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Speaker 1: Jesus wept John eleven thirty five. Dear Heavenly Father, we

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Speaker 1: come before you today, Lord, thankful that even in the

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Speaker 1: hardest moments of life we feel your presence. We thank

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Speaker 1: you for the promise of hope and comfort that comes

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Speaker 1: with your faithfulness.

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Speaker 2: Lord.

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Speaker 1: May we come to you with all the sorrows of

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Speaker 1: our hearts and know that you are a God who

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Speaker 1: can weep alongside us. We pray for the comforting embrace

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Speaker 1: of your presence, that we may feel you near and

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Speaker 1: our grief and sorrows. We thank you for being a

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Speaker 1: God who understands our pain and is willing to heal it.

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Speaker 1: May your healing grain flow through us and cover us

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Speaker 1: with peace now and forevermore. In Jesus' name, Amen, thank

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

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Speaker 2: My friends, Welcome to your meditative prayer on healing grief.

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Speaker 2: To get the most out of your spiritual journey, use

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Speaker 2: your life. Our goal for today's meditative prayer again is

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Speaker 2: healing grief. Let's be honest grief can be overwhelming, but

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Speaker 2: do not be afraid. Today. Let's gather your courage to

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Speaker 2: step out and just to spend a moment with God

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Speaker 2: so close your eyes. Take a deep breath in and

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Speaker 2: then excel out and now taking captive every thought, shift

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Speaker 2: your focus unto God, for he is waiting for you.

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Speaker 2: We'll be meditating on John chapter eleven, verse thirty five

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Speaker 2: from the King James version, which reads two simple words,

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Speaker 2: Jesus wept. Now take a moment just to pour out

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Speaker 2: your adoration to God who understands you. Jesus, I give

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Speaker 2: you praise for you understand my grief. You have intimate

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Speaker 2: knowledge of my sadness as you have felt it in

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Speaker 2: your own heart. God, I exalt you because you see

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Speaker 2: my pain and you care for me. God, I worship

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Speaker 2: you because, although you are great, you never belittle my suffering.

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Speaker 2: Right now I praise you because you are the everlasting God.

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Speaker 2: Yet you know me. You do not faint or grow weary.

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Speaker 2: Your love and your kindness towards me will never cease.

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Speaker 2: You see losses part and parcel of life. Accepting and

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Speaker 2: processing your grief is really part of the healing process.

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Speaker 2: You don't have to pretend everything is all right when

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Speaker 2: it isn't. It's okay to grieve when you are grieving.

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Speaker 2: Jesus knew he would resurrect Lazarus, and still he wept,

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Speaker 2: even knowing he would see his friend again. He mourned

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Speaker 2: his loss. Through this action, Jesus taught the acknowledgment of emotion,

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Speaker 2: acceptance of allowing yourself to feel what you're going through.

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Speaker 2: It's okay to give yourself permission to grief. It's okay

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Speaker 2: to experience the emotions of the moment and to allow

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Speaker 2: those emotions to pass through your heart. As Jesus felt emotion,

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Speaker 2: so can you. Perhaps you find yourself fighting your grief.

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Speaker 2: Jesus sees your pain and he knows your heart. So

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Speaker 2: turn to Christ and confess your grief to him. Share

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Speaker 2: with him your sorrow. Why, because he understands you. Now

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Speaker 2: to take just a few moments to dwell on the

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Speaker 2: understanding of God. Thank Jesus for teaching you that it's

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Speaker 2: okay to experience emotions, both the good and the bad.

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Speaker 2: Thank God for acknowledging and understanding your feelings. Thank Him

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Speaker 2: for establishing time for you to process and to heal. Now,

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Speaker 2: think of past situations where your heart was heavy with sorrow.

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Speaker 2: Thank the Holy Spirit for being your comforter and for

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Speaker 2: ministering to your weary soul. Thank God for caring for

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Speaker 2: you through your pain. My friends. God is present and

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Speaker 2: he's listening to you. Jesus sees and he understands your suffering.

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Speaker 2: He's intimate with your pain. You do not have to

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Speaker 2: process this on your own, so ask Him to help

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Speaker 2: you through this time of hurt and agony. Ask the

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Speaker 2: Holy Spirit for his assurance to be upon your heart.

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Speaker 2: Ask him to help you accept your emotions and to

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Speaker 2: allow yourself to feel what you're feeling. Remember, Jesus wept,

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Speaker 2: so give yourself permission to grief. The Lord will comfort

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Speaker 2: your heart. Experiencing grief and acknowledging its existence is not

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Speaker 2: a sin, and it does not make you weak. Everyone

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Speaker 2: grieves in a different way, no matter how you choose

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Speaker 2: to do so. Don't forget this truth. You're not alone.

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Speaker 2: Jesus sees you, and he will help you every step

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Speaker 2: on this road to healing. My friends, thank you for

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