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Speaker 1: Life Audio. Welcome to the Crosswalk devotional. We are so

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Speaker 1: thankful to have you listening with us here today. Today's

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Speaker 1: topic is how to have a sunrise service every Sunday.

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Speaker 1: We will return after this brief message from our sponsor.

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Speaker 1: How to have a sunrise service every Sunday morning, Written

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Speaker 1: by Peyton Garland, read by Rochelle Alberti Bible reading. Light

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Speaker 1: shines in the darkness For the godly, they are generous, compassionate,

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Speaker 1: and righteous Solemn one hundred and twelve four inn AULTI.

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Speaker 1: My mood is greatly impacted by the weather, much to

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Speaker 1: my chagrin. In eastern Tennessee. With the appellations spanning my backyard,

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Speaker 1: we see bouts of heavy rain in the winter. Of course,

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Speaker 1: for all our farmers that is quite the blessing and

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Speaker 1: as certainly benefits our neighbor's cattle. But for me, it's

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Speaker 1: just week after week of mental gloominess and feelings stuck

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Speaker 1: inside with the toddler, who would not much better if

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Speaker 1: you could run and play and suck up vitamin D.

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Speaker 1: Easter arrives when the weather is often playing tug of

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Speaker 1: war between winter and spring, I'm sure which will take

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Speaker 1: precedence for the holiday. Thus, it's hard to know if

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Speaker 1: your Easter dress should actually be addressed, or if a

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Speaker 1: pair of pants will make life much warmer and more comfortable.

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Speaker 1: Regardless of Easter's final forecast, it's only normal for us

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Speaker 1: to crave the light and warmth of the sun. Nature

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Speaker 1: makes this clear. The sun not only affects the neural

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Speaker 1: transmitters that regulate our mood, but also our heart rate.

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Speaker 1: Light and warmth stabilize us from the inside out. And

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Speaker 1: is this not the perfect physiological representation of an Easter

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Speaker 1: sunrise service. It's mankind's eager anticipation for the first rays

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Speaker 1: of light that whisper they'll see a bit clearer in

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Speaker 1: just a moment, better things are coming. Hope is here Easter,

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Speaker 1: regardless of the day's weather report. Is our blessed hope,

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Speaker 1: the spiritual truth that we can celebrate year round to

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Speaker 1: keep us tethered to our faith. It's available for all

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Speaker 1: the highs and lows, all the storms, and the uncontrollable

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Speaker 1: chaos that undoubtedly rears its ugly head in this fallen world.

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Speaker 1: And if we are intentional, spiritually desperate enough, we can

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Speaker 1: experience this sunrise service filled with hope and joy each

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Speaker 1: day of our lives, certainly no expert and accessing this beautiful,

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Speaker 1: glorious gift each morning, especially eight months pregnant with a

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Speaker 1: toddler who doesn't sleep through the night, I often wake

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Speaker 1: up starving, grumbly, and in desperate need of a chiropractor.

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Speaker 1: But even when the morning starts hectic or heavy, we

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Speaker 1: have a choice. We can use our desperation for God's

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Speaker 1: goodness to force five minutes of piet for him to

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Speaker 1: settle our hearts and homes, or we can surrender to

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Speaker 1: the never ending demands of a loud, noisy world that

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Speaker 1: cares little about how stable our souls are once we've

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Speaker 1: clocked out for the day and gone home. God gives

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Speaker 1: good gifts to his children, most notably salvation through his

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Speaker 1: Son's death and resurrection, But the choice to access those

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Speaker 1: gifts rests with us. If we want hope, no matter

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Speaker 1: how glily mundane our hard life is, we must pursue it,

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Speaker 1: choose it, share it with others, and praise God that

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Speaker 1: his mercies are faithful as the morning sunlights intersecting faith

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Speaker 1: in life. Consider your morning routine. Is it consistently chaos

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Speaker 1: as everyone grabs a breakfast bar to go and forgets

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Speaker 1: a gin, bad homework, or a shoe or two. If

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Speaker 1: your days always start in the state of stress, create

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Speaker 1: a schedule specifically for your morning routine. Perhaps she needs

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Speaker 1: to wake up thirty minutes earlier, or the kids need

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Speaker 1: to pack runches and set out clothes the night before.

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Speaker 1: Sit down with your entire family to discuss ways to

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Speaker 1: make the morning smoother so everyone can begin each day

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Speaker 1: with a healthier head and hard space. Carve out space

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Speaker 1: so that your morning has dedicated time to practice gratitude

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Speaker 1: to God for a new day of mercy and grace.

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Speaker 1: As a believer and as an adult in your house,

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Speaker 1: it is your spiritual responsibility to set a positive, hope filled,

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Speaker 1: Christ focused tone for the family. As scripture says, the

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Speaker 1: hope and light we long for are byproducts of Godliness.

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Speaker 1: Of our willingness to get uncomfortable, change our schedules and

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Speaker 1: even our perceptions, so we are in a position to

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Speaker 1: practice generosity, compassion, and righteousness. Let's be honest, when we

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Speaker 1: begin our days in chaos without the peace and help

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Speaker 1: of Christ's resurrection, our souls are in position to practice

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Speaker 1: Let alone consider these godly principles. Consider this as more

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Speaker 1: than a mandate. Let this be an honor as you

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Speaker 1: overhaul your borning routine to have an Easter sunrise service

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Speaker 1: in your home for your family each day. Further reading

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Speaker 1: twenty five Easter scriptures to celebrate the resurrection, he has

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Speaker 1: risen five habits to help you to start your day

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Speaker 1: with Jesus. Thanks for listening to today's devotional. If you

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