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Speaker 1: come to pass when he crieth unto me, that I

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Speaker 1: will hear, for I am gracious Exodus twenty two, twenty seven. Lord,

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Speaker 1: help me show the same kind of mercy to my

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Speaker 1: neighbor as you do when you hear his cry. Teach

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Speaker 1: those around me. You are my gracious Savior, and I

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Speaker 1: desire to be more like you in every way. I

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Speaker 1: know I fall short when I close my eyes to

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

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Speaker 1: and let your love flow through me, you will take

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Speaker 1: care of my needs. You give back to me that

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

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Speaker 2: Thank you for listening to pray dot COM's nightly prayer

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

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Speaker 2: Stay tuned for our free meditative prayer after this quick

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Speaker 3: Welcome to your meditative prayer on letting go. To get

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Speaker 3: Our goal for today's meditative prayer is letting go. Take

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Speaker 3: a second to relax. Look for a quiet and welcoming place,

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Speaker 3: a place where your focus can be on this moment

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Speaker 3: of reflection, close your eyes and take slow, deep breath.

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Speaker 3: Focus all your attention on God's word, and prepare to

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Speaker 3: receive from His Holy Spirit. We will be meditating on

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Speaker 3: Ecclesiastes chapter three, verses one and six from the King

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Speaker 3: James version. To everything, there is a season and a

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Speaker 3: time to every purpose under the heaven, a time to

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Speaker 3: and a time to cast away. Now take a moment

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Speaker 3: to pour out your adoration to God for who he is. God,

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Speaker 3: I enter your gates with thanksgiving and your courts with praise.

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Speaker 3: I praise you for you are good, and your love

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Speaker 3: endures forever. Your faithfulness continues through all of time. I

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Speaker 3: give glory for all your wonderful deeds. There is a

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Speaker 3: time for everything. Throughout your lifetime, you will experience many seasons,

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Speaker 3: some of tremendous joy and great gladness, others of immense

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Speaker 3: sorrow and deep grief, moments of victory and defeat, small

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Speaker 3: moments and big moments, moments in which you will have

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Speaker 3: to press on and persevere, and moments where you will

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Speaker 3: No matter what season you may find yourself in, one

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Speaker 3: theme is persistent in all of them. Letting go is

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Speaker 3: never easy. Those experiencing hope and happiness will always wish

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Speaker 3: for one thing, more time, more time to live, more

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Speaker 3: time to laugh, more time to love, more time to

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Speaker 3: experience goodness. Those going through the process of saying goodbye

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Speaker 3: will always wish for one thing more time, more time

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Speaker 3: to say thank you, more time to say I love you,

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Speaker 3: more time to make up for life lost time, more

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Speaker 3: time to say goodbye. The common thread between good and

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Speaker 3: bad moments is that nothing lasts forever, neither sorrow nor joy.

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Speaker 3: So if you are experiencing a time of happiness, enjoy

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Speaker 3: overcoming sadness, know this too shall pass. Whatever season in

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Speaker 3: your life that has reached its end, let it go.

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Speaker 3: Do not harm yourself worrying over what you cannot change

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Speaker 3: or control. Letting go is not easy, but it is necessary.

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Speaker 3: This is your opportunity to present yourself before the Lord.

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Speaker 3: Confess your sins to God. Tell him of the areas

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Speaker 3: Take a moment now to thank God. Thank God that

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Speaker 3: his timing is perfect and he is in control of

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Speaker 3: all things. Thank God for loving you, for having a

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Speaker 3: purpose and plan for your life. Thank Him for his

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Speaker 3: kindness and his care for watching over you. Give thanks

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Speaker 3: for the moments he spent ministering to you and teaching

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Speaker 3: you to let go. Thank God for past seasons of

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Speaker 3: personal growth and for those yet to come. Do not forget.

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Speaker 3: God is present and he is listening to you. He

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Speaker 3: desires to give you strange, to let go and to grow.

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Speaker 3: Pray for wisdom in every season and through every circumstance.

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Speaker 3: Ask him to fill your heart with patience and peace

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Speaker 3: have confidence in God, to know he has a purpose

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Speaker 3: time for everything, For everything on Earth has its season,

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Speaker 3: a time to search and a time to count as lost,

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Speaker 3: Even though sometimes it will hurt to let go, you

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Speaker 3: can also bring growth and new life. Trust that God

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Speaker 3: Choose this day to let go of what's been holding

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Speaker 3: you back. Choose to experience God's goodness in your life.

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Speaker 3: Trust the Lord, and live each season of your life

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