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Daily Prayer 12-22-25 · The Early Morning Praise Party w/ Sherry Mackey

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  Speaker 1: I am Sherry Mackie and it's time for us to
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  Speaker 1: go to God in prayer. And as always I ask
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  Speaker 1: that you join along with me in prayer. And I
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  Speaker 1: can't help today, but think about this Christmas season, all
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  Speaker 1: of the people who are hurting during the Christmas season
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  Speaker 1: for various reasons. Some are hurting because they're dealing with
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  Speaker 1: their first Christmas, or their second, or their tenth or
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  Speaker 1: their fifth without a loved one. For those that are
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  Speaker 1: maybe lonely at Christmas for whatever reason, Heavenly Father, we
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  Speaker 1: come before you with tender hearts during this Christmas season,
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  Speaker 1: the season that speaks of joy and celebration, yet for
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  Speaker 1: many it carries the weight of loss, of absence, of longing. Lord,
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  Speaker 1: you see the empty chairs at the table, the silent
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  Speaker 1: phones that you're maitions that now feel different because someone
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  Speaker 1: we love is no longer here. Father, we lift up
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  Speaker 1: those facing Christmas without a loved one, the widow, the widower,
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  Speaker 1: the grieving parent, the child whose heart aches for a
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  Speaker 1: mother or father they can no longer hold. We pray
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  Speaker 1: for those who never had the joy of children, whose
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  Speaker 1: arms feel empty during the season that celebrates family and Lord,
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  Speaker 1: we especially lift up the motherless child, the fatherless child,
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  Speaker 1: and those who feel unseen and forgotten during these days, God,
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  Speaker 1: You're close to the broken hearted. Draw near now. God,
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  Speaker 1: Sit with them in the quiet moments, Hold them when
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  Speaker 1: the tears fall unexpectedly, comfort them when memories rush in
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  Speaker 1: and the pain feels fresh all over again. Remind them
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  Speaker 1: that they are not alone, That even when loved ones
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  Speaker 1: are absent, you are present. But Christmas reminds us that
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  Speaker 1: you enter the world and humility and vulnerability in a
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  Speaker 1: moment of great need. You are immanual God with us.
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  Speaker 1: Be with those who feel lonely in crowded rooms, with
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  Speaker 1: those who smile on the outside but ache on the inside.
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  Speaker 1: Be with those who dread the holidays, because grief feels
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  Speaker 1: louder than joy. Father, bring peace to trouble hearts. Replace
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  Speaker 1: heaveness with hope God, and sorrow with strength, and loneliness
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  Speaker 1: with the comfort God that only your presence brings. Let
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  Speaker 1: your love fill every empty space. Surround them with people
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  Speaker 1: who care, memories that heal, and moments of unexpected grace. God,
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  Speaker 1: help us as your people to notice those who are hurting. You.
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  Speaker 1: Give us compassionate hearts, open hands, and gentle words. God,
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  Speaker 1: teach us to be reminders of your love today, to
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  Speaker 1: check in, to listen, to show up, and to walk
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  Speaker 1: along side those who are grieving. Lord, we thank you
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  Speaker 1: that in this season, it's not just about what's missing,
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  Speaker 1: but what remains. Your faithfulness remains, your promises, remain your
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  Speaker 1: unchanging love. Even and lost, you are still good. Even
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  Speaker 1: in grief, you are still near, and even in sorrow,
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  Speaker 1: you are still our hope. So today, Father, we entrust
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  Speaker 1: every broken heart into your hands, wrap them in your piece,
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  Speaker 1: carry them through this season, and remind them that joy
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  Speaker 1: may feel delayed, but it is certainly not denied, because
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  Speaker 1: you are still writing their story In Jesus' name. Amen,