Held | Friday Week 12 | Psalm 145:13-14

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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 read and meditate on sacred scripture while allowing quiet time to sit and listen to God's voice.

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There will be times during this podcast when I, when I will instruct you to hit pause.

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

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There's no need to rush So let's start with a prayer to the Holy Spirit, followed by our prayer to St.

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Gabriel.

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Come, Holy Spirit, come.

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This week has been an honest look at whether I actually lean on what you've promised or just agree with it from a distance.

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As we close this week out, help me carry your faithfulness forward, not just this week's promise, but every one still ahead 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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Amen.

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So today's reading is from Psalm 145.

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It's verses 13 through 14 Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and your dominion endures throughout all generations.

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The Lord is faithful in all his words and gracious in all his deeds.

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The Lord upholds all who are falling and raises up all who are bowed down So I'm gonna go ahead and I'm gonna read this through a second time.

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I'm gonna go a little bit slower.

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And actually just be attentive to the words and just try to see where God's speaking to you today in this Psalm Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom And your dominion endures throughout all generations The Lord is faithful in all his words and gracious in all his deeds The Lord upholds all who are falling and raises up all who are bowed down So as we enter into meditation, I ask you, just take a moment and sit with the scripture you just heard.

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W- how is God speaking to you today through these words? What, what, what's sticking out? What word or phrases really caught your attention? This week, we sat with a God who cannot lie, whose spirit intercedes for us, and now with a God whose faithfulness has held across every generation before ours What does it mean to you that his faithfulness isn't new? It's simply just constant Don't try to solve anything.

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Simply notice what God may be drawing your attention toward.

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Pause the podcast now, and please take as much time as you need Now let's respond to God Bring Him whatever in you is still bowed down or falling.

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Ask Him to uphold you there specifically, trusting His faithfulness the way generations before you has Pause the podcast now and pray, taking as long as you need Now we'll enter into the contemplation phase of our Lectio Divina We're just gonna let those words go.

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We're gonna quiet our minds, and we're gonna be allowing ourselves to be as open as possible to hearing God's words If you find it difficult to quiet your mind, that's quite all right.

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It's, it's...

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This is probably one of the most difficult things that we could try to do.

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our minds are always racing.

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So again, when your mind starts to wander, just ag- maybe just a quick prayer, you know, to the Holy Spirit asking for His help to, to just allow us to enter into this m- time of contemplation.

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So go ahead and simply rest in God's presence.

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Be still.

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Know that He's here with us.

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So go ahead and pause the podcast now, and please stay in this time of contemplation as long as you need This week, we sat with a God who cannot lie in Numbers 23, a spirit who intercedes for us in Romans 8, and now a faithfulness that is held steady across every generation in Psalm 145 Different passages, one thread.

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God's promises were never meant to stay theoretical.

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They're meant to be leaned on, written down, repeated, and actually stood on when the ground feels uncertain Go forth this week and choose one promise to carry, not just admire.

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Let whoever is around you notice what it looks like to actually trust it.

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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