1 00:00:02,759 --> 00:00:07,760 Speaker 1: Here o, Lord, and have mercy upon me. Lord, be 2 00:00:07,960 --> 00:00:12,040 Speaker 1: thou my helper. Thou hast turned for me my mourning 3 00:00:12,680 --> 00:00:17,600 Speaker 1: into dancing. Thou hast put off my sackcloth and girded 4 00:00:17,640 --> 00:00:24,120 Speaker 1: me with gladness Psalm thirty ten through eleven. Dear Lord, 5 00:00:24,960 --> 00:00:28,720 Speaker 1: you have brought me back from the depths of despair. 6 00:00:29,720 --> 00:00:34,519 Speaker 1: Your loving kindness has turned my mourning in sadness. I 7 00:00:34,640 --> 00:00:38,760 Speaker 1: give you thanks for restoring to me the joy of 8 00:00:38,840 --> 00:00:45,360 Speaker 1: salvation and granting me a spirit of gladness. Your goodness 9 00:00:45,600 --> 00:00:50,440 Speaker 1: is unending and washes over me in waves of mercy 10 00:00:50,760 --> 00:00:56,160 Speaker 1: and grace. My heart has been transformed by your love, 11 00:00:56,880 --> 00:01:01,080 Speaker 1: and I can no longer contain my joy. All my 12 00:01:01,400 --> 00:01:06,240 Speaker 1: sorrows have been turned to gladness. Lord, and you have 13 00:01:06,319 --> 00:01:11,440 Speaker 1: done all this for me through Christ Jesus. May your 14 00:01:11,560 --> 00:01:22,840 Speaker 1: name be praised forevermore. In Jesus' name, Amen, Thank you 15 00:01:22,920 --> 00:01:25,800 Speaker 1: for joining me in prayer. Stay tuned for today's free 16 00:01:25,840 --> 00:01:30,160 Speaker 1: podcast Meditative Prayers with Zach Clinton, where you can draw 17 00:01:30,200 --> 00:01:35,759 Speaker 1: close to God and find strength in him. 18 00:01:36,000 --> 00:01:40,080 Speaker 2: Welcome to your meditative prayer on Healing grief. To get 19 00:01:40,120 --> 00:01:42,920 Speaker 2: the most out of your spiritual journey, use pray dot com. 20 00:01:42,920 --> 00:01:48,160 Speaker 2: Every day and make prayer a priority in your life. Again, 21 00:01:48,200 --> 00:01:51,960 Speaker 2: our goal for today's meditative prayer is healing grief in 22 00:01:52,000 --> 00:01:55,520 Speaker 2: this trying time, My friends, trying to go to your 23 00:01:55,560 --> 00:02:01,160 Speaker 2: secret place, a place where you can relax, let your 24 00:02:01,200 --> 00:02:08,560 Speaker 2: guard down, try to tune out everything else. Breathing deep 25 00:02:08,600 --> 00:02:17,200 Speaker 2: through your nose and excel out through your mouth, and 26 00:02:17,280 --> 00:02:21,120 Speaker 2: reach out towards God with your mind and your broken heart. 27 00:02:23,080 --> 00:02:27,000 Speaker 2: Today again we'll be meditating on Psalm chapter thirty, verses 28 00:02:27,040 --> 00:02:32,440 Speaker 2: ten through eleven from the King James version, they read, Hero, Lord, 29 00:02:33,160 --> 00:02:37,680 Speaker 2: and have mercy upon me. Lord, be thou my helper. 30 00:02:39,000 --> 00:02:42,320 Speaker 2: Thou hast turned for me in my mourning into dancing. 31 00:02:43,520 --> 00:02:47,880 Speaker 2: Thou hast put off my sackcloth and girded me with gladness. 32 00:02:49,960 --> 00:02:52,720 Speaker 2: Take a moment to pour out your adoration to God 33 00:02:52,840 --> 00:02:59,800 Speaker 2: right now, Heavenly Father, Lord, I worship you for you 34 00:03:00,080 --> 00:03:04,880 Speaker 2: or my help in times of need. Praise you for 35 00:03:05,000 --> 00:03:09,960 Speaker 2: your fierce love and for your mighty grace. Father, you 36 00:03:10,040 --> 00:03:16,000 Speaker 2: alone turn mourning into dancing. You remove the sting of 37 00:03:16,080 --> 00:03:22,160 Speaker 2: death and trade my sorrow for joy. You cast aside death, 38 00:03:22,680 --> 00:03:27,840 Speaker 2: and in its place you create life. Father, you are 39 00:03:27,919 --> 00:03:34,720 Speaker 2: great and greatly to be praised. The ability to dream 40 00:03:35,520 --> 00:03:39,240 Speaker 2: is a god giving gift. To have hope for the 41 00:03:39,320 --> 00:03:44,800 Speaker 2: future and to aspire goodness is a beautiful thing. However, 42 00:03:45,680 --> 00:03:50,840 Speaker 2: beautiful things can be fragile and