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Speaker 1: Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow

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Speaker 1: of death, I will fear no evil, for thou art

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Speaker 1: with me. Thy rod and thy staff they comfort me

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Speaker 1: Psalm twenty three four. Dear Lord, you provide all that

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Speaker 1: I need and more. Your provision is the source of life.

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Speaker 1: It brings joy to my soul and peace to my spirit.

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Speaker 1: Your guidance leads me along the right path, avoiding danger

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Speaker 1: and keeping me safe in your care. The goodness of

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Speaker 1: your love surrounds me at all times, even in the

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Speaker 1: darkest of times. It is in you that I find

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Speaker 1: strength and courage to face any challenge with confidence. My

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Speaker 1: heart is filled with gratitude for your grace and mercy.

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Speaker 1: Thank you for being my shepherd, O, Lord, for giving

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Speaker 1: me life and showing me how to live it. I

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Speaker 1: am humbled by your love for me, and I give

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Speaker 1: you all the glory in Jesus's name. Amen. Thank you

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

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Speaker 3: My friends, Welcome to your meditative prayer on overcoming depression.

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Speaker 3: To get the most out of your spiritual journey, use

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Speaker 3: pray dot com every day and make prayer a priority

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Speaker 3: in your life. Again, our goal for today's meditative prayer

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Speaker 3: is all about overcoming depression. So as we begin, let's

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Speaker 3: take a moment of our time just to simply unwind.

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Speaker 3: Find a place where you feel free to relax and

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Speaker 3: be open with yourself. Close your eyes, maybe take a

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Speaker 3: couple of deep breaths, and now invite the presence of

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Speaker 3: the Holy Spirit to come into your space. Today we'll

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Speaker 3: be meditating on Psalm chapter twenty three, verse four from

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Speaker 3: the King James version. YEA, though I walk through the

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Speaker 3: valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil,

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Speaker 3: for thou art with me. Thy rod and thy staff

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Speaker 3: they comfort me. My friends. Let's begin by taking this

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Speaker 3: time to express our adoration to God. Blessed be the

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Speaker 3: God and Father of our Lord, Jesus Christ, the Father

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Speaker 3: of mercy and the God of all comfort, who comforts

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Speaker 3: us in all of our affliction. I praise you for

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Speaker 3: your word that corrects and guides me.

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Speaker 2: Father.

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Speaker 3: I adore you for your wisdom and love that drives

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Speaker 3: out all fear. And God. I worship you for you

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Speaker 3: are always beside me, and you will never leave me alone.

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Speaker 3: Let's be honest. Life can be challenging. There will be

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Speaker 3: seasons you will walk through the valley of the shadow

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Speaker 3: of death, death of hope and vision, death of dreams

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Speaker 3: and desire, death of physical and mental well being. But

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Speaker 3: regardless of how difficult your walk through the valley becomes,

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Speaker 3: it is essential that you keep moving forward. One truth

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Speaker 3: you must always remember is this, no matter how bad

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Speaker 3: things get or how dark it becomes, you are not alone.

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Speaker 3: God is with you in every moment of every circumstance.

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Speaker 3: God is with you in every moment of every circumstance.

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Speaker 3: He will walk beside you in the shadow, comforting and

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Speaker 3: teaching you along the way. You do not have to fear.

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Speaker 3: Take this moment now to confess your struggle to the Lord.

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Speaker 3: Tell him of your trials, and tell him of your valleys. Now,

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Speaker 3: my friends, take a moment to dwell on the assurance

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Speaker 3: of God for your life. Thank your heavenly Father for

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Speaker 3: walking beside you through your many valleys. Thank Him that

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Speaker 3: you can be bold and fearless over all evils. Thank

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Speaker 3: God for his light that overcomes the darkness. Thank Him

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Speaker 3: because his mercies are apart you. And give God thanks

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Speaker 3: for his presence that has never and will never leave.

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Speaker 3: God is present and he is listening to you. If

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Speaker 3: you are stumbling in your walk through the shadow of depression,

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Speaker 3: do not give in Trust in God, in the comfort

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Speaker 3: of his rod and in the comfort of his staff.

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Speaker 3: He will help you get through this. Do not allow

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Speaker 3: fear of evil and shadows to put out the light

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Speaker 3: Christ has placed within you. Ask for help to continue

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Speaker 3: pressing on. Ask the Holy Spirit to teach you endurance

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Speaker 3: in your walk of life. To teach you to persevere

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Speaker 3: in your fight for your hopes and for your dreams.

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Speaker 3: Ask the Holy Spirit to give you vision for your

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Speaker 3: future and to help you push past the valley and

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Speaker 3: into the hilltop. Remember in life there will be both

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Speaker 3: valleys and hilltops. You cannot reach the mountaintop without crossing

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Speaker 3: the valley. Be bold and brave, and fear no evil.

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Speaker 3: You are not alone on your journey through this life.

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Speaker 3: God's word and guidance will comfort you along the way.

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Speaker 3: You will get through this, and you will walk through

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Speaker 3: the shadow and into the light. Be confident in the

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Speaker 3: love and the care that your heavenly Father has for you.

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