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Speaker 1: For God so loved the world that he gave his

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Speaker 1: only begotten son, that whosoever believeth in him should not

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Speaker 1: perish but have everlasting life. John three sixteen. Dear Lord Jesus,

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Speaker 1: I could live a thousand lifetimes and never be able

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Speaker 1: to fully express my gratitude for your sacrifice on the cross.

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Speaker 1: You demonstrated perfect love by marching up to the cross

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Speaker 1: and being slain on my behalf. Thank you for the

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Speaker 1: gift of eternal life, for I know the price was

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Speaker 1: precious to attain it. Such selflessness and courage are beyond

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Speaker 1: my comprehension. I pray that you would empower me each

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Speaker 1: day with that same love. Give me fearless love, enduring love,

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Speaker 1: and impartial love to show the world. In your name,

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Speaker 1: I pray Amen, Thank you for joining me in prayer.

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Speaker 1: Stay tuned for today's free podcast Meditative Prayers with Doctor

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Speaker 1: Tim Clinton, where you can draw close to God and

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Speaker 1: find strength in him.

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Speaker 2: Welcome to your meditative prayer on love and Kindness. To

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Speaker 2: get the most out of your spiritual journey, usepray dot

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

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Speaker 2: Our goal for today's meditative prayer is on love and kindness. Hey,

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Speaker 2: get away by yourself, maybe from everything and everyone. Take

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Speaker 2: can focus your heart and mind. Help you'll breathe in,

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Speaker 2: breathe out, relax, and as you do so, focus on

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Speaker 2: quieting your mind. Turn your thoughts to the word of God.

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Speaker 2: We're going to be meditating on a very familiar verse

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Speaker 2: in Scripture John three sixteen from the King James version,

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Speaker 2: for God to love the world, that he gave his

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Speaker 2: only begotten son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish,

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Speaker 2: but will have everlasting life. Pour out your adoration to God,

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Speaker 2: who gave you his best through Christ Jesus, God, I

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Speaker 2: praise you for giving me the very best of who

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Speaker 2: you are. You withheld nothing, you gave it all, and

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Speaker 2: I'll worship you for sending your only begotten son to

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Speaker 2: die on the cross. I exalt you, Lord for giving

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Speaker 2: up your life to save mine, for giving up your

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Speaker 2: freedom in exchange for my redemption. You know, love gives

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Speaker 2: the very best of itself. The Bible says that God's

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Speaker 2: love for the world was so great that he gave

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Speaker 2: up his son to restore relationship with humanity. With you,

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Speaker 2: and me. God gave the very best of what he

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Speaker 2: had to offer because he loves you. Giving your best

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Speaker 2: find that you're not really willing to do so. It's

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Speaker 2: tough to give up your time, your emotions, your resources.

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Speaker 2: Sometimes you try and fail. Take a moment right now

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Speaker 2: and confess those failed attempts to God. Confess your lack

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Speaker 2: of love, maybe failed attempts to him. God is faithful

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Speaker 2: and just, and he will forgive your failures and restore

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Speaker 2: your love. Hope you take a moment to think and

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Speaker 2: reflect on God's unmatched love in your life and thank

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Speaker 2: him for it. Thank God for setting his seal on

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Speaker 2: your heart. Thank him for his love that is stronger

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Speaker 2: than death. Many waters could not quench his love for you.

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Speaker 2: Neither could floods drowned out. Thank the Lord for having

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Speaker 2: loved you with an everlasting love. Thank Him for giving

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Speaker 2: you his best in Jesus Christ. Thank him for a

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Speaker 2: minute on past experiences where you engage with God's love.

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Speaker 2: Thank Him for all those past blessings of His love

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Speaker 2: over your life and those still to come. You know

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Speaker 2: what I love. I love that God is present and

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Speaker 2: that He's listening to you and me. God did not

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Speaker 2: even spare his own son, but gave him up for

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Speaker 2: you and me, so that, along with Jesus, we could

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Speaker 2: have all manner of good things. I hope you approach

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Speaker 2: God in boldness of this love, believing that his promise

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Speaker 2: God for the blessing of love. Ask the Holy Spirit

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Speaker 2: teach you and give you the best of yourself and love,

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Speaker 2: whether it be in person or to a task at hand. Remember,

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Speaker 2: for God expect you to give the best of yourself

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Speaker 2: and love. God is love, and He showed that love

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Speaker 2: by giving the finest of himself. As God loved you,

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Speaker 2: to show you the way and to help you. So

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Speaker 2: reach out to God today call upon his great love.

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Speaker 2: Seize the opportunity to do something to the best of

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