Christ, we are heirs of God's glory.
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  Speaker 2: But if we are to share his glory, we must
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  Speaker 2: also share his suffering. Yet what we suffer now is
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  Speaker 2: nothing compared to the glory He will reveal to us later.
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  Speaker 2: For all creation is waiting eagerly for that future day
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  Speaker 2: when God will reveal who his children really are. Against
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  Speaker 2: its will, all creation was subjected to God's curse, But
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  Speaker 2: with eager hope, the creation looks forward to the day
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  Speaker 2: when it will join God's chilrechildren and glorious freedom from
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  Speaker 2: death and decay. For we know that all creation has
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  Speaker 2: been groaning, as in the pains of childbirth, right up
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  Speaker 2: to the present time. And we believers also grown, even
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  Speaker 2: though we have the Holy Spirit within us as a
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  Speaker 2: foretaste of future glory, for we long for our bodies
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  Speaker 2: to be released from sin and suffering. We too wait
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  Speaker 2: with eager hope for the day when God will give
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  Speaker 2: us our full rights as his adopted children, including the
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  Speaker 2: new bodies He has promised us. We were given this
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  Speaker 2: hope when we were saved. Imagine a barren landscape. Plants
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  Speaker 2: struggle to grow, Rains come too rarely or all at once.
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  Speaker 2: The sun is too weak or too strong. Animals fight
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  Speaker 2: for food and for dominance. Now picture the landscape transforming.
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  Speaker 2: A gentle sun, a gentle rain, soil growing rich and
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  Speaker 2: soft seeds sprouting in what once was a desert, Trees
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  Speaker 2: offering towering shade and nourishing fruit. A lion lying peacefully
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  Speaker 2: with a lamb enough for everyone, Families living together in harmony.
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  Speaker 2: The cosmos flourishing, every part doing what God created it
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  Speaker 2: to do. This is the future glory. God has planned
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  Speaker 2: the kingdom of peace and wholeness, where the curse is reversed.
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  Speaker 2: In the hints of new life and freedom we've experienced
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  Speaker 2: in the spirit will come in their fullness. God, we
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  Speaker 2: join with all creation and eager expectation of this day
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  Speaker 2: when you will bring the full glorious freedom from death
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  Speaker 2: and decay. May your Spirit bring more and more of
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  Speaker 2: the first fruits of this kingdom into our lives and
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  Speaker 2: our world. Even now, Paul goes on, what shall we
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  Speaker 2: say about such wonderful things as these? If God is
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  Speaker 2: for us, who can ever be against us? Since He
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  Speaker 2: did not spare even his own son, but gave him
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  Speaker 2: up for us all, won't he also give us everything else?
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  Speaker 2: Who dares accuse us whom God has chosen for his
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  Speaker 2: own No one, For God himself has given us right
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  Speaker 2: standing with himself, Who then will condemn us?
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  Speaker 3: No one?
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  Speaker 2: For Christ Jesus died for us and was raised to
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  Speaker 2: life for us, and he is sitting in the place
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  Speaker 2: of honor at God's right hand, pleading for us. Can
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  Speaker 2: anything ever separate us from Christ's love? Does it mean
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  Speaker 2: he no longer loves us? If we have trouble or calamity,
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  Speaker 2: or are persecuted or hungry or destitute, or in danger,
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  Speaker 2: or even threatened with death, as the scriptures say, for
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  Speaker 2: your sake, we are killed every day. We are being
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  Speaker 2: slaughtered like sheep. No, despite all these things, overwhelming victory
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  Speaker 2: is ours through Christ, who loved us. And I am
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  Speaker 2: convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God's love.
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  Speaker 2: Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our
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  Speaker 2: fears for today, nor our worries about tomorrow. Not even
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  Speaker 2: the powers of hell can separate us from God's love.
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  Speaker 2: No power in the sky above or in the earth below. Indeed,
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  Speaker 2: nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate
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  Speaker 2: us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ. Jesus,
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  Speaker 2: our Lord and powerful God. Thank you for these powerful promises.
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  Speaker 2: If you are for us, no one can stand against us.
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  Speaker 2: Every accuser will fall. Your spirit intercedes for this child,
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  Speaker 2: your son, pleads on this child's behalf. And you have
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  Speaker 2: promised that nothing can ever separate this child from your love.
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  Speaker 2: Your love is not like human love, which fails. Your
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  Speaker 2: love never fails. Help this child to trust you. Even
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  Speaker 2: those suffering and trials will come, help this child to
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  Speaker 2: feel the assurance of the Spirit within them, letting them
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  Speaker 2: know that they are yours forever. God, I ask now
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  Speaker 2: that you will be with your child as they sleep
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  Speaker 2: through this night. Please give them peaceful dreams, restore their
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  Speaker 2: mind and their spirit, and wake them in the morning
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  Speaker 2: to a new day that you have made, that they
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  Speaker 2: may rejoice and be glad in it, that they may
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  Speaker 2: join in the work of bringing your peaceful kingdom to
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  Speaker 2: earth and the power of the Spirit. In the name
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  Speaker 2: of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Amen.