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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 2: Psalm twenty three four. Dear Lord, I thank you that

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Speaker 2: I do not have to fear any evil, for you

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Speaker 2: are with me. Even the shadow of death will not

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Speaker 2: terrify me, for you will lead me safely to the

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Speaker 2: other side, where I will receive the full inheritance of

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Speaker 2: your everlasting love. Your rod defends me, and your staff

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Speaker 2: guides me back when I stray from your path of righteousness.

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Speaker 2: Thank you for the comfort of knowing that you will

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Speaker 2: never leave me or forsake me, even if I make

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Speaker 2: a wrong turn. Help me listen for your voice and

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Speaker 2: trust in your care. You will course correct my footsteps

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Speaker 2: and lead to your perfect will for my life.

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Speaker 1: Amen.

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Speaker 2: to experience a pocket of peace before you go to sleep.

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Speaker 3: Welcome to your meditative prayer on grace and gratitude. To

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

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

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Speaker 3: your life. Our goal for today's meditative prayer is grace

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Speaker 3: and gratitude. Take a second to slow down, relocate to

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Speaker 3: your favorite chair, your bed, or where you feel most

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Speaker 3: at e es, Grab a comforting blanket or a soft pillow.

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Speaker 3: Take a couple of deep breaths. Once you are able

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Speaker 3: to relax, direct your thoughts toward what God has for you.

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Speaker 3: Today we will be meditating on Hebrews Chapter four, verses

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Speaker 3: fifteen through sixteen from the King James version. For we

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Speaker 3: have not a high priest which cannot be touched with

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Speaker 3: the feeling of our infirmities, but was in all points

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Speaker 3: tempted like as we are, yet without sin. Let us

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Speaker 3: therefore come boldly into the throne of Grace, that we

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Speaker 3: may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time

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Speaker 3: of need. Take a moment to pour out your adoration

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Speaker 3: to God for his compassion and grace. Jesus, I worship

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Speaker 3: you for who you are. I praise you for your

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Speaker 3: kindness and understanding toward me. I glorify you alone, Jesus,

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Speaker 3: for you overcame sin and death. Your blood has provided

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Speaker 3: a way for me to enter into the Holy of holies. Jesus,

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Speaker 3: I extol your great name, for there is none like you.

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Speaker 3: You alone are worthy of all praise. To receive God's grace,

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Speaker 3: you must actively pursue it. The daily struggle of life

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Speaker 3: can sometimes make you forget that you are not alone.

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Speaker 3: Your High Priest sees you, and you are known to him.

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Speaker 3: Jesus Christ has walked in your shoes. He knows what

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Speaker 3: it is to be human in this world. He is

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Speaker 3: intimately aware of your weaknesses and your trials. He was

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Speaker 3: spared no affliction and no agony, while here on earth

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Speaker 3: he was faced with the same temptations and challenges, the

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Speaker 3: same fears and the same sorrows that are before you now.

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Speaker 3: Jesus bore the weight of all sin at Calvary, and

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Speaker 3: none of it was his. While Christ hung on the cross,

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Speaker 3: God the Father poured his full wrath upon his He

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Speaker 3: paid this price so you wouldn't have to, so you

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Speaker 3: could stand upon his grace. Jesus, he wants to pour

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Speaker 3: his grace over you, but for him to do so,

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Speaker 3: you must seek it out. You must approach the throne

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Speaker 3: of grace boldly. You must ask for mercy to receive

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Speaker 3: help in times of need. Do not bold to fear.

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Speaker 3: Do not cower before it, nor let it intimidate you.

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Speaker 3: Your right to approach the throne of grace was paid

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Speaker 3: for in blood. Do not squander this gift. Do not

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Speaker 3: let Satan trick you into forfeiting it. Be bold, ask

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Speaker 3: and ask, and ask again. This is your opportunity to

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Speaker 3: present yourself before God, confess your sins to him so

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Speaker 3: you may receive his mercy and grace. Now consider for

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Speaker 3: a moment the love of Christ for your life, and

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Speaker 3: thank him for it. Thank Jesus for being your high priest.

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Speaker 3: Thank him that he not only loves you, he understands

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Speaker 3: what you are going through and has empathy for you.

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Speaker 3: Thank Jesus for making a way for you to enter

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Speaker 3: God's holy presence with boldness. Thank him for his sacrifice

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Speaker 3: that gives you access to the throne of the Father.

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Speaker 3: God is present and he is listening to you. Never

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Speaker 3: forget Jesus died to give you grace. His grace is

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Speaker 3: yours for the taking. All you have to do is ask.

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Speaker 3: He wants you to approach God's throne with boldness, So

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Speaker 3: be bold, reach out and ask God for grace. His

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Speaker 3: grace that is more than enough. Ask God for his

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Speaker 3: mercy to be constantly upon your life. Ask the Holy

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Speaker 3: Spirit to guide you and to be beside you. Ask

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Speaker 3: him to help you overcome all obstacles and tribulations that

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Speaker 3: come your way. Remember, Jesus understands your struggles and he

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Speaker 3: grants you access to the Father. Your High Priest is

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Speaker 3: able to understand your weaknesses. He was tempted in every

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Speaker 3: way that you are, but he did not sin. Because

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Speaker 3: of Jesus, you can feel free to go before God's

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Speaker 3: throne where there is grace. There you can receive his

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Speaker 3: mercy and grace to help you when you need it.

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Speaker 3: Be encouraged. You are not alone in this life. You

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Speaker 3: have God's Holy Spirit to help you and to guide you.

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Speaker 3: He will never leave you nor abandon you. Be blessed.

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Speaker 3: Thank you for completing today's meditative prayer on pray dot com.

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