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Life Audio Hello,

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thank you for listening to Your Daily Prayer, a podcast

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dedicated to helping you find the words

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you need to connect to your Father

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in Heaven. No matter

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what's going on in your life today, you

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can trust that God wants to hear from you. Right

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after this short word from our sponsor,

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we will pray through today's prayer of

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quiet contemplation this Holy Saturday, together.

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A Prayer for Quiet Contemplation This

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Holy Saturday, written in

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red by Kyle Norman. One

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of the churches where I served had

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an eternal flame suspended above

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the altar. An

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eternal flame is a Waxen candle

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that symbolizes the ever presence

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of God. Throughout

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the week as the candle burns

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down, the flame is then passed

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to another candle which is then

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suspended above the altar. It is

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to be a visual representation of

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the light of Jesus that forever

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signs upon us. The. Flame

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never goes out. It

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flickers twenty four hours a day. Seven.

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Days a week. At

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this turret, Whenever we celebrated the

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yearly remembrance of Christ's death, the

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eternal flame would be marched out

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of the sanctuary. What?

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I found fascinating was that the

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flame appeared to be gone. the

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church light and darkness. But

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off in another room, amongst the

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robes and the books, the candles

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still flickered. Even though

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we couldn't see the flame, it still burned.

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Christ. Was still present.

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There's something profound about the stillness

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of Holy Saturday. Traditionally,

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Holy Saturday is the where

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the church affirms that Jesus

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descends to the dead. Jesus.

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Enters the place of a dad

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releasing the captives from prison and

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disarming the devil. His powers. And.

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Yet as much as we might

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recognize this day, a victory. Holy

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Saturday's is also a

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day of stillness. Jesus

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lies motionless and the grave.

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And this stillness of Holy

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Saturday is a deep expression

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of Sabbaths. Just as

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God rest of from the

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activity of creation on that

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first seventh day, so now

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Jesus rests from the activity

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of a recreates. On

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this seventh day. Holy

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Saturday binds Good Friday and

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Easter Sunday together. It's

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a time where we whole the to

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realities before us. We. Contemplate

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Christ's death for our sin.

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a deaths that was right hours, but

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we also look to the resurrection and

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in that light we recognize that

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we can stop all

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our spiritual strivings. The

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Saturday between Good Friday and Easter

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Sunday calls us

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to rest in Christ's

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presence because the

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work of sacrifice and offering is

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complete and the glory

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of the resurrection is about to dawn. So

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on this Holy Saturday we breathe

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in all that God has wrought

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for us. Resting

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with Jesus on Holy Saturday

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recalibrates our spiritual lives and

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let's be honest we

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all need this recalibration from time to

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time. Scripture

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often talks about how we are called

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to wait upon the Lord to be

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still in the presence of God. Scripture

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never says hurry up and know

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that I am God. The Bible

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doesn't say those who are busy

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for the Lord will renew their

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strength and

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yet in this fast-paced world of ours

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it can be easy to fall into

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this trap to believe that Jesus responds

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to the plethora of our actions and

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the manyness of our words and

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so Holy Saturday calls us

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to stop, to

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recognize that the work has been done. Sin

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has been atoned for, we

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are free and so

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we rest. This

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place of quiet reflection

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and contemplation calls

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us to recognize that our redemption

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isn't found in the satisfaction of wants

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and wishes or in

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the mastery of our time abound selves.

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It's found in resting in Christ's

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work and

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so we reach out for Christ's

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presence before we reach out for

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a particular answer or action. We

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dare to believe that Christ stillness

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does not mean His absence. As

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we rest, we look forward

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to the coming resurrection, confident

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in its arrival. Let

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us pray. Princess

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Jesus, I place myself

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before You in quiet and

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peace on this holy Saturday. As

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I reflect upon Your death upon the cross,

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I thank You for Your saving work. I

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thank You that You had me in mind

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as the nails struck Your hands and

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feet and spear pierced Your side. I

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thank You for Your saving activity on the

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cross and for setting me

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free from all the sin that threatens my

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life with You. Lord,

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as You rested from Your work on this

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holy day, I pray

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that You lead me into a time of

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rest and peace. Help

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me to still the call of activity in

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my soul, the frenetic busyness

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that can easily take over my life.

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Help me to recognize the stillness

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of Your presence, a

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stillness that beckons me to

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follow You to quiet places

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for rest and refreshment. In

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the quiet places of my day, may

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You draw my attention to Your presence. Push

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against all that distracts me and

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overwhelms me. As

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my body breathes deeply the air

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around me, may my soul breathe

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deeply Your spirit of life and

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peace. Lord,

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as You rested this holy

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Saturday, awaiting Your

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triumphant resurrection, help

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me to anticipate the coming of the

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third day where You call me to

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new life. Give

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me eyes to see where You call me

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forward in faith, and prepare

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me, O Lord, to receive Your

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victory anew and to

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welcome Your resurrection in celebration

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and wonderful. all

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of this I pray in the

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name of Jesus Christ my Lord.

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