Welcome to the prayers of rest podcast. I'm your host, Asherita Choochoo, and if you're listening to this episode, as it's dropping live, this is the week after Thanksgiving here in the U.S. And I just wanted to take a moment to say thank you to our prayers of rest podcast

community. Thank you for listening to this podcast. Thank you for sharing it with your friends,

for leaving reviews and ratings, thank you for your emails and voice messages about how God

is using this podcast to bring rest and peace and joy in your life.

And of course, a special thank you to our monthly prayer partners.

I'm not kidding when I say that, I couldn't do this without you.

It's your generous financial giving that keeps paying the bills week after

week to keep this podcast coming into your feeds. And it's your joyful partnership that constantly

reminds me that our God sees, he hears, he knows, and he provides exactly what we need.

So thank you.

This week we are continuing our season of praying through hard emotions,

specifically praying through feelings of guilt.

So as we begin, find a quiet place and take a deep breath as we enter into God's loving

presence together. Today's reading comes from Psalm 51, verse 2, wash away all my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin.

Let's begin by reciting God's goodness, praising him for who he is and for what he has done in

our lives.

A precious Savior.

You, you alone, Jesus, are the perfect Lamb of God.

Who never sinned.

Who knew no sin?

And yet who knows the temptations that we face, the force of sin that comes against us in

this weakness of human flesh.

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