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Healing Grief: Power | Zach Clinton · Meditative Prayers by Pray.com

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  Speaker 1: And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes,
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  Speaker 1: and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow nor crying,
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  Speaker 1: neither shall there be any more pain, for the former
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  Speaker 1: things are passed away. Revelations 21.4 Dear God, you have
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  Speaker 1: promised that in the life to come, death and pain
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  Speaker 1: will be no more. What a beautiful promise that gives
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  Speaker 1: us hope for eternity. In this life, we may feel
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  Speaker 1: the weight of sorrows and troubles. But in your presence
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  Speaker 1: there is fullness of joy. Your heart longs to bring
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  Speaker 1: us peace and rest and to restore our souls. May
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  Speaker 1: all who seek refuge in you be blessed with grace
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  Speaker 1: and mercy so that we may live in light of eternity.
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  Speaker 1: We give thanks for your redeeming love and look forward
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  Speaker 1: to the day when the streets of heaven will shine
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  Speaker 1: as radiantly as gold. In Jesus' name, amen. Thank you
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  Speaker 1: for joining me in prayer. Stay tuned for today's free podcast,
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  Speaker 1: Meditative Prayers with Zach Clinton, where you can draw close
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  Speaker 1: to God and find strength in Him.
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  Speaker 2: Welcome to your meditative prayer on healing grief. To get
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  Speaker 2: the most out of your spiritual journey, use Pray.com every
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  Speaker 2: day and make prayer a priority in your life. My friends,
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  Speaker 2: our goal for today's meditative prayer is healing grief. Let's
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  Speaker 2: be honest. Death will always be difficult to deal with.
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  Speaker 2: So today, I want you to take a minute to
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  Speaker 2: gather your thoughts and to quiet your spirits. Accommodate yourself
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  Speaker 2: into a comfortable state. Close your eyes and breathe easy.
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  Speaker 2: Now turn your heart and fix your attention to what
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  Speaker 2: God has for you right now. Today we'll be meditating
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  Speaker 2: again on Revelation 21 verse 4 from the King James Version.
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  Speaker 2: It reads, And God shall wipe away all tears from
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  Speaker 2: their eyes. And there shall be no more death, neither
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  Speaker 2: sorrow nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain,
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  Speaker 2: for the former things are passed away. Let us take
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  Speaker 2: this time now to adore God for the promise of eternity. Jesus,
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  Speaker 2: I praise you, for you are the eternal loving God.
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  Speaker 2: I worship you, for with your blood you brought an
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  Speaker 2: end to all suffering I exalt you, Jesus, for by
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  Speaker 2: your love and the power of your sacrifice, you redeem
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  Speaker 2: and restore all. I praise you, Jesus, for you alone
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  Speaker 2: conquered sin and you paid its price. Right now I
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  Speaker 2: sing hallelujah for the Lamb of God has overcome. My
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  Speaker 2: heart extols the Lord and blesses his name forever. Grief
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  Speaker 2: is not all powerful. It does have a final end.
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  Speaker 2: But the sting of death pains us because this side
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  Speaker 2: of eternity, it seems pretty final. But one day, the
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  Speaker 2: grave will lose its power and death will be defeated
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  Speaker 2: once and for all. Jesus paid for this promise, my friends,
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  Speaker 2: with his blood. So although loss hurts so deeply, Because
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  Speaker 2: we're not created for separation, you were created for more.
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  Speaker 2: You're an eternal being, made and molded in the image
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  Speaker 2: and the likeness of God. And God has a good
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  Speaker 2: plan for your future. A future filled with love, with joy,
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  Speaker 2: and with eternal fellowship forever in His presence. All you
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  Speaker 2: have to do is open your heart to Him. confess
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  Speaker 2: your loss and your sorrow to Christ right now, my friends,
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  Speaker 2: because he's waiting for you. Let us now thank God
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  Speaker 2: that one day grief will be no more. Thank him
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  Speaker 2: for his promise of redemption and restoration. Thank Jesus that
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  Speaker 2: he conquered sin and he conquered the grave. Give thanks
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  Speaker 2: for the promise of an eternal life free of separation
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  Speaker 2: and suffering. Thank Him for the cross. Thank God for
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  Speaker 2: His love and His care that has sustained you and
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  Speaker 2: will continue to do so for all time. My friends,
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  Speaker 2: God is present and He's listening to you. He loves
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  Speaker 2: you and He sees your pain. God's closer than you think.
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  Speaker 2: And right now, this is your moment to reach out
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  Speaker 2: to him. Ask God to comfort your weary soul and
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  Speaker 2: your heavy heart. Ask him for his peace that surpasses
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  Speaker 2: all understanding. Ask the Holy Spirit to help you keep
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  Speaker 2: your eyes on Jesus. And ask him to fill your
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  Speaker 2: heart with the promise and assurance of the future to come. Remember,
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  Speaker 2: Jesus conquered the grave and through grace offers you eternity.
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  Speaker 2: My friends, embrace the promise that grief has an expiration date.
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  Speaker 2: Take heart and have courage. It may not feel like
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  Speaker 2: it right now, but this pain too shall pass. So
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  Speaker 2: hold fast to Jesus' vow of the final victory to come.
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  Speaker 2: Find solace in the knowledge that you are not alone.
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  Speaker 2: Jesus sees you. He loves you. And he will keep
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  Speaker 2: his word. Let yourself experience God's restoration and be filled
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  Speaker 2: with the comfort of the Lord. Thank you for completing
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  Speaker 2: today's meditative prayer on Pray.com. By incorporating this healthy habit
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  Speaker 2: as a daily practice, you are making prayer a priority
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  Speaker 2: and strengthening your walk with God. Again, my name is
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  Speaker 2: Zach Clinton from the American Association of Christian Counselors, and
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  Speaker 2: we love being a part of your life.