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Speaker 1: Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the

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Speaker 1: children of God. Matthew five nine. Dear Heavenly Father, you

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Speaker 1: are the ultimate peacemaker. When we were your enemies, you

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Speaker 1: called us friends and children united under your redemptive work.

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Speaker 1: Your aim is to bridge gaps between you and us,

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Speaker 1: us and each other, and within ourselves as your children.

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Speaker 1: I pray we would all emulate your character by being peacemakers.

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Speaker 1: As we are transformed by your grace and love. May

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Speaker 1: we continually extend the same to others in Jesus's 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 Prayer 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 healing relationships. 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 healing relationships. Take

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Speaker 2: a moment to relax. Find a comfortable and quiet setting,

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Speaker 2: a place where you can focus and can be completely

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Speaker 2: In this moment of self reflection, close your eyes, take

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Speaker 2: a deep breath, and exhale, release the thoughts that are

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Speaker 2: floating around in your mind. We will be meditating on

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Speaker 2: Matthew five nine from the King James version, which says, again,

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Speaker 2: blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the

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Speaker 2: children of God. Now take a moment to pour out

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Speaker 2: your adoration to God for his daily blessings of peace. God,

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Speaker 2: I praise you for your peace which surpasses all understanding,

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Speaker 2: Your peace that overcomes all circumstances, all fears and doubts.

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Speaker 2: Bring your peace to my heart. God, calm my spirit. God,

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Speaker 2: I worship you for giving me the ability to be

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Speaker 2: a peacemaker. I praise you for calling me your child.

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Speaker 2: I know that you love me and that you have

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Speaker 2: already provided a resolution to all the conflict in my life.

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Speaker 2: People can be unkind. Others may say and do things

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Speaker 2: that will upset you, things that will hurt your heart,

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Speaker 2: break your trust. Some will even go out of their

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Speaker 2: way to harm you, create discord. There will be people

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Speaker 2: in your life who will steal your joy and peace,

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Speaker 2: who will make being a peacemaker seem impossible. And even

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Speaker 2: though at times it may be or seem difficult and daunting,

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Speaker 2: it can still be done, you must remember the calling

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Speaker 2: to live in peace and God's blessing that comes with it.

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Speaker 2: Let us, now, for a moment, reflect on those relationships

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Speaker 2: that need tending. To think of those connections, those relationships

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Speaker 2: that have been broken, maybe a spouse, a child, friend, parent, coworker,

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Speaker 2: those relationships that are suffering, the situations that seem impossible.

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Speaker 2: Confess to the Lord all your hurt, your anger, and

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Speaker 2: your pain. Let God into the areas of your heart

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Speaker 2: where his peace does not yet rain. Take a moment

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Speaker 2: now to dwell on previous blessings of peace that you've enjoyed.

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Speaker 2: Blessings from past relationships that were broken but God helped

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Speaker 2: you fix them. Think of the delight brought as a

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Speaker 2: result of peace. Recollect on past situations where you reached

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Speaker 2: out to turn anger into an agreement. Thank God for

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Speaker 2: past resolutions and the fruits of growth and joy from

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Speaker 2: those relationships. Give thanks for the moments free from the

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Speaker 2: fear and hostility. Thank God for the blessings of past peaceful,

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Speaker 2: reconciled relationships and for those yet to come. Thank Him

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Speaker 2: for the courage and the boldness to stand up for peace.

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Speaker 2: And do not forget. God is present, He is listening

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Speaker 2: to you once again, bringing to mind those connections, those

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Speaker 2: relationships that you're struggling with. Ask God for the ability

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Speaker 2: to resolve those conflicts. God, bring peace and reconciliation to

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Speaker 2: those relationships, mendel bridges and build new ones. Pray for

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Speaker 2: peace in all your interactions. Peace with your family and

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Speaker 2: your friendships. Peace with your superiors at work, your colleagues.

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Speaker 2: Peace in every area, every aspect, in every relationship in

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Speaker 2: your life. Remember again God has called you to be

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Speaker 2: a peacemaker. You are to strive to bring peace where

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Speaker 2: there is discord and agreement, to work towards living amicably

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Speaker 2: and immunity with everyone. The Bible says, as much as

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Speaker 2: in you is be at peace with all men. Peace

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Speaker 2: can be achieved the obedience to God's word and a

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Speaker 2: desire to bring harmony to all relationships. You can become

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Speaker 2: a peacemaker and be called a child of God. Thank

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

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