Guided Prayer- Your Sacred Choice

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In the service of LOVE,
Pastors Dennis and Heather Drake

Episode Transcript

SPEAKER_00 (00:04):
Welcome, beloved.
I invite you to take a deepbreath in and let it slowly
release.
We are gathering in the presencethat holds us all.

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The presence of peace.
The presence of Christ, who isall peace.
Let your body arrive.
Let your breath deepen.
Let your shoulders soften.

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And let your heart open to themystery of here, now.
Listen to the word of the Lordfrom Philippians chapter four.

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Be cheerful with joyouscelebration in every season of
life.
Let your joy overflow and letgentleness be seen in every
relationship, for our Lord isever near.

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Don't be pulled in differentdirections or worried about a
thing.
Be saturated in prayerthroughout each day, offering
your faith-filled requestsbefore God with overflowing
gratitude.

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Tell him every detail of yourlife.
And then God's wonderful peacethat transcends human
understanding will guard yourheart and your mind through
Christ Jesus.
Keep your thoughts continuallyfixed on all that is authentic

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and real, honorable andadmirable, beautiful and
respectful, pure and holy,merciful and kind.
And fasten your thoughts onevery glorious work of God,

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praising Him always.

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To choose what we will dwellupon.

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The Apostle tells us to fix ourthoughts on all that is
beautiful, true, pure, kind,holy, and merciful.

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This is not a denial of what ishard.
It is an alignment with what iseternal.
When we lift our thoughts towardgoodness, our minds become
sanctuaries of peace.

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Close your eyes.
Notice your breath in throughthe nose and out through your
mouth.

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Let your breath be prayer.
With each inhale, receive peace.
With each exhale, release worry.

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Perhaps joy, gentleness,gratitude, kindness, or peace.

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Hold that word gently in yourawareness.
Let it take form in your breathand in the rhythm of your heart.

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As you breathe, imagine yourmind turning toward that good
thing, like a flower turningtoward the light.
Each time your thoughts wander,simply notice them, and then

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return to your chosen word, yoursacred focus.

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Is there warmth?
A lightness, a sense of calm.
This is the holy peace thattranscends understanding.

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The stillness that guards yourheart and mind.
Let gratitude rise gently now,not forced but natural.
Like water welling up from adeep spring.

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Give thanks for the ability tochoose what you think about.
This is your sacred power.
The choice to return again andagain to that which is true, to

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that which is lovely, to thatwhich is good, to that which is
God.
Slowly bring your awareness backto this moment.

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Feel your feet on the ground,your breath steady, your spirit
calm.
Carry this peace with you.