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You are emotional and passionate
because God is emotional and 

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passionate. 
You are made in His image. 

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God is not passive in His love 
for you. 

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He's passionate about you and 
your life, whether you're happy 

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or sad or something in between. 
These feelings are not by 

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accident, they're by design. 
He designed you to be who you 

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are today. 
As you meditate, remember you 

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were made with passion and with 
a purpose. 

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Let's begin by allowing the body
to become heavy, and as you 

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begin to relax, allow your eyes 
to close. 

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Now take a moment to consider 
this verse. 

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The Lord is compassionate and 
gracious, slow to anger, 

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abounding in love. 
And again, the Lord is 

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compassionate and gracious, slow
to anger, abounding in love. 

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Gently bring your awareness to 
any sensations you're feeling. 

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Just noticing the sensations on 
the body. 

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Maybe it's the air on the skin 
or the weight of the body in the

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chair. 
Just noticing and welcoming 

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these sensations as part of the 
meditation. 

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Notice the rise and the fall of 
the chest as you breathe. 

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Follow the breath and notice how
it changes your body, the 

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inhales expanding the body and 
filling it up with life, and the

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exhales relaxing the body, 
letting go. 

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Follow the breath as it comes in
through the nose and then goes 

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back out through the mouth. 
You don't have to do anything. 

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It's natural and effortless. 
Your body knows how to relax. 

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You are simply unearthing the 
calm that was already there. 

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This is a safe place of love and
deep rest. 

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Allow your mind to take refuge 
in God. 

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When it feels natural, let's 
take a nice big breath. 

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With each breath, allow the body
to become softer and more 

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relaxed, almost like a wave of 
relaxation washing over the 

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body. 
The breath fills up the body, 

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and then it gives way to that 
natural relaxation that's right 

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under the surface. 
Now let's turn our awareness to 

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how the body feels. 
Just examining the body with an 

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easy curiosity. 
Allow your shoulders to relax 

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and fall away from the ears. 
Relax your arms and allow your 

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hands to open and let go. 
Allow your temples and face to 

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relax. 
Let the throat and the neck 

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soften. 
Allow your breath to deepen as 

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your awareness rests deeper, 
just relaxing and releasing. 

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You are here and everything is 
OK God is with you. 

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And 
now, for a moment or two, let go

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of any focus and allow yourself 
to simply be. 

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Take this verse with you. 
The Lord is compassionate and 

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gracious, slow to anger, 
abounding in love 

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when it feels natural. 
Bring your awareness back to the

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room, just noticing the room 
with a gentle appreciation. 

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And when you're ready, allow 
your eyes to slowly open. 

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Take a moment to notice how you 
feel. 

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I hope you feel a little more 
relaxed. 

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We'll see you again to Morrow 
for another day of hope.