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Speaker 1: If it be possible, as much as lieth in you,

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Speaker 1: live peaceably with all men. Romans twelve eighteen. Dear Father,

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Speaker 1: cover me tonight in your shield of protection. Allow me

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Speaker 1: to reflect on today so that I may learn to

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Speaker 1: be a reflection of You in my thoughts, actions, and

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Speaker 1: words to each person in my life. Help me to

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Speaker 1: accept others for their youth, unique gifts and talents and

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Speaker 1: encourage them to walk along the path that you have

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Speaker 1: set for their life. Help me to speak gently to

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Speaker 1: those around me, and help me to teach them that

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Speaker 1: your love is unwavering and unconditional. Continue to embrace my

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Speaker 1: family and friends with your light and grant us with

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Speaker 1: a knight of peaceful slumber. In Jesus' name. Amen, thank you,

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Speaker 1: Thank you for listening to pray dot com nightly prayer

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Speaker 1: to experience a pocket of peace before you go to sleep.

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Speaker 1: Stay tuned for our free meditative prayer after this quick

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Speaker 2: Welcome to your meditative prayer on sleep better. To get

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Speaker 2: every day and make prayer a priority in your life.

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Speaker 2: Our goal for today's meditative prayer is to sleep better.

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Speaker 2: Hit pause for a second. Prepare yourself to spend a

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Speaker 2: few moments with God. Close your eyes, take a deep

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Speaker 2: breath in, then breathe. Now, take captive every thought and

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Speaker 2: shift your attention to the word of God. We will

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Speaker 2: be meditating on Psalm chapter one hundred twenty seven, verse

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Speaker 2: two from the King James version. It is vain for

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Speaker 2: you to rise up early, to sit up late, to

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Speaker 2: eat the bread of sorrows, For so He giveth his

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Speaker 2: beloved sleep. Take a moment to pour out your adoration

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Speaker 2: to God. I will bless the Lord at all times.

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Speaker 2: His praise will always be in my mouth. My soul

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Speaker 2: will make its boast in the Lord. The humble will

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Speaker 2: hear and pequle. Oh, magnify the Lord with me, and

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Speaker 2: let us exalt his name together. Restlessness is pointless. No

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Speaker 2: good comes from being anxious, from starting work early and

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Speaker 2: staying late. It is futile to lose sleep worrying over

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Speaker 2: the outcome of your efforts because you cannot guarantee your

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Speaker 2: own success. You must trust in God, for it is

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Speaker 2: he who blesses you. It is he who gives you

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Speaker 2: prosperity and rest. For your body to function at full capacity,

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Speaker 2: it requires great sleep quality. Rest refreshes and rejuvenates your body, spirit,

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Speaker 2: and na soul. It affects your day and its outcome.

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Speaker 2: Do not forget sound sleep is a gift from God.

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Speaker 2: While you rest, God pours out his grace and gifts

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Speaker 2: upon your life. Perhaps your slumber has been impeded by

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Speaker 2: fretful thoughts. Present yourself before God in this moment. Tell

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Speaker 2: him what is robbing you of sleep. Confess your troubles

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Speaker 2: and distress to God because He cares for you. Now

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Speaker 2: take just a few minutes to dwell on the gifts

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Speaker 2: of God for your life. Thank Him because his rest

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Speaker 2: is restorative. Thank God because his grace is given to

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Speaker 2: you even in sleep. His word promises to bless the

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Speaker 2: works of your hands. Thank the Holy Spirit for ministering

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Speaker 2: God's peace to your heart and mind, for comforting you

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Speaker 2: in times of worry and anxiety. Thank Him because His

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Speaker 2: plans for you are good and better than you could imagine.

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

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Speaker 2: your effort on what you cannot control will do you

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Speaker 2: no good. Choose instead to seek God and ask him

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Speaker 2: to pour his favor upon your life. Ask the Holy

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Speaker 2: Spirit to give you strength to overcome your daily obstacles,

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Speaker 2: to guide your steps into goodness and not evil. Ask

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Speaker 2: the Holy Spirit to bless the tasks you set your

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Speaker 2: hands to and to give you grace before others. God

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Speaker 2: delights in your success. He wants to see you happy

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Speaker 2: and healthy. Remember, worry and loss of sleep over your

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Speaker 2: efforts will not ensure your success. Neither will you achieve

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Speaker 2: anything by killing yourself with work. God's blessing is necessary

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Speaker 2: for your endeavors to prosper, and God freely offers that

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Speaker 2: blessing to those who trust him. So let go of

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Speaker 2: the anxiety in your heart, your mind, and your thoughts.

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Speaker 2: Trust in the truth of God's word, that He has

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Speaker 2: the best for you, that He is working things out

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Speaker 2: in your favor. Lean on Him for support, and sleep

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Speaker 2: soundly in the knowledge God is watching over you. Thank

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Speaker 2: you for completing today's meditative prayer on pray dot com.

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Speaker 2: By incorporating this healthy habit as a daily practice, you

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Speaker 2: are making prayer a priority and strengthening your walk with God.

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