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<v SPEAKER_00>Welcome, beloveds, to this sacred space of stillness.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Let us begin by coming home to breath, to body, to presence.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Gently close your eyes if that feels right.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Let your spine grow tall, yet supple like a tree, rooted in the earth, reaching toward heaven.

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<v SPEAKER_00>As you inhale, breathe in peace.

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<v SPEAKER_00>As you exhale, release striving.

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<v SPEAKER_00>We gather under the words of Psalm one hundred and thirty-one.

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<v SPEAKER_00>I have calmed and quieted my soul like a weaned child with its mother.

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<v SPEAKER_00>My soul is like the child that is with me.

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<v SPEAKER_00>This is not a psalm of effort.

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<v SPEAKER_00>It is a psalm of surrender.

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<v SPEAKER_00>A returning.

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<v SPEAKER_00>A remembering that peace is not achieved, but received.

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<v SPEAKER_00>In the arms of the Source who loves us utterly.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Bring your awareness now to your body.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Notice the weight of your body resting in the chair.

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<v SPEAKER_00>The floor supporting you completely.

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<v SPEAKER_00>You are held as the earth always holds you.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Feel the rhythm of your breath, the tide of the spirit moving in and out, as if the ocean itself is breathing you.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Notice any tension in your shoulders, in your heart, in your mind.

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<v SPEAKER_00>And on the next breath, imagine light warm as fire, softening, loosening each place that clings.

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<v SPEAKER_00>You are safe to rest.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Imagine now a vast field at dawn.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Cool mist rises from the earth.

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<v SPEAKER_00>The breath of God whispering peace.

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<v SPEAKER_00>The sky opens, soft blue streaked with golden light.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Each step draws you deeper into presence.

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<v SPEAKER_00>All striving, all comparison, all fear dissolves.

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<v SPEAKER_00>The waves of your mind settle into glassy calm.

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<v SPEAKER_00>You are the child resting in the arms of the Mother.

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<v SPEAKER_00>My soul is quiet within me.

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<v SPEAKER_00>My soul is like a child with its mother.

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<v SPEAKER_00>All elements singing of the same source.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Notice how the quiet remains, a living stillness, not separate from the world, but at one with all things.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Offer thanks for this moment of resting in the heart of God.

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<v SPEAKER_00>This quiet is not something you leave behind.

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<v SPEAKER_00>It lives in you as breath, as presence, as peace.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Carry this stillness with you as a gentle flame that lights your way.