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<v SPEAKER_00>Welcome, beloved.

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<v SPEAKER_00>You are seen, you are loved, you are known.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Take a moment to center here, inviting all of the pieces of yourself, not as you think you should be, but simply as you are.

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<v SPEAKER_00>God has named you beloved before you ever did a thing to earn it.

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<v SPEAKER_00>And as we center into this time of prayer and stillness, let's remember together the invitation of the prophet Micah, chapter six, verse eight.

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<v SPEAKER_00>What does the Lord require of you?

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<v SPEAKER_00>But to do justice, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.

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<v SPEAKER_00>This is not a commandment to burden us, but it is a path, a way of being, a rhythm for our humanity, and a doorway into divine life.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Let's take a deep breath together.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Inhale, receive the gift of this moment, and exhale, release everything that is not needed right now.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Again, slowly.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Inhale peace.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Exhale striving.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Feel your feet grounded on the earth.

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<v SPEAKER_00>The same earth that is held prophets, saints, and Jesus Himself.

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<v SPEAKER_00>You too are being held.

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<v SPEAKER_00>You belong here.

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<v SPEAKER_00>As your breath slows, notice you are both human and divine, made from star dust, yet carrying the breath of God.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Micah six, eight gives us a simple and sacred pattern.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Do justice.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Love mercy.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Walk humbly.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Setting all things right.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Kindness, mercy is not a weakness.

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<v SPEAKER_00>It is strength expressed in gentleness.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Humility is not smallness.

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<v SPEAKER_00>It is the grace of knowing that you walk with God in every breath.

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<v SPEAKER_00>This is how we live as divine beings in human form.

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<v SPEAKER_00>By letting love become our rhythm.

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<v SPEAKER_00>By seeing God in one another.

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<v SPEAKER_00>And by remembering that we are not separate, never alone.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Let your heart rest in this truth.

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<v SPEAKER_00>There is no doing of justice or mercy apart from God's presence within you.

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<v SPEAKER_00>All of it flows from divine union.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Let the words of the prophet Micah become a prayer within you.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Do justice, love mercy.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Walk humbly with your God.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Slowly bring your awareness back to the room.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Feel your feet on the earth once more.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Notice your breath.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Steady, calm, alive.

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<v SPEAKER_00>You have met God in the stillness.

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<v SPEAKER_00>As you go from this place, may you walk humbly in your belovedness.

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<v SPEAKER_00>May mercy shape all of your words.

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<v SPEAKER_00>And may justice flow through your hands.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Go in peace, beloved, rooted in the oneness of God's love.