1 00:00:02,720 --> 00:00:07,680 Speaker 1: Here o, Lord, and have mercy upon me. Lord, be 2 00:00:07,920 --> 00:00:12,000 Speaker 1: thou my helper. Thou hast turned for me my mourning 3 00:00:12,600 --> 00:00:17,520 Speaker 1: into dancing. Thou hast put off my sackcloth and girded 4 00:00:17,560 --> 00:00:24,079 Speaker 1: me with gladness Psalm thirty ten through eleven. Dear Lord, 5 00:00:24,920 --> 00:00:28,640 Speaker 1: you have brought me back from the depths of despair. 6 00:00:29,640 --> 00:00:34,440 Speaker 1: Your loving kindness has turned my mourning and sadness. I 7 00:00:34,600 --> 00:00:38,680 Speaker 1: give you thanks for restoring to me the joy of 8 00:00:38,760 --> 00:00:45,280 Speaker 1: salvation and granting me a spirit of gladness. Your goodness 9 00:00:45,560 --> 00:00:50,320 Speaker 1: is unending and washes over me in waves of mercy 10 00:00:50,680 --> 00:00:56,120 Speaker 1: and grace. My heart has been transformed by your love, 11 00:00:56,800 --> 00:01:01,040 Speaker 1: and I can no longer contain my joy. All my 12 00:01:01,320 --> 00:01:06,080 Speaker 1: sorrows have been turned to gladness. Lord, and you have 13 00:01:06,240 --> 00:01:11,360 Speaker 1: done all this for me through Christ Jesus. May your 14 00:01:11,480 --> 00:01:22,640 Speaker 1: name be praised forever more. In Jesus' name, Amen, Thank 15 00:01:22,680 --> 00:01:25,480 Speaker 1: you for joining me in prayer. Stay tuned for today's 16 00:01:25,480 --> 00:01:29,800 Speaker 1: free podcast, Meditative Prayers with Zach Clinton, where you can 17 00:01:29,880 --> 00:01:35,040 Speaker 1: draw close to God and find strength in him. 18 00:01:36,959 --> 00:01:39,559 Speaker 2: Click the link of the description to grow closer to God. 19 00:01:40,040 --> 00:01:43,679 Speaker 2: There you'll find daily prayers, Bible plans, sleep stories, and 20 00:01:43,800 --> 00:01:46,440 Speaker 2: so much more. All on the pray dot Com app. 21 00:01:46,840 --> 00:01:48,920 Speaker 2: Click the link of the description to get started. 22 00:01:55,120 --> 00:01:59,240 Speaker 3: Welcome to your meditative prayer on healing grief. To get 23 00:01:59,280 --> 00:02:01,600 Speaker 3: the most out of your spiritual journey, use pray dot 24 00:02:01,600 --> 00:02:07,320 Speaker 3: Com every day and make prayer a priority in your life. Again. 25 00:02:07,360 --> 00:02:11,080 Speaker 3: Our goal for today's meditative prayer is healing grief. In 26 00:02:11,160 --> 00:02:14,680 Speaker 3: this trying time, my friends, try to go to your 27 00:02:14,720 --> 00:02:20,160 Speaker 3: secret place, a place where you can relax and let 28 00:02:20,200 --> 00:02:27,200 Speaker 3: your guard down. Try to tune out everything else. Breathe 29 00:02:27,240 --> 00:02:33,360 Speaker 3: in deep through your nose and excel out through your mouth, 30 00:02:36,240 --> 00:02:39,600 Speaker 3: and reach out towards God with your mind and your 31 00:02:39,600 --> 00:02:45,680 Speaker 3: broken heart. Today again we'll be meditating on Psalm chapter thirty, 32 00:02:45,800 --> 00:02:51,560 Speaker 3: verses ten through eleven. From the King James version, they read, Hero, Lord, 33 00:02:52,320 --> 00:02:56,840 Speaker 3: and have mercy upon me. Lord, be thou my helper. 34 00:02:58,160 --> 00:03:01,519 Speaker 3: Thou hast turned for me in my morning into dancing. 35 00:03:02,680 --> 00:03:08,239 Speaker 3: Thou hast put off my sackcloth and girded me with gladness. 36 00:03:09,120 --> 00:03:11,880 Speaker 3: Take a moment to pour out your adoration to God 37 00:03:11,960 --> 00:03:19,040 Speaker 3: right now, Heavenly Father, Lord, I worship you, for you 38 00:03:19,080 --> 00:03:24,040 Speaker 3: are my help in times of need. Praise you for 39 00:03:24,120 --> 00:03:29,120 Speaker 3: your fierce love and for your mighty grace. Father, you 40 00:03:29,200 --> 00:03:35,160 Speaker 3: alone turn mourning into dancing. You remove the sting of 41 00:03:35,240 --> 00:03:41,320 Speaker 3: death and trade my sorrow for joy. You cast aside death, 42 00:03:41,840 --> 00:03:47,000 Speaker 3: and in its place you create life. Father, you are 43 00:03:47,040 --> 00:03:53,840 Speaker 3: great and greatly to be praised. The ability to dream 44 00:03:54,680 --> 00:03:58,400 Speaker 3: is a god giving gift. To have hope for the 45 00:03:58,480 --> 00:04:03,960 Speaker 3: future into a spy goodness is a beautiful thing. However, 46 00:04:04,840 --> 