Held | Wednesday Week 13 | John 10:27–29

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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 There will be times in the podcast where I'm going to instruct you to hit pause.

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

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There is no need to rush So before we read our scripture, we're gonna go ahead and we're gonna say a quick prayer to the Holy Spirit, followed by our prayer to St.

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Gabriel Come Holy Spirit, come.

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Come Holy Spirit, come Holy Spirit, I want to believe that nothing can take me out of God's hand.

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But some days the fear feels stronger than that promise Help me to hear his voice today clearly enough to trust him 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 John chapter 10, verses 27 through 29 My sheep hear my voice.

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I know them, and they follow me.

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I give them eternal life, and they will never perish.

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No one will snatch them out of my hand.

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What my Father has given me is greater than all else, and no one can snatch it out of the Father's hand So I'm gonna go ahead and I'm gonna read this passage again.

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I'm gonna slow things down, and I just ask that you just be attentive and just, just see what, what words or phrases are just...

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How is this scripture speaking to you today? My sheep hear my voice I know them and they follow me I give them eternal life, and they will never perish.

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No one will snatch them out of my hand What my father has given me is greater than all else And no one can snatch it out of the Father's hand So we're gonna enter into the meditation phase of the Lectio Divina, and we're gonna take a minute.

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We're just gonna sit with that scripture we just heard.

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Again, recalling whatever phrase or words caught our attention And maybe there's something that you're afraid of losing right now What would it mean to trust that it and, and you just couldn't be snatched out of the Lord's hand? So don't try to solve anything.

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Simply notice what God may be drawing your attention toward So go ahead and now pause the podcast and please take as much time as you need Now we're gonna go ahead and respond to God in a prayer Bring him whatever specific fear of loss that you may be carrying.

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Ask him to help you trust the security of his grip more than the size of the threat So pause the podcast now and pray, taking as long as you need Now it's time for the contemplation phase.

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And I'm just gonna go ahead and remind you that this one can be a little difficult for some of us.

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So what we're trying to do here is we're just trying to quiet our minds as much as possible, give ourselves the opportunity to, to be attuned, to be open to hearing God's words.

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Um, if you're anything like me, sometimes it's extremely difficult to quiet your mind, uh, and that's okay.

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When, when your mind wanders, just go ahead and just What I like to do is just, you know, take a quick breath and just take a, you know, a, a, say a quick prayer to the Holy Spirit, just asking for His assistance to just help you quiet your mind So again, we're gonna enter into that contemplation phase, and we're just gonna let the words go.

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We're just gonna rest in God's presence, being still, knowing that He is here.

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So once again, I'm gonna ask you to pause the podcast now, and please stay here in this moment of contemplation as long as you need So today, go forth trusting that nothing, not even the thing we're most afraid of, can take us out of God's hand When insecurity rises today, let it be the cue to remember who's actually holding onto you.

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Not a sign that you should have held on tighter yourself Offer that same security to someone else who's afraid of losing something as well 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