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Speaker 1: for they saw that his grief was very great. Job

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Speaker 1: two thirteen. Dear Lord, we know that sorrow is inevitable

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Speaker 1: in this life. Trials come and tragedy strikes, leaving us

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Speaker 1: friendship is crucial. We pray that you would empower us

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Speaker 1: to be tenderhearted to our friends who face tragedy. Give

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Speaker 1: us wisdom to know when to speak, when to be silent,

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Speaker 1: and when to reach out. Help us to be selfless

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Speaker 1: during those times, and not look to please ourselves with

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Speaker 1: vain advice and ill time platitudes. We want to be

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Speaker 1: near as you are, near, comforting as you are comforting,

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Speaker 1: these things in Jesus' name. Amen, Thank you for joining

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Speaker 1: me in prayer. Stay tuned for today's free podcast Meditative

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Speaker 1: Prayers with Zach Clinton, where you can draw close to

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Speaker 1: God and find strength in him.

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Speaker 2: My friends, welcome to your meditative prayer on new friendships.

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Speaker 2: To get the most out of your spiritual journey, uspray

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Speaker 2: dot com every day and make prayer a priority in

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Speaker 2: your life again. Our goal for today's meditative prayer is

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Speaker 2: all about new friendships. So right now, go to a

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Speaker 2: place where you can relax and let your guard down.

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Speaker 2: Right now, tune out everything else. Take a deep breath,

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Speaker 2: exhil and repeat. Right now, let go of the tension

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Speaker 2: you may be carrying in your body, and in this moment,

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Speaker 2: lift your heart up to heaven and invite the Holy

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Speaker 2: Spirit to come and minister to you again. Today we'll

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Speaker 2: be meditating on Job chapter two, verses eleven to thirteen

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Speaker 2: from the King James version. Now, when Job's three friends

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Speaker 2: they came everyone from his own place, Eliphaz the Temanite,

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Speaker 2: For they had made an appointment together to come to

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Speaker 2: mourn with him and to comfort him. And when they

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Speaker 2: they lifted up their voice and wept, and they rent

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Speaker 2: everyone his mantle, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven.

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Speaker 2: So they sat down with him upon the ground seven

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Speaker 2: for they saw that his grief was very great. Right now,

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Speaker 2: my friends, let's just take a moment just to simply

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Speaker 2: pour out our adoration to God. God, I praise you

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Speaker 2: for your vast greatness and your infinite wisdom. For who

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Speaker 2: is like you. God? By your voice, you created the

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Speaker 2: heavens and set the foundations of the earth. Life and

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Speaker 2: death are held in the very palm of your hand.

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Speaker 2: None can compare to you. Remember, this friendship is empathetic.

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Speaker 2: Job's story in the Bible is extraordinary and exemplary for

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Speaker 2: many reasons. This particular part in Job's story teaches an

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Speaker 2: important lesson of friendship. Due to a matter between God

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Speaker 2: and Satan that was unbeknownst to those present, Job found

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Speaker 2: himself destitute, desolate, and diseased. Upon hearing what it had

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Speaker 2: the fallen Job and learning of his agonizing situation, Job's

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Speaker 2: three friends got together and went to commiserate and to

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Speaker 2: empathize with him. In solidarity. Job's friends not only cared

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Speaker 2: shared in his sorrow. Job's friends showed steadfast love for

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Speaker 2: there for one another, even if you don't help in

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Speaker 2: accepting empathy. Perhaps you're struggling and showing empathy to others.

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Speaker 2: Regardless of your situation, this is your opportunity to present

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Speaker 2: And now, as we transition, let's just simply consider for

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Speaker 2: an moment God's gift of friendship and thank him for it.

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Speaker 2: Thank God for his own divine friendship and for his

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Speaker 2: care over you. Thank God for the steadfast and empathetic

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Speaker 2: people he has placed in your life. Thank God for

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Speaker 2: God is present and he is listening to you. Being

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Speaker 2: their pain as your own. You see, God created friendship

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Speaker 2: So choose this day to embrace love and to share

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Speaker 2: allow God to use you to minister to others and

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Speaker 2: to be a blessing unto them, not only this day,

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