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9. Listener Mail - Friday Morning · Family Prayer Podcast

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  Good morning, Grace Harbor.
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  It's Dan.
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  Happy Friday.
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  Can you believe it?
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  We've made it to the end of the very first week of the Family Prayer Podcast.
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  I want to thank you for being a part of this
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  very special week, and I hope you've had some fun
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  and found it to be a meaningful part of your family's rhythm this week.
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  Speaking of fun, I think Friday is a great day for fun
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  and I have had so much fun over the last day
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  listening to the messages you all sent yesterday morning.
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  I invited you to share something you're hoping for and why that thing is good.
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  And we got some really great answers.
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  Let's listen to a few of them.
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  My name is Aiden and I'm eight years old in Sanford, Florida.
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  I hope to see my cousin today
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  and I hope that I see my uncle.
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  It would bring me a lot of joy and my family and them a lot of joy
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  if I saw them. Hi, I'm Eric.
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  I'm seven years old and I'm from Chesterfield, Virginia.
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  I heard that they're building a Lego factory in my city,
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  and hopefully they do tours.
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  And one day when I'm old enough,
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  I hope to get a summer job there.
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  Hi, my name is Connor.
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  I’m eight years old from Sanford, Florida.
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  I hope my big sister comes from college to visit
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  soon because I miss her.
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  Wow, what great answers.
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  I hope all of those things happen too.
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  Wasn't it cool to hear from some of the other families
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  that are a part of our podcast community?
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  It makes me feel like Grace Harbor has little outposts all over the place.
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  If you'd like to share something on a future podcast,
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  have your adult check the show notes for details.
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  Okay, so I want to pick back up on something we talked about yesterday.
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  Remember I was dragging after the Christmas party?
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  It's pretty normal to feel tired after something big.
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  But even ordinary days use energy.
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  After running around the playground,
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  your legs might feel tired. If you've been learning something new at school,
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  your brain might feel tired.
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  Earlier this week, I told you that sometimes I feel grumpy.
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  And that's kind of like your heart being tired.
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  And after a bunch of ordinary days in a row,
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  we might discover that we feel extra tired.
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  Think about it this way:
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  I'll bet your family has some rechargeable devices.
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  Maybe it's a phone, or a tablet, or one of your favorite toys.
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  When the battery has power, we can use them and play with them.
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  But when the battery dies, they don't work anymore.
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  So if you remember to plug it in before the battery runs
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  all the way out, it's going to be ready when you want it next.
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  Well, in the Bible, God invites us to get plugged in
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  and recharged before all of our energy runs out.
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  The fancy term the Bible uses is “sabbath.”
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  It means to rest.
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  Sometimes that'll look like a slow day or a slow afternoon. At my house,
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  we usually end up watching a movie on Sunday afternoon.
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  For us, it's a really great way to rest up before the start of a new week.
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  But sometimes resting and recharging
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  may actually look like doing something active.
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  I really like taking my dog for a walk
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  on Saturday morning, especially when my kids come with me.
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  We get some fresh air and exercise, and we get to talk to each other
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  without distractions like my phone or the TV.
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  It uses energy, but I end up feeling energized.
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  So I would love for you to think of two things this morning.
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  What is one calm thing that helps you feel rested?
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  And what is one active thing that helps you feel energized?
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  Take a minute to talk about that as a family.
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  If you need more time,
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  you can pause this podcast, and I'll be right here when you get back.
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  Did anyone have any really great answers?
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  Did anyone share something that everyone else in the family loves too?
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  Maybe that's something you all could do together this weekend.
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  Okay, let's pray before we head out into our Fun Friday.
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  If you want to,
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  you can close your eyes and fold your hands.
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  Dear God, we thank you that you care for us.
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  We thank you that you've not only given us things that recharge us,
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  but you actually want us to make time to do them, too.
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  Amen.
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  All right, friends, have an amazing Friday,
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  and we'll close out the week together tonight.