Held | Wednesday Week 11 | Psalm 94:17-19

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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 in this podcast 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 is no need to rush.

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So before we begin, let's start out with a prayer to the Holy Spirit, followed by our prayer to St.

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Gabriel 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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There are moments this week when I've felt my foot slipping, not sure what's holding me up, if anything.

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Meet me honestly in that uncertainty today.

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Show me your steadfast love and the specific place I need it St.

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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 scripture reading is from Psalm 94.

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It's verses 17 through 19.

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"If the Lord had not been my help, my soul would soon have lived in the land of silence.

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When I thought, 'My foot is slipping,' your steadfast love, O Lord, held me up.

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When the cares of my heart are many, your consolations cheer my soul."

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So I'm gonna go ahead and read this a second time, and I'm gonna slow it down.

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And I ask that you just, just pay attention to the words and just, just feel what God's speaking to you today in this If the Lord had not been my help, my soul would soon have lived in the land of silence When I thought my foot is slipping, your steadfast love, O Lord, held me up.

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When the cares of my heart are many, your consolations cheer my soul So we're gonna enter into the meditation phase of our Lectio Divina.

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So I'm gonna ask you, just take a moment, sit with the scripture you just heard.

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What word or phrase catches your attention today? When has your foot felt like it was slipping recently? Can you locate the moment something steadied you, even if you didn't recognize it as God at the time? Don't try to solve anything.

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Simply notice what God may be drawing your attention toward Pause the podcast now and take as much time as you need in meditation Now respond to God.

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Bring Him the place your foot feels unsteady right now.

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Ask for His steadfast love to hold you up there specifically, not in general.

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Go ahead and pause the podcast now and pray Now we're just gonna let the words go.

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We don't need to figure anything out.

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We're simply going to rest in God's presence.

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Be still.

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Know that He's here with us So go ahead and pause the podcast now and stay in this contemplative moment as long as you need Today, go forth carrying the memory of being held up before, even when you couldn't have named how.

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When your foot feels unsteady again this week, let the memory be evidence, not proof it won't happen, but proof He's held you before.

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Be that s- be that same steadying presence for someone else who's slipping.

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Be patient, be steady, 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