00:04:09,960 Speaker 3: beautiful things can be fragile and vulnerable, like a stone 47 00:04:10,160 --> 00:04:15,960 Speaker 3: tossed upon a glass surface. Unexpected circumstances and unforeseen loss 48 00:04:16,000 --> 00:04:20,719 Speaker 3: can shatter your soul. Few things will cripple the human 49 00:04:20,800 --> 00:04:25,760 Speaker 3: spirit as grief does. But you must remember our God 50 00:04:25,839 --> 00:04:29,560 Speaker 3: is not a cruel god. He did not create you 51 00:04:29,680 --> 00:04:33,159 Speaker 3: with the capacity to dream, to have goals and desires, 52 00:04:33,200 --> 00:04:38,120 Speaker 3: to merely denied them to you. So this is your 53 00:04:38,240 --> 00:04:44,440 Speaker 3: moment to bring to mind all your shattered hopes, the 54 00:04:44,520 --> 00:04:48,360 Speaker 3: dreams long dead and buried maybe deep inside your heart. 55 00:04:50,720 --> 00:04:55,120 Speaker 3: Confess to God the hopelessness, the grief and the loss 56 00:04:55,200 --> 00:05:01,240 Speaker 3: you've been carrying, and do not be afraid, honest and 57 00:05:01,440 --> 00:05:07,240 Speaker 3: open with God right now through prayer. As heavy a 58 00:05:07,320 --> 00:05:11,720 Speaker 3: weight as grief can be, there's always a reason for gratitude. 59 00:05:12,440 --> 00:05:15,839 Speaker 3: So take a moment to set aside all loss and 60 00:05:15,960 --> 00:05:22,080 Speaker 3: instead focus on your existing blessings. Those hopes and desires 61 00:05:22,120 --> 00:05:27,040 Speaker 3: you once believed impossible and unattainable. Nonetheless, God manifested them 62 00:05:27,040 --> 00:05:32,000 Speaker 3: in your life. Think of past situations of sadness and 63 00:05:32,120 --> 00:05:35,440 Speaker 3: sorrow where God gave your heart a new song to 64 00:05:35,560 --> 00:05:39,719 Speaker 3: dance to. Moments you mourned the closing of a door, 65 00:05:40,560 --> 00:05:44,640 Speaker 3: only to see God open a better one. The reality 66 00:05:44,760 --> 00:05:50,440 Speaker 3: is God is good all the time, So thank Him 67 00:05:50,520 --> 00:05:55,039 Speaker 3: for all the past blessings he has bestowed upon your life. 68 00:05:55,279 --> 00:05:58,359 Speaker 3: Thank him for the promise of resurrection, and for the 69 00:05:58,400 --> 00:06:04,680 Speaker 3: fulfillment of all dreams to come. God is present and 70 00:06:04,720 --> 00:06:10,080 Speaker 3: he's listening to you. Be mindful of his promises. Be 71 00:06:10,320 --> 00:06:14,200 Speaker 3: bold and ask the Holy Spirit to revive your dreams. 72 00:06:16,600 --> 00:06:20,800 Speaker 3: Ask him for hope, anew for the ability to realize 73 00:06:20,839 --> 00:06:25,919 Speaker 3: this is not the end. Ask him for springs in 74 00:06:26,000 --> 00:06:29,440 Speaker 3: the midst of the desert, and ask him to help 75 00:06:29,480 --> 00:06:36,039 Speaker 3: you acknowledge God's goodness every day and in every way. Remember, 76 00:06:36,839 --> 00:06:39,880 Speaker 3: God wants you to be happy and to be whole. 77 00:06:41,120 --> 00:06:44,599 Speaker 3: He can transform death into dreams. Even in the midst 78 00:06:44,640 --> 00:06:48,400 Speaker 3: of hardship. God is still good and He's still in control. 79 00:06:49,520 --> 00:06:53,279 Speaker 3: God promised he would always care and provide for you. 80 00:06:53,400 --> 00:06:58,719 Speaker 3: He promised his blessings will overrun your life. So do 81 00:06:58,839 --> 00:07:05,039 Speaker 3: not give today. Live in gratitude to God and watch 82 00:07:05,080 --> 00:07:10,240 Speaker 3: him exchange your grief for gladness. My friends, thank you 83 00:07:10,360 --> 00:07:14,120 Speaker 3: for completing today's meditative prayer on pray dot com. By 84 00:07:14,160 --> 00:07:16,920 Speaker 3: incorporating this healthy habit as a daily practice, you are 85 00:07:16,960 --> 00:07:21,480 Speaker 3: making prayer a priority and strengthening your walk with God again. 86 00:07:21,520 --> 00:07:24,160 Speaker 3: My name is Zach Clinton from the American Association of 87 00:07:24,280 --> 00:07:29,360 Speaker 3: Christian Counselors, and we love being a part of your life. 88 00:07:29,480 --> 00:07:31,960 Speaker 2: If today's reading moved you, the pray dot Com app 89 00:07:32,000 --> 00:07:35,360 Speaker 2: is where you can go deeper with daily prayers, Bible plans, 90 00:07:35,440 --> 00:07:38,600 Speaker 2: and more. 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