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Speaker 1: I'm Bishop T. D. Jakes inviting you to unwine your

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Speaker 1: mind and spirit with Tonight's sleep Psalm, My God, My God,

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Speaker 1: why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far

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Speaker 1: from helping me? And from the words of my groaning

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Speaker 1: Psalms twenty two, Verse one, Lord Jesus, thank you for

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Speaker 1: your sacrificial love and the pain you endure it on

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Speaker 1: the cross for my sins. It was you who cried

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Speaker 1: out on the cross, My God, My God, why have

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Speaker 1: you forsaken me? You endured the painful separation from God

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Speaker 1: that I deserved. Also I could enter into the presence

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Speaker 1: and embrace of God. I know prayer and connection came

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Speaker 1: at a cost your life. Help me remember that when

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Speaker 1: I feel alone and distant from you. Like David, I

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Speaker 1: can often feel isolated and distant from you. But help

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Speaker 1: me not to forget that I can access you because

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Speaker 1: of your loving sacrifice. I can sleep soundly assured of

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Speaker 1: your love for me. In your Holy name, I pray Amen,

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Speaker 1: Thank you for praying with me. I'm Bishop TD Jakes

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Speaker 1: inviting you to unwine your mind and spirit with Tonight's

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Speaker 1: sleep song. Prepare your heart for this devotional from the

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Speaker 1: Book of psalms, guiding you into a RESTful embrace under

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Speaker 1: his watchful eyes. Thank you for joining me, Bishop TD

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Speaker 1: Jakes for tonight's episode of the Sleepsalms podcast. If this

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Speaker 1: episode blessed you, follow the podcast so you never miss

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Speaker 1: a nightly encouragement.

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Speaker 2: Hello, I'm Grace. For tonight's sleep psalm by pray dot com.

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Speaker 2: We will be meditating on Psalm twenty two. Take a

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Speaker 2: deep breath inhale and exhales slowly. Relax your neck and shoulders,

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Speaker 2: Rest your arms by your side. Release any tension in

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Speaker 2: your body. Breathe in and out. Close your eyes and

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Speaker 2: focus on God as your savior. Visualize his pain and

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Speaker 2: suffering on the cross. Look at his love poured out

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Speaker 2: for the world for you. Know he understands the anguish

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Speaker 2: you have felt, the stress you are feeling tonight. He

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Speaker 2: carried his cross and he is ready to carry your burdens.

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Speaker 2: He wants to give you peace and hope. He wants

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Speaker 2: to give you rest. Open your eyes and breathe in

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Speaker 2: and out. As you exhale fully surrender to your Savior.

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Speaker 2: Know he loved you, he cares for you completely. Put

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Speaker 2: your trust in him. Breathe in and out. Slowly. When

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Speaker 2: you breathe in, allow your lungs to completely fill with

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Speaker 2: air before exhaling. When you breathe out, release the stress

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Speaker 2: and tension in your muscles. As your body relaxes, focus

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Speaker 2: on opening your heart to hear God's voice. Ask for

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Speaker 2: his word to bring you joy, hope, and peace. Tonight

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Speaker 2: you can find comfort in the hope of God's word.

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Speaker 2: The Bible paints a beautiful picture of a bright future

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Speaker 2: for those who love him. Psalm twenty two from the

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Speaker 2: King James version says, my God, my God, why hast

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Speaker 2: thou forsaken me? Why art thou so far from helping me?

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Speaker 2: And from the words of my roy O, my God,

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Speaker 2: I cry in the daytime, but thou hearest not, and

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Speaker 2: in the night season, and am not silent. But thou

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Speaker 2: art holy, o, thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel.

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Speaker 2: Our fathers trusted in Thee. They trusted, and Thou didst

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Speaker 2: deliver them. They cried unto THEE and were delivered. They

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Speaker 2: trusted in THEE and were not confounded. But I am

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Speaker 2: a worm and no man, a reproach of men, and

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Speaker 2: despised of the people. All they that see me laugh

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Speaker 2: to scorn. They shoot out the lip. They shake their head,

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Speaker 2: saying he trusted on the Lord that he would deliver him.

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Speaker 2: Let him deliver him, seeing he delighted in him. But

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Speaker 2: thou art he that took me out of the womb.

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Speaker 2: Thou didst make me hope? When I was upon my

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Speaker 2: mother's breasts. I was cast upon thee from the womb.

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Speaker 2: Thou art, my god, from my mother's belly. Be not

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Speaker 2: far from me, for trouble is near, for there is

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Speaker 2: of baishan have beset me round. They gaped upon me

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Speaker 2: with their mouths as a ravening and a roaring lion.

