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Speaker 1: Life Audio from the Salvation Army. Welcome to Heartbeat.

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Speaker 2: Maybe you have someone in your life right now who

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Speaker 2: used to walk closely with God, but somewhere along the

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Speaker 2: way they drifted. Jesus told a story about someone like that,

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Speaker 2: the Prodigal Son, a son who left home, chased the world,

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Speaker 2: and wandered far from where he belonged. Yet the father

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Speaker 2: never stopped loving him. Sometimes the most powerful thing we

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Speaker 2: can do for someone who's drifting isn't arguing or forcing conversations.

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Speaker 2: It's showing grace and covering them in prayer, because prayer

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Speaker 2: works in ways we can't see. Long before the prodigal

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Speaker 2: son came home, I imagine his father was in a

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Speaker 2: constant state of prayer. So if you're worried about someone today,

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Speaker 2: don't lose hope. Keep loving them, keep praying. God is

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Speaker 2: still working on their story.

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Speaker 1: For more episodes of Heartbeat, visit Salvation Army Radio dot org.

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Speaker 1: Thank you so much for listening to Heartbeat. We want

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Speaker 1: to thank the team at Life Audio for their partnership

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Speaker 1: with us on the show. Visit Lifeaudio dot com, or

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Speaker 1: you'll find dozens of other faith centered podcasts in their network.

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Speaker 1: They have shows about prayer, Bible, studying, parenting, and more.

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Speaker 1: Thanks again for listening. We'll see you next time.