vulnerable, like a stone 43 00:03:51,000 --> 00:03:56,800 Speaker 2: tossed upon a glass surface. Unexpected circumstances and unforeseen loss 44 00:03:56,840 --> 00:04:02,000 Speaker 2: can shatter your soul. Things will cripple the human spirit, 45 00:04:02,040 --> 00:04:06,760 Speaker 2: as grief does. But you must remember our God is 46 00:04:06,840 --> 00:04:10,600 Speaker 2: not a cruel god. He did not create you with 47 00:04:10,680 --> 00:04:14,120 Speaker 2: the capacity to dream, to have goals and desires, to 48 00:04:14,200 --> 00:04:19,400 Speaker 2: merely denied them to you. So this is your moment 49 00:04:20,440 --> 00:04:25,880 Speaker 2: to bring to mind all your shattered hopes, the dreams 50 00:04:26,000 --> 00:04:32,000 Speaker 2: long dead and buried maybe deep inside your heart. Confess 51 00:04:32,040 --> 00:04:36,240 Speaker 2: to God the hopelessness, the grief, and the loss you've 52 00:04:36,240 --> 00:04:42,080 Speaker 2: been carrying, and do not be afraid, be honest and 53 00:04:42,320 --> 00:04:48,080 Speaker 2: open with God right now through prayer. As heavy a 54 00:04:48,160 --> 00:04:52,680 Speaker 2: weight as grief can be, there's always a reason for gratitude. 55 00:04:53,279 --> 00:04:56,719 Speaker 2: So take a moment to set aside all loss and 56 00:04:56,800 --> 00:05:02,919 Speaker 2: instead focus on your existing blessing. Those hopes and desires 57 00:05:02,960 --> 00:05:07,880 Speaker 2: you once believed impossible and unattainable, Nonetheless, God manifested them 58 00:05:07,880 --> 00:05:13,359 Speaker 2: in your life. Think of past situations, of sadness and sorrow, 59 00:05:14,040 --> 00:05:16,839 Speaker 2: where God gave your heart a new song to dance to. 60 00:05:18,320 --> 00:05:21,760 Speaker 2: Moments you mourned the closing of a door, only to 61 00:05:21,800 --> 00:05:26,960 Speaker 2: see God open a better one. The reality is God 62 00:05:27,080 --> 00:05:31,839 Speaker 2: is good all the time. So thank Him for all 63 00:05:31,960 --> 00:05:36,320 Speaker 2: the past blessings he has bestowed upon your life. Thank 64 00:05:36,400 --> 00:05:39,880 Speaker 2: him for the promise of resurrection, and for the fulfillment 65 00:05:39,920 --> 00:05:45,800 Speaker 2: of all dreams to come. God is present and he's 66 00:05:45,880 --> 00:05:51,560 Speaker 2: listening to you. Be mindful of his promises. Be bold 67 00:05:52,000 --> 00:05:57,680 Speaker 2: and ask the Holy Spirit to revive your dreams. Ask 68 00:05:57,760 --> 00:06:01,920 Speaker 2: him for hope, anew for the ability to realize this 69 00:06:01,960 --> 00:06:07,000 Speaker 2: is not the end. Ask him for springs in the 70 00:06:07,040 --> 00:06:10,400 Speaker 2: midst of the desert, and ask him to help you 71 00:06:10,560 --> 00:06:16,919 Speaker 2: acknowledge God's goodness every day and in every way. Remember, 72 00:06:17,680 --> 00:06:20,719 Speaker 2: God wants you to be happy and to be whole. 73 00:06:21,960 --> 00:06:25,480 Speaker 2: He can transform death into dreams even in the midst 74 00:06:25,480 --> 00:06:29,240 Speaker 2: of hardship. God is still good and He's still in control. 75 00:06:30,360 --> 00:06:34,120 Speaker 2: God promised he would always care and provide for you. 76 00:06:34,240 --> 00:06:38,560 Speaker 2: He promised his blessings will overrun your life. 77 00:06:39,279 --> 00:06:40,680 Speaker 1: So do not give. 78 00:06:42,040 --> 00:06:46,560 Speaker 2: Today. Live in gratitude to God and watch him exchange 79 00:06:46,600 --> 00:06:51,880 Speaker 2: your grief for gladness. My friends, thank you for completing 80 00:06:51,880 --> 00:06:55,760 Speaker 2: today's meditative prayer on pray dot com. By incorporating this 81 00:06:55,839 --> 00:06:58,359 Speaker 2: healthy habit as a daily practice, you are making prayer 82 00:06:58,360 --> 00:07:02,440 Speaker 2: a priority and lengthening your walk with God again. My 83 00:07:02,560 --> 00:07:06,160 Speaker 2: name is Zach Clinton from the American Association of Christian Counselors, 84 00:07:06,720 --> 00:07:08,360 Speaker 2: and we love being a part of your life.