Held | Friday Week 11 | Colossians 3:14-16

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Hello, and welcome to Held, where we break open scripture using the ancient technique called Lectio Divina.

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Each day we'll read and meditate on sacred scripture while allowing quiet time to sit and listen to God's voice There will be times in the podcast when I will instruct you to hit pause.

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It's important that you take however long you need during those periods.

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There is no need to rush this.

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So before we begin, let's say a quick prayer to the Holy Spirit, followed by our prayer to St.

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Gabriel.

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In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.

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Come, Holy Spirit.

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This week has been an honest look at how noisy a troubled heart can get.

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As we close it, teach me what it means to actually let peace rule, not just visit Saint Gabriel, messenger of God, you were entrusted with bringing God's word to Mary.

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Help me to be attentive to God's voice today.

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Help me to receive his word with the same openness and trust that Mary showed.

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Pray for me as I enter into this time of prayer.

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In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.

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Amen.

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Today's scripture reading is from St.

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Paul's letter to the Colossians.

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It's chapter three, verses 14 through 16.

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"Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony.

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And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you are called in the one body.

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And be thankful.

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Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly.

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Teach and admonish one another in all wisdom, and with gratitude in your hearts, sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs to God."

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I'm gonna go ahead and read this a second time a little more slowly so that you can pay attention deeply to the words that St.

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Paul has written here, and just be open to, to hear how God is speaking to you through this today Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony.

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And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts To which indeed you were called in the one body and be thankful Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly.

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Teach and admonish one another in all wisdom.

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And with gratitude in your hearts, sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs to God Now let's just meditate on what we just heard.

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Take a moment and sit with this scripture.

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What word or phrases caught your attention? How is God speaking to you today through this? Paul says, "Let the peace of Christ rule your heart."

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That's an active verb, not a passive feeling.

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Where in your life is peace waiting for permission to actually rule rather than just visit Don't try to solve anything.

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Simply notice what God may be drawing your attention toward.

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Now pause the podcast and take as much time as you need Now let's respond to God with our prayers.

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Bring Him the places in your heart still resisting that rule.

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Ask for the grace to let peace govern you, not just visit occasionally.

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So pause the podcast now and pray Now let's enter into the period of contemplation.

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We're just gonna let the words go.

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We don't have to have anything figured out.

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We're just gonna simply rest here in God's presence.

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Be as still as possible, knowing that, that He is here with us.

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And if your mind wanders, that's, that's okay.

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It's going to happen.

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Just take a quick breath, bring yourself back, perhaps say a quick prayer to the Holy Spirit.

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Ask that He help you silence your mind.

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So go ahead and pause the podcast now and stay here in contemplation as long as you need This week we sat with John's promise on Sunday, David's confidence on Monday, the psalmist's slipping foot on Wednesday, and now Paul's command to let peace rule.

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Different voices, one thread.

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Peace was never meant to just visit a troubled heart.

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It was meant to govern it, and that governing is a daily returning, not a one-time fix.

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Go forth and let peace actually rule somewhere specific this week, not just in the, uh, abstract.

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Let whoever is around you notice the difference.

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Be patient.

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Be steady.

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Be present.

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Go in peace and go share the love of Christ with the world around you.

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Until next time, may you always remember that you are held