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Speaker 1: Teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you,

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Speaker 1: and behold I am with you always to the end

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Speaker 1: of the age. Matthew twenty eight twenty. Dear Lord, even

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Speaker 1: when we feel alone and lost in a sea of

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Speaker 1: doubt and uncertainty, you provide your faithful presence to guide

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Speaker 1: us along our mission. We thank you for such a

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Speaker 1: comforting assurance. Help us to not become distracted by the

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Speaker 1: cares of this world that entangle our minds in confusion

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Speaker 1: and despair. Instead, fill our hearts with your peace and

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Speaker 1: gentle love that will give us courage to take up

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Speaker 1: the task you have set before us. May we remain

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Speaker 1: steadfast in our faith so that we may accomplish the

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Speaker 1: work you have given us to do. In Jesus' name, Amen,

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Speaker 1: thank you for joining me in prayer. Stay tuned for

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Speaker 1: today's free podcast Meditative Prayers with Doctor Tim Clinton, where

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

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Speaker 2: Welcome to your meditative Prayer on Conquering Loneliness. To get

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Speaker 2: the most out of your spiritual journey, uspray dot com

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Speaker 2: every day, make prayer priority in your life. Our goal

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Speaker 2: for today's meditative prayer is on conquering loneliness. Hope you'll

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Speaker 2: take a moment to calm down, get yourself in a

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Speaker 2: place where you feel at peace, relaxed, maybe a comfortable position.

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Speaker 2: If you can close your eyes, breathe easy, Let that

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Speaker 2: tension go, and the anxiety in your heart your mind slowly,

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Speaker 2: let it fade. Become aware of God's presence in this

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Speaker 2: moment of quiet reflection. Today we'll be meditating on Matthew

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Speaker 2: twenty eight, verse twenty from the King James version, and

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Speaker 2: the Bible says, teaching them to observe all that I

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Speaker 2: have commanded you, and behold I am with you always

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Speaker 2: to the end of the age. They take a moment

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Speaker 2: right now to pour out your love toward God, your

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Speaker 2: adoration for his presence in our lives. The Bible says,

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Speaker 2: Oh God, what is man that you're mindful of him?

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Speaker 2: Your thoughts of me are more than the sand on

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Speaker 2: a seashore. I praise you for you outlast time and space.

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Speaker 2: You endure beyond all created things. I worship you, the

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Speaker 2: creator and crafter of all my days. You knew me

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Speaker 2: before I even existed. You chose me before I knew you,

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Speaker 2: and you have prepared a place for me at your side.

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Speaker 2: I exalt you, Lord for your great steadfastness toward me.

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Speaker 2: No one will ever care for me as you do, Jesus.

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Speaker 2: A comforting truth is that God will be with you forever,

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Speaker 2: no matter what. You're never alone. We always have that

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Speaker 2: audience of one, regardless of who you are or what

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Speaker 2: you do. God's love is a constant that will never change.

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Speaker 2: God's with you through the good and the bad. God

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Speaker 2: is there when you're up, when you're down, sad, mad glad.

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Speaker 2: He is the Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end.

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Speaker 2: He was there at your inception. He'll be there at

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Speaker 2: your death and in between and until Kingdom come, when

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Speaker 2: you get to experience the life you were created for.

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Speaker 2: As God himself is boundless, so his love for you

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Speaker 2: has no limits. There's no expiration date on God's time

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Speaker 2: with you. Don't fear his rejection. Don't wait for him

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Speaker 2: to tire of you. Don't waste your time waiting for

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Speaker 2: it to run out. God's not going anywhere. You can

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Speaker 2: ignore him, tune out, shut him down yourself, but he

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Speaker 2: will never leave you. So turn to him as he

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Speaker 2: has already turned toward you. Take a moment and confess

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Speaker 2: your sins to him and accept the love that He

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Speaker 2: has promised you. I hope you'll take a moment right

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Speaker 2: now to dwell on God's continuous presence in your life.

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Speaker 2: Give thought to the way that He relentlessly pursues you.

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Speaker 2: The Bible says God will never stop loving us. He

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Speaker 2: is zealous for us. Thank God for his steadfast loyalty,

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Speaker 2: his steadfast love. Thank Him for taking care of yourself

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Speaker 2: and your family. Thank Him that his love promises to

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Speaker 2: stay by your side forever. I love that God is

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Speaker 2: present and that He's listening to you, even when the

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Speaker 2: world seems dark. Don't give up. Keep pressing in, especially

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Speaker 2: when you feel alone, and let Him speak tenderly over you.

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Speaker 2: Ask God to give you faith, to trust in his

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Speaker 2: care for you, to believe in his promises, and always

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Speaker 2: remember you can be sure that God will be with

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Speaker 2: you always. He will continue with you until the end

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Speaker 2: of the world. Trust in the knowledge that He will

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Speaker 2: never leave you nor forsake you. Worry is futile. It

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Speaker 2: changes nothing, so don't waste your time on it. Be

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Speaker 2: confident in God. He lovingly cares for the lilies of

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Speaker 2: the valley and the sparrows of the sky more so

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Speaker 2: and with greater fervor, he will care for you. Thank

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Speaker 2: you for completing his day's meditative prayer on pray dot com.

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Speaker 2: By incorporating this healthy habit as a daily practice, you

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Speaker 2: I'm doctor Tim Clinton, President of the American Association of

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Speaker 2: Christian Counselors, and we love being a part of your life.