Episode 12

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15th Apr 2024

SHINE YOUR LIGHT: A Guided Meditation

Shine your light is a guided meditation that uses imagery and is told in a narrative story of a journey. It comes from the scriptures, Doctrine & Covenants 84; 46 "And the Spirit giveth LIGHT TO EVERY MAN that cometh into the world." I hope you can sit back and relax and enjoy!

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Welcome my friends.

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This is a guided meditation.

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Shine your light.

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Please get comfortable

and begin breathing.

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Slowing down your mind and your heart.

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This meditation is going

to be a little different.

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We're going to call upon

your powers to imagine.

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That'd be a lot of imagery and it will

be more in a story narrative form.

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But like all meditations let's

begin as you would in prayer In the

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name of Jesus Christ and inviting.

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As light to be with you.

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No, I've seen your prep.

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Moving in to the heart.

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That light.

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And exhaling and chasing out the darkness.

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Breathing in slowing down.

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The mind.

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And excelling out.

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JC now the darkness and those

things that may trouble your mind.

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This meditation comes from the scripture.

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And the spirit give us light to every

man that come at the end of the world.

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So in the beginning.

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Of this journey.

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You are given.

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Uh, light.

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A small spark.

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I can Amber.

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if you would just imagine.

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You've walked out that.

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DOR.

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Cross that threshold.

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Down that path at the back gate.

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Leaving behind your heavenly home.

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Into this journey of mortal life.

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You look at this spark, this light,

this little Amber within your hands.

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You realize you'd never seen

such a thing and wondered what.

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You are to do with it.

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It glows warm.

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And it seems to be filled

with such promises.

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And you believe that is meant

to be yours for some purpose.

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That you don't understand yet.

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You also realize that

this spark is so fragile.

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And that it will need to

be tended and cared for.

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So you choose to keep it.

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And to take good care of it.

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Something deep inside your heart stirs.

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And desires this warmth and this light.

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To guide you.

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Oh, if you would just in this

moment, just imagine a path.

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This is all new territory for you.

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And the path sometimes.

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It's hard to find.

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Maybe at wanders in through deep

forest and becomes dark and cold.

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Other times it's open and spacious.

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Lots of options to choose.

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You do notice the beauties along the way.

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Maybe the colors.

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Sky.

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The earth.

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The birds.

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Sounds.

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All inviting.

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All apart of this.

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Wonderful journey.

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You are on.

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So we have placed this light into a

lantern to carry with you on your journey.

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PKG knew the road ahead could be

cold and dark and scary at times.

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And you have fed that spark

daily by gathering kindling.

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You find along the path.

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You've recognized that this spark is

demanding of your time and attention.

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And to keep this flame.

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Alive.

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Burning bright.

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It's hard work.

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Sometimes you've wanted to give up.

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Aware of the demons lurking.

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That despise that light.

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Any light.

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The seat today, extinguish all sparks.

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But you, my friend.

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That light that is within you.

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It's strong.

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Strong enough to fight

them off and protect.

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That light.

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Notice.

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That your words and your songs.

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When you say to encourage.

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Used to bring hope.

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To the spark when it

was scared and fearful.

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Increased.

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The flames.

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Brilliance and light.

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And you notice.

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It begins.

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To grow stronger.

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You sheltered it from the storms and the

dangers that threatened to put it out.

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And you've actually

discovered that those wins.

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Strengthened.

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And make the.

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Amber Crow, even brighter.

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And now it's growing in

its brightness light.

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Gathering more light.

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And more light.

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Soon your light has outgrown the lantern.

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So you place it on a torch.

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Or the flames dance and

reach out, lighting your way.

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The path that once seemed

cold and dark and scary.

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It's now become clear and bright.

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And familiar to you.

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Others have also enjoyed the brilliance

of your light from your torch.

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which will pop and small sparks.

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Our left-hand scattered for

others to gather and keep.

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Some who have lost their spark.

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Treasure this new spark

and pick it up eagerly.

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While others quickly stomp it out.

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Afraid.

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Of what it might be.

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You.

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Breathe in light.

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Courage.

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To continue on.

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And it's there that you realize you

are traveling with other light bearers.

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Where you encourage and

cheer each other on.

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Linking arms.

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Walking forward with faith.

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Lifting.

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The downtrodden.

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And the broken along the way.

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And now.

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Your little spark has

grown into a roaring fire.

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That's warm, inspired and illuminated.

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Being a light for others

who travel with you.

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Feeling the joy.

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That this light brings.

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And there.

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You see the summit?

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You're almost there.

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Feel the joy and the

warmth within your heart.

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At the trail of light you've left behind.

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All the lessons.

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So grateful for all the

lessons that you've learned.

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By loving spark into a blazing for lame.

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And sharing it with your fellow travelers.

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Then the day came.

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That your light.

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And you and a brilliant flash.

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Reach the summit.

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And there you stand.

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And a perfect brightness.

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Illuminated.

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Shining with this light

from your head to your toes.

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Full.

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Joyful.

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Perfect.

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Brightness of hope.

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It is then.

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That your heart and eyes.

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Our open.

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And you understand where

this spark had come from.

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And you understand the promises.

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And the reason.

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It was given to you.

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Let your light.

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So shine.

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Before man.

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That they may see your good works.

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And glorify.

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God.

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Remember.

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You are light

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And that, which is of God is light and

he, that received light and continues.

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Moving forward on that path.

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Receives more light and

that light grows brighter.

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And brighter.

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And tell that perfect day.

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It is here.

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But I will leave you

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To ponder.

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And I will.

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See you on the trail.

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