132. A Meditative Prayer for Liberty

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Welcome, friends, to the Creative

Spiritual Journey podcast, where Guy

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and I walk with you for just a moment,

sharing the things of our hearts and the

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joys we're discovering along the way.

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This is a meditative prayer for gratitude,

for religious liberty, and a prayer

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that it will be strengthened worldwide.

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This year the United States of America

is celebrating 250 years of independence.

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Our forefathers proclaimed, "We hold

these truths to be self-evident, that

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all men are created equal, and that

they are endowed by their Creator

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with certain unalienable rights,

that among these are life, liberty,

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and the pursuit of happiness."

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So this meditative prayer is an

opportunity to rejoice in the Lord our

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God, who has redeemed us and made us free.

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And how it begins with you and me in

each of our hearts, our choices, and

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what we do with this precious gift of

liberty, meditation, get comfortable.

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Rest in a place where you can unplug from

the noise and distractions of the world,

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We breathe in through the nose, down into

the belly, and we let the body just relax.

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There's so much noise in our world today.

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See if you can find a stillness

and a peace within you.

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Now, our bodies are very intelligent,

so we don't need to label what it is

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we need to let go of with our exhale.

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The body knows.

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breathing in this warm, relaxing

feeling, and just let it move through

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you from your head to your toes as if

you were soaking in warmth and calm.

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And exhale, and breathing out, and

letting go of the chaos and the noise.

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And in your mind's eye, let's see

ourself rise up above the earth

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And go across

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the prairies, fields of grain

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It could be a sweet movement of wind

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Through the fields, a rustling sound

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Beautiful blue sky

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Colorful clouds

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Majestic mountains a snow-capped glacier

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Beautiful tall trees reaching heavenward

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meadows Colorful flowers

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in the desert, beautiful red earth

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Cool shade

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and canyon walls

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And the rivers

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The sound of rushing water

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A sandy beach

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The sound of ocean waves

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the feeling of being so small and

looking at this grand land that you love

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settle into a beautiful place,

somewhere that feels like home

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sweet home, right where you belong

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ponder the price paid for this land

of liberty and religious freedom

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Honoring those who gave their lives

who fought for the independence

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to give birth to a new nation

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I remember and honor you

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Thank you

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I remember and honor you.

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Thank you

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I remember and honor you.

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Thank you

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Now come into your mind's eye,

into your heart, to your body

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This beautiful vessel, your soul

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You are now the caretaker of

liberty, this independence

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What price are you willing to pay?

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What good can you do?

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It's done by the small and simple things

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Reaching out to a friend

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Patiently caring for an elderly

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tender loving care for a sick friend

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Or a shoulder to cry on

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Today I choose to bear

and nurture humanity

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To be a peacemaker

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Today I choose liberty

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to worship God

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To minister to my brothers

and sisters, to do

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small things with great love

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This is a prayer of gratitude

for religious liberty

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I remember thee and honor thee.

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I thank thee, oh God.

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This is a prayer for religious liberty

to be strengthened throughout the world.

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It begins small and simple

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Today I choose liberty to worship

God and to be a peacemaker

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and to minister to my neighbor

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I choose to be a peacemaker

and to minister to my neighbor

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In this sacred moment ponder,

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What small, simple act with

great love can you perform today?

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It will ripple out into the

world And to be able to rejoice

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and share the good,

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This is your rights of life and

liberty and pursuit of happiness

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and strengthen this

beautiful freedom for all

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it is a prayer of gratitude to our

God that this religious liberty,

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these God-given rights of life and

liberty and pursuit of happiness

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can be strengthened throughout

the whole world to all humankind

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I remember thee and honor thee.

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I thank thee, oh God.

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I remember thee and honor thee.

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I thank thee, oh God.

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for religious liberty to be

strengthened throughout the world.

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God bless America.

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God bless this world, land that we love.

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Stand beside us and guide

us with Thy light from above

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humbly

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In the name of Jesus Christ.

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Namaste