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Speaker 1: And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall

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Speaker 1: upon Adam, and he slept, and he took one of

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Speaker 1: his ribs and closed up the flesh instead thereof Genesis

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Speaker 1: two twenty one.

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Speaker 2: Lord, I thank you that you never slumber or sleep,

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Speaker 2: and you are always working on my behalf. When Adam

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Speaker 2: was asleep, you did a deep work in him and

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Speaker 2: brought forth his wife Eve. You did for Adam what

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Speaker 2: he could not do for himself. When my natural body

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Speaker 2: is quiet in rest, you are actively refreshing my spirit

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Speaker 2: and bringing forth solutions to the many challenges that face me.

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Speaker 2: You revitalize my mind and my body, and I wake

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Speaker 2: with renewed hope. When I try to make things happen

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Speaker 2: rest and let you provide, you do exceedingly beyond my expectations,

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Speaker 2: like you did for Adam.

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Speaker 1: Amen.

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Speaker 4: Welcome to your meditative prayer on deep forgiveness to get

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Speaker 4: every day, and make prayer a priority in your life.

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Speaker 4: Our goal for today's meditative prayer is deep forgiveness. Take

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Speaker 4: a moment to hide away in your see secret place,

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Speaker 4: a place where you can relax and be comfortable, a

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Speaker 4: place where you can turn off all distraction. Now close

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Speaker 4: your eyes, breathe in deep through your nose, and exhale

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Speaker 4: out through your mouth. As you feel the tension leave

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Speaker 4: your body. Allow your spirit to reach out to God

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Speaker 4: and let his words fill your heart. We will be

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Speaker 4: meditating on Proverbs chapter twenty five, verses twenty one through

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Speaker 4: twenty two, from the King James version. If thine enemy

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Speaker 4: be thirsty, give him water to drink. For thou shalt

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Speaker 4: heap coals of fire upon his head, then the Lord

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Speaker 4: shall reward thee. Take a moment to pour out your

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Speaker 4: adoration to God. Jesus, I praise you for loving me,

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Speaker 4: for dying in my place while I was still your enemy.

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Speaker 4: For choosing to pour out your grace and forgiveness over me,

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Speaker 4: for sacrificing yourself to restore my relationship with God the Father.

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Speaker 4: I worship you for your love demonstrated in salvation. I

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Speaker 4: praise you, for you alone are good. I extol your name. God,

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Speaker 4: You are worthy of all glory. Defeat evil with God's goodness.

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Speaker 4: The Bible teaches us that only love can conquer hate,

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Speaker 4: and only God's goodness can defeat evil. As illogical and

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Speaker 4: implausible as it may seem, repaying evil for good will

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Speaker 4: bring burning shame upon your foes and heavenly blessings upon you,

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Speaker 4: for when you show kindness to your enemies, you overcome them.

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Speaker 4: Because kindness does kill. It kills toxic environments. It kills

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Speaker 4: the hold of resentment, It kills the root of bitterness,

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Speaker 4: It kills the might of anger, It kills the power

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Speaker 4: of hate in your life. Jesus demonstrated this when he

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Speaker 4: died at the cross for our sins. Christ died for

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Speaker 4: us while we were yet his enemies, and by doing so,

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Speaker 4: he broke the curse of sin and defeated the grave.

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Speaker 4: His choice to repay evil with goodness and grace resulted

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Speaker 4: in restoration for all mankind and victory over death. God

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Speaker 4: knows repaying evil with goodness is hard to do. Jesus

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Speaker 4: went to the cross, but it was not easy nor

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Speaker 4: was it pleasant for him to succeed in this fight.

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Speaker 4: You must be honest with God in prayer. Take a

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Speaker 4: moment to confess your sins to God. Now, think for

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Speaker 4: a minute on all the times God showed you his kindness.

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Speaker 4: Think of the challenges Jesus had to overcome in showing

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Speaker 4: you his love, All the pain he pushed through, and

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Speaker 4: the scorn he suffered at the cross, All of this

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Speaker 4: out of compassion for you. Now think of past situations

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Speaker 4: when God demonstrated his goodness in your life. All the

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Speaker 4: miracles and mercies he has manifested over you. Thank Jesus

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Speaker 4: for his grace poured out to you, for his provision

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Speaker 4: and his care. Thank him for all your current blessings

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Speaker 4: and for those still to come. God is present and

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Speaker 4: he is listening to you. He never said showing kindness

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Speaker 4: to your enemies would be easy, but he promised to

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Speaker 4: help you every step of the way. God sent his

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Speaker 4: Holy Spirit to enable you to be compassionate, to show

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Speaker 4: grace unto those who would not do the same for you.

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Speaker 4: So ask the Holy Spirit to increase your mercy for others.

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Speaker 4: Ask him to make you like Jesus, to aid those

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Speaker 4: do not deserve your charity. Ask him to teach you

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Speaker 4: to imitate God's love every day and toward everyone. Remember

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Speaker 4: God said you are to repay evil with kindness. Helping

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Speaker 4: your enemy out when they are in need will be

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Speaker 4: like pouring burning coals on their head, and the Lord

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Speaker 4: will reward you. Even though loving those who caused you

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Speaker 4: harm is difficult and requires self denial, it can be done,

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Speaker 4: and God promised to reward your efforts. God expects you

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Speaker 4: to love others in the same manner you are loved

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Speaker 4: by him. Do not hold back. You can be merciful

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Speaker 4: because Jesus has poured out his mercies over you. Do

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Speaker 4: this and you will see the very best of God's

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Speaker 4: goodness manifested in your life. Thank you for completing today's

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