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<v SPEAKER_00>Welcome, beloved.

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<v SPEAKER_00>I invite you to take a deep breath in and let it slowly release.

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<v SPEAKER_00>We are gathering in the presence that holds us all.

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<v SPEAKER_00>The presence of peace.

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<v SPEAKER_00>The presence of Christ, who is all peace.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Let your body arrive.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Let your breath deepen.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Let your shoulders soften.

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<v SPEAKER_00>And let your heart open to the mystery of here, now.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Listen to the word of the Lord from Philippians chapter four.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Be cheerful with joyous celebration in every season of life.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Let your joy overflow and let gentleness be seen in every relationship, for our Lord is ever near.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Don't be pulled in different directions or worried about a thing.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Be saturated in prayer throughout each day, offering your faith-filled requests before God with overflowing gratitude.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Tell him every detail of your life.

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<v SPEAKER_00>And then God's wonderful peace that transcends human understanding will guard your heart and your mind through Christ Jesus.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Keep your thoughts continually fixed on all that is authentic and real, honorable and admirable, beautiful and respectful, pure and holy, merciful and kind.

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<v SPEAKER_00>And fasten your thoughts on every glorious work of God, praising Him always.

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<v SPEAKER_00>To choose what we will dwell upon.

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<v SPEAKER_00>The Apostle tells us to fix our thoughts on all that is beautiful, true, pure, kind, holy, and merciful.

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<v SPEAKER_00>This is not a denial of what is hard.

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<v SPEAKER_00>It is an alignment with what is eternal.

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<v SPEAKER_00>When we lift our thoughts toward goodness, our minds become sanctuaries of peace.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Close your eyes.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Notice your breath in through the nose and out through your mouth.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Let your breath be prayer.

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<v SPEAKER_00>With each inhale, receive peace.

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<v SPEAKER_00>With each exhale, release worry.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Perhaps joy, gentleness, gratitude, kindness, or peace.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Hold that word gently in your awareness.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Let it take form in your breath and in the rhythm of your heart.

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<v SPEAKER_00>As you breathe, imagine your mind turning toward that good thing, like a flower turning toward the light.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Each time your thoughts wander, simply notice them, and then return to your chosen word, your sacred focus.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Is there warmth?

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<v SPEAKER_00>A lightness, a sense of calm.

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<v SPEAKER_00>This is the holy peace that transcends understanding.

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<v SPEAKER_00>The stillness that guards your heart and mind.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Let gratitude rise gently now, not forced but natural.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Like water welling up from a deep spring.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Give thanks for the ability to choose what you think about.

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<v SPEAKER_00>This is your sacred power.

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<v SPEAKER_00>The choice to return again and again to that which is true, to that which is lovely, to that which is good, to that which is God.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Slowly bring your awareness back to this moment.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Feel your feet on the ground, your breath steady, your spirit calm.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Carry this peace with you.