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Speaker 2: I am poured out like water, and all my bones

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Speaker 2: are out of joint. My heart is like wax, It

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Speaker 2: is melted in the midst of my bowels. My strength

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Speaker 2: is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue cleaveth

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Speaker 2: to my jaws. And thou hast brought me into the

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Speaker 2: dust of death. For dogs have compassed me. The assembly

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Speaker 2: of the wicked have enclosed me. They pierced my hands

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Speaker 2: look and stare upon me. They part my garments among them,

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Speaker 2: thou far from me, O, Lord, O my strength. Hast

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Speaker 2: thee to help me. Haste thee to help me. Deliver

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Speaker 2: my soul from the sword, my darling, from the power

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Speaker 2: of the dog, Save me from the lion's mouth. For

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Speaker 2: thou hast heard me from the horns of the unicorns.

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Speaker 2: I will declare thy name unto my brethren. In the

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Speaker 2: midst of the congregation. Will I praise thee ye that

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Speaker 2: fear the Lord. Praise him all ye, the seed of Jacob,

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Speaker 2: Glorify him and fear him, all ye, the seed of Israel.

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Speaker 2: For he hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of

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Speaker 2: But when he cried unto him he heard. My praise

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Speaker 2: shall be of thee in the great congregation. I will

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Speaker 2: pay my vows before them that fear him. The meek

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Speaker 2: shall eat and be satisfied. They shall praise the Lord

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Speaker 2: that seek him. Your heart shall live forever. All the

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Speaker 2: ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the Lord,

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Speaker 2: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee.

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Speaker 2: For the kingdom is the Lord's, and he is the

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Speaker 2: the earth shall eat and worship. All they that go

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Speaker 2: down to the dust shall bow before him. And none

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Speaker 2: It shall be accounted to the Lord. For a generation

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Speaker 2: they shall come and shall declare his righteousness unto a

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Speaker 2: people that shall be born, that He hath done this.

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Speaker 2: When you can't find rest at night, when you have

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Speaker 2: a hard time releasing your stress and anxiety, you can

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Speaker 2: find hope by meditating on God's word and focusing on

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Speaker 2: the wonderful plans He has for your future. As you

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Speaker 2: prepare for rest, take a few minutes and imagine all

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Speaker 2: the amazing things God has in store for you. To

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Speaker 2: clear your mind of any stress or anxiety, focus on

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Speaker 2: controlling your breathing as you breathe in and out. Concentrate

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Speaker 2: on how your chest rises and falls with each new breath.

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Speaker 2: Allow your chest to fully expand before exhaling. Breathe in

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Speaker 2: and out slowly. When you breathe in, imagine God filling

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Speaker 2: you with everything you need to find rest. As you

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Speaker 2: release your breath. Imagine all the stress and anxiety leaving

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Speaker 2: your body, softening your joints and relaxing your muscles. Breathe

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Speaker 2: in and out, close your eyes, and imagine a time

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Speaker 2: where there will be no troubles, no stress, no worries,

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Speaker 2: no suffering, a time when every one will bow before

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Speaker 2: the Lord and worship him. Feel the joy lighten your

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Speaker 2: heart and ease your mind. Breathe then and out. Rest

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Speaker 2: in his presence and allow his righteousness to cleanse you,

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Speaker 2: and his provision to satisfy your soul. Breathe then and out.

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Speaker 2: Think of a time when you were in need and

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Speaker 2: God seemed so far away from you. Confess any anger

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Speaker 2: you had toward him, and allow his forgiveness to soften

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Speaker 2: your heart. Take a deep breath and be filled with

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Speaker 2: his grace. As you breathe out, let go of your

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Speaker 2: guilt and shame. Surrender to God's love and find inner

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Speaker 2: peace and rest. Rejoice in God's faithfulness. Praise God for

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Speaker 2: the times he has delivered you from your troubles. Praise

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Speaker 2: Him for suffering on our behalf so that we may

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Speaker 2: experience His joy, love and grace. To night, as we

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Speaker 2: lie down to sleep, think of some one who needs

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Speaker 2: to experience the grace and love of Jesus. To night,

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Speaker 2: Pray God will draw them near to Him and comfort

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Speaker 2: them as they rest. Lay your requests before God. Cast

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Speaker 2: all your cares and anxieties on him. Allow His hope

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Speaker 2: and peace to fill your heart and mind, and his

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Speaker 2: comfort to help you experience a deep, RESTful sleep.

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Speaker 1: To night.

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Speaker 2: Pray for God's deliverance from your fears and worries. Pray

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Speaker 2: you will rejoice in Him all through the day, and

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Speaker 2: pray for God's provision and help in a specific area

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Speaker 2: of your life. Pray you will be hopeful as you

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Speaker 2: look into the future He has for you. Pray for

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Speaker 2: peaceful rest that will rejuvenate your body and renew your

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Speaker 2: mind and spirit, helping you experience a deep sleep. To

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Speaker 2: keep you healthy, take a deep breath as you exhale,

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Speaker 2: release any tension and stress that is still lingering from today.

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Speaker 2: Relax your neck and shoulders. Feel your body soften and

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Speaker 2: your mind settle. As your body relaxes, allow God to

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Speaker 2: refresh your soul and bring you peace to help you

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Speaker 2: rest through the night.