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Speaker 1: Let the saints be joyful in glory. Let them sing

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Speaker 1: aloud upon their beds Psalm one forty nine five. Lord,

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Speaker 1: I can't control myself when I think of how much

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Speaker 1: you love me. Even when I lay quiet on my

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Speaker 1: bed at night, I want to burst into songs of praise.

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Speaker 1: It doesn't matter if no one hears me. I know

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Speaker 1: you hear my songs of praise. I desire to bring

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Speaker 1: a smile to your face when you hear the joy

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Speaker 1: in my heart that comes from my love for you.

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Speaker 1: It's hard to contain myself when I'm overcome with unspeakable

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Speaker 1: happiness for the honor you have bestowed on me. I

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Speaker 1: can't help but be joyful when you adorn me with

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Speaker 1: salvation and multiple blessings every day. Amen. Thank you for

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Speaker 1: listening to pray dot COM's nightly prayer. Experience a pocket

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Speaker 1: of peace before you go to sleep. Stay tuned for

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Speaker 1: our free meditative prayer after this quick word from our sponsors.

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Speaker 2: Welcome to your meditative prayer on deep forgiveness. To get

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

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Speaker 2: Our goal for today's meditative prayer is deep forgiveness. Take

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Speaker 2: a second to relax. Head to a quiet and welcoming place,

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Speaker 2: a place where you can examine your heart. Close your

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Speaker 2: eyes and take a couple of deep breaths. Gain control

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Speaker 2: over your thoughts and shift your focus to Christ. Open

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Speaker 2: yourself up to the Holy Spirit and invite him to

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Speaker 2: sit with you. We will be meditating on Luke chapter six,

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Speaker 2: verses thirty six through thirty seven from the King James version.

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Speaker 2: Be ye therefore merciful, as your father also is merciful.

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Speaker 2: Judge not, and ye shall not be judged. Condemn not,

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Speaker 2: and ye shall not be condemned. Forgive and ye shall

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Speaker 2: be forgiven. Now take a moment to pour out your

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Speaker 2: adoration to God. God. I praise you, for your mercies

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Speaker 2: are unending. They renew every morning. I give you all

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Speaker 2: honor and glory, for there is none like you. You

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Speaker 2: forgive my sins and restore my soul. I worship you,

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Speaker 2: for there is no ungracious like you. I praise you

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Speaker 2: for your faithfulness knows no end. Forgiveness is a commandment,

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Speaker 2: not a recommendation. This can be a really hard truth

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Speaker 2: to process and to accept, but it is true. Nonetheless,

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Speaker 2: God commands us to forgive one another, to show mercy,

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Speaker 2: and to not pass sentence. You are to be merciful

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Speaker 2: and to forgive as God does, without restrictions or requirements,

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Speaker 2: demanding no restitution and apportioning no shame. It is no

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Speaker 2: coincidence that God ties forgiveness to mercy in the Bible.

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Speaker 2: Forgiveness to God is not about merit, but rather it

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Speaker 2: stands on grace. You do not deserve to be forgiven

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Speaker 2: for your sins, Yet God forgives you out of his

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Speaker 2: compassion and his love. God does not throw his grace

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Speaker 2: in your face. He doesn't hold his goodness against you.

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Speaker 2: God forgave you so you could, in turn, like him,

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Speaker 2: forgive those who do not deserve it. God is not

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Speaker 2: asking something of you that he hasn't already done. That

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Speaker 2: is not to say forgiving others comes easy. Forgiving those

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Speaker 2: who harm you can feel utterly impossible and irrational. Yet

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Speaker 2: you must remember. If you wish to receive, you must give.

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Speaker 2: If you want to be forgiven, you must forgive. Reflect

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Speaker 2: for a moment on the times you withheld forgiveness, times

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Speaker 2: where hate and hurt got the best of you. Gather

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Speaker 2: all your loveless thoughts, actions, and emotions. Now place them

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Speaker 2: in the hands of Jesus. Let the Holy Spirit minister

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Speaker 2: to the areas of your heart where mercy does not

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Speaker 2: yet reign. Take a moment now to dwell on God's mercy.

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Speaker 2: Remember how it felt to experience God's compassion in your life.

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Speaker 2: How wonderful it was to know you were forgiven and

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Speaker 2: that your sins were no longer held against you. Think

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Speaker 2: how powerful grace can be now. Thank God for pouring

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Speaker 2: his forgiveness upon your life. Give thanks for the moments

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Speaker 2: where his righteousness paid for your transgressions. Thank God for

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Speaker 2: his unfailing love and his gentle kindness over you, for

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Speaker 2: always showing you clemency even though you don't deserve it.

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Speaker 2: Do not forget God is present and he is listening

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Speaker 2: to you. This is your opportunity to come before Him

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Speaker 2: and ask for his grace. To ask the Holy Spirit

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Speaker 2: to exchange your heart of stone for want of flesh.

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Speaker 2: To ask him to enable you to love as your

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Speaker 2: heavenly Father loves. Ask the Holy Spirit to set you

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Speaker 2: free from the bondage of unforgiveness. Ask him to turn

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Speaker 2: your mercilessness into compassion. Ask the Holy Spirit to enable

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Speaker 2: you to let go of all the hurt and the pain,

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Speaker 2: to empower you to forgive as you are forgiven completely

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Speaker 2: and unconditionally. Remember God expects you to give mercy as

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Speaker 2: He gives mercy. Don't judge other people, and you will

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Speaker 2: not be judged. Don't accuse others of being guilty, and

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Speaker 2: you will not be used of being guilty. Forgive other

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Speaker 2: people and you will be forgiven. You must remember there

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Speaker 2: is always a choice, and there is power in choosing.

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Speaker 2: Choose to show mercy, grace, and love unto others. Let

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Speaker 2: go of hatred and forgive. Give what you wish to receive.

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Speaker 2: Pour out goodness and grace unto others, so your heavenly

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Speaker 2: Father may do the same for you. Be filled with

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Speaker 2: the love of Christ, and watch as that love transforms

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Speaker 2: your life. Thank you for completing today's meditative prayer on

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