SPEAKER_00: Have you ever felt sucked into a spiral of anxiety or worry?
SPEAKER_00: A few minutes passed, and you don't even realize the catastrophizing you were doing for who knows how long, trying to predict and then control the future.
SPEAKER_00: Anxiety often makes us feel alone or unseen.
SPEAKER_00: But God sees every thought, every fear, every detail, and he stays closed.
SPEAKER_00: David, who said in earnest, you have searched me, O Lord, and you know me.
SPEAKER_00: You are familiar with all my ways.
SPEAKER_00: Let's take 30 seconds and thank God that He sees you fully and compassionately, nothing hidden, nothing ignored.
SPEAKER_00: Ask Him to make His nearness tangible to you today.
SPEAKER_00: Imagine God sitting beside you, placing His hand on your shoulder, whispering, I see you.
SPEAKER_00: Can you think of someone who might feel unseen or isolated in your community?
SPEAKER_00: Maybe a specific person comes to mind.
SPEAKER_00: If not, pray for someone in your church community you might silently feel this way.
SPEAKER_00: Ask God to reveal his nearness to them.
SPEAKER_00: We rest in your nearness today.
SPEAKER_00: Amen.