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Speaker 1: Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow

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Speaker 1: of death, I will fear no evil, for thou art

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Speaker 1: with me. Thy rod and thy staff they comfort me

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Speaker 1: Psalm twenty three four. Dear Lord, you provide all that

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Speaker 1: I need and more. Your provision is the source of life.

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Speaker 1: It brings joy to my soul and peace to my spirit.

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Speaker 1: Your guidance leads me along the right path, avoiding danger

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Speaker 1: and keeping me safe in your care. The goodness of

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Speaker 1: your love surrounds me at all times, even in the

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Speaker 1: darkest of times. It is in you that I find

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Speaker 1: strength and courage to face any challenge with confidence. My

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Speaker 1: heart is filled with gratitude for your grace and mercy.

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Speaker 1: Thank you for being my shepherd, O, Lord, for giving

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Speaker 1: me life and showing me how to live it. I

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Speaker 1: am humbled by your love for me, and I give

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Speaker 1: you all the glory in Jesus' name. Amen. Thank you

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Speaker 1: for joining me in prayer. Stay tuned for today's free

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Speaker 1: podcast Meditative Prayers with Zach Clinton, where you can draw

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Speaker 1: close to God and find strength in him.

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Speaker 2: My friends, welcome to your meditative prayer on overcoming depression.

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Speaker 2: To get the most out of your spiritual journey. Use

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Speaker 2: in your life. Again. Our goal for today's meditative prayer

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Speaker 2: is all about overcoming depression. So as we begin, let's

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Speaker 2: take a moment of our time just to simply unwind.

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Speaker 2: Find a place where you feel free to relax and

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Speaker 2: be open with yourself. Close your eyes, maybe take a

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Speaker 2: couple of deep breaths, and now invite the presence of

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Speaker 2: the Holy Spirit to come into your space. Today we'll

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Speaker 2: be meditating on Psalm chapter twenty three, verse four from

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Speaker 2: the King James version. YEA, though I walk through the

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Speaker 2: valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil,

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Speaker 2: for thou art with me. Thy rod and thy staff

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Speaker 2: they comfort me. My friends. Let's begin by taking this

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Speaker 2: time to express our adoration to God. Blessed be the

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Speaker 2: God and Father of our Lord, Jesus Christ, the Father

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Speaker 2: of mercies and the God of all comfort, who comforts

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Speaker 2: us in all of our affliction. I praise you for

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Speaker 2: your word that corrects and guides me. Father. I adore

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Speaker 2: you for your wisdom and love that drives out all fear.

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Speaker 2: And God, I worship you for you are always beside me,

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Speaker 2: and you will never leave me alone. Let's be honest.

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Speaker 2: Life can be challenging. There will be seasons you will

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Speaker 2: walk through the valley of the shadow of death, death

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Speaker 2: of hope and vision, death of dreams and desire, death

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Speaker 2: of physical and mental well being. But regardless of how

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Speaker 2: difficult your walk through the valley becomes, it is essential

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Speaker 2: that you keep moving forward. One truth you must always

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Speaker 2: remember is this, No matter how bad things get or

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Speaker 2: how dark it becomes, you are not alone. God is

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Speaker 2: with you in every moment of every circumstance. God is

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Speaker 2: with you in every moment of every circumstance. He will

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Speaker 2: walk beside you in the shadow, comforting and teaching you

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Speaker 2: along the way. You do not have to fear. Take

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Speaker 2: this moment now to confess your struggle to the Lord.

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Speaker 2: Tell him of your trials, and tell him of your valleys. Now,

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Speaker 2: my friends, take a moment to dwell on the assurance

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Speaker 2: of God for your life. Thank your heavenly Father for

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Speaker 2: walking beside you through your many valleys. Thank Him that

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Speaker 2: you can be bold and fearless over all evils. Thank

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Speaker 2: God for his light that overcomes the darkness. Thank Him

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Speaker 2: because his mercies are upon you. And give God thanks

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Speaker 2: for his presence that has never and will never leave.

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

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Speaker 2: you are stumbling in your walk through the shadow of depression,

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Speaker 2: do not give in Trust in God, in the comfort

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Speaker 2: of his rod and in the comfort of his staff.

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Speaker 2: He will help you get through this. Do not allow

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Speaker 2: fear of evil and shadows to put out the light

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Speaker 2: Christ has placed within you. Ask for help to continue

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Speaker 2: pressing on. Ask the Holy Spirit to teach you endurance

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Speaker 2: in your walk of life. To teach you to persevere

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Speaker 2: in your fight for your hopes and for your dreams.

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Speaker 2: Ask the Holy Spirit to give you vision for your future,

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Speaker 2: and to help you push past the valley and into

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Speaker 2: the hilltop. Remember, in life there will be both valleys

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Speaker 2: and hilltops. You cannot reach the mountaintop without crossing the valley.

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Speaker 2: Be bold and brave, and fear no evil. You are

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Speaker 2: not alone on your journey through this life. God's word

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Speaker 2: and guidance will comfort you along the way. You will

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Speaker 2: get through this, and you will walk through the shadow

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Speaker 2: and into the light. Be confident in the love and

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Speaker 2: the care that your heavenly Father has for you. My friends,

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

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Speaker 2: also strengthening your walk with God again. My name is

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