Hi everyone. Welcome to a time of being still and being loved. My name is Elisa. I'm excited to spend this time with you where we get to rest in the presence of God together.

Go ahead and place your body in any position of rest that feels attainable for you right now.

And as you settle in, allow gravity to have its way, to just root you into the chair or the

floor.

And take a deep breath as you inhale and let the belly expand front, side, and back.

And then exhale as it contracts.

Notice how it's the exhale.

It helps us to feel held together.

It's the inhale that creates expansion, space.

Sometimes it can even feel a little uncomfortable to take that breath that's bigger than you

usually would.

And then exhale, allow yourself to come together, to be held in this present moment.

God loves it when you draw near to him.

It pleases his heart when you take time to just be with him.

So let's take a moment till just let go of our grip, let go of anything that we are anxious or worried about. And I want you to imagine a box, be a beautiful alabaster box,ous and expensive and value and worth.

Begin to put your cares into that box.

Just one by one

maybe peeling it off your body

and the weight that you carry with that

the fear

that perhaps is attached to that worry

and just peel it off.

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