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Speaker 1: own needs. Forgive me, Lord, as I care for others

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Speaker 1: which I give to others with interest. Amen. Thank you

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Speaker 1: for listening to pray dot COM's nightly prayer to experience

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Speaker 1: Meditative prayer after this quick word from our sponsors.

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Speaker 2: Welcome to your meditative prayer on letting go. To get

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Speaker 2: the most out of your spiritual journey, use pray dot

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Speaker 2: Our goal for today's meditative prayer is letting go. Take

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Speaker 2: a second to relax. Look for a quiet and welcoming place,

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Speaker 2: a place where your focus can be on this moment

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Speaker 2: of reflection, close your eyes and take slow, deep breath.

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Speaker 2: Focus all your attention on God's word, and prepare to

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Speaker 2: receive from His Holy Spirit. We will be meditating on

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Speaker 2: Ecclesiastes chapter three, verses one and six from the King

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Speaker 2: James version. To everything, there is a season and a

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Speaker 2: time to every purpose under the heaven, a time to

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Speaker 2: and a time to cast away. Now take a moment

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Speaker 2: to pour out your adoration to God for who he is. God,

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Speaker 2: I enter your gates with thanksgiving and your courts with praise.

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Speaker 2: I praise you, for you are good, and your love

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Speaker 2: endures forever. Your faithfulness continues through all of time. I

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Speaker 2: give glory for all your wonderful deeds. There is a

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Speaker 2: time for everything. Throughout your lifetime, you will experience many seasons,

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Speaker 2: some of tremendous joy and great gladness, others of immense

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Speaker 2: sorrow and deep grief. Moments of victory and defeat, small

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Speaker 2: moments and big moments, moments in which you will have

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Speaker 2: to press on and persevere, and moments where you will

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Speaker 2: have to let go and accept the end has come.

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Speaker 2: No matter what season you may find yourself in, one

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Speaker 2: theme is persistent in all of them. Letting go is

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Speaker 2: never easy. Those experiencing hope and happiness will always wish

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Speaker 2: for one thing, more time, more time to live, more

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Speaker 2: time to laugh, more time to love, more time to

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Speaker 2: experience goodness. Those going through the process of saying goodbye

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Speaker 2: will always wish for one thing more time, more time

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Speaker 2: to say thank you, more time to say I love you,

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Speaker 2: more time to make up for lost time, more time

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Speaker 2: to say goodbye. The common thread between good and bad

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Speaker 2: moments is that nothing lasts forever, neither sorrow nor joy.

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Speaker 2: So if you are experiencing a time of happiness, enjoy

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Speaker 2: every moment while it lasts. If you are struggling with

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Speaker 2: overcoming sadness, know this too shall pass. Whatever season in

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Speaker 2: your life that has reached its end, let it go.

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Speaker 2: Do not harm yourself worrying over what you cannot change

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Speaker 2: or control. Letting go is not easy, but it is necessary.

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Speaker 2: This is your opportunity to present yourself before the Lord.

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Speaker 2: Confess your sins to God. Tell him of the areas

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Speaker 2: you are struggle with letting go. Let the Holy Spirit

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Speaker 2: minister to the wounded and weary pieces of your heart.

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Speaker 2: Take a moment now to thank God. Thank God that

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Speaker 2: his timing is perfect and he is in control of

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Speaker 2: all things. Thank God for loving you, for having a

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Speaker 2: purpose and plan for your life. Thank Him for his

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Speaker 2: kindness and his care for watching over you. Give thanks

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Speaker 2: for the moments he spent ministering to you and teaching

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Speaker 2: you to let go. Thank God for past seasons of

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Speaker 2: personal growth and for those yet to come. Do not forget.

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

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Speaker 2: desires to give you st tree, to let go and

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Speaker 2: to grow. So let him. Pray for his Holy Spirit

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Speaker 2: trust his word. Pray for wisdom in every season and

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Speaker 2: teach you to have confidence in God, to know he

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Speaker 2: has a purpose and a plan for your life. Remember

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Speaker 2: there is a time for everything, For everything on earth

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Speaker 2: time to let go. Even though sometimes it will hurt

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Speaker 2: to let go, you must do so. Letting go can

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Speaker 2: be painful, but it can also bring growth and new life.

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Speaker 2: Trust that God is in control and he has what's

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Speaker 2: best for you. Choose this day to let go of

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Speaker 2: what's been holding you back. Choose to experience God's goodness

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Speaker 2: in your life. Trust the Lord, and live each season

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Speaker 2: of your life to its fullest. Thank you for completing

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