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Several months ago, I was out of town and had an early flight back home.

My hotel was over an hour away from the airport, and I had to leave at five in the morning

to make the flight.

So beginning at 4.30 a.m., I had the hotel front desk start calling my room.

I set the alarm on my phone, and on my watch, and another timer on my phone.

I couldn't risk forgetting to wake up.

Do you ever find yourself remembering what's trivial while forgetting what's important,

forgetting what's most important?

Well this meditation from Deuteronomy chapter 6 is a reminder for you to remember, a meditation

to center your mind, your body, and your soul, on not forgetting what matters most.

So to begin, whether sitting in the first light of morning or resting in the quiet

shadows of evening, allow the next 15 minutes to be a divine retreat from trivial distractions.

Allow your eyes to close with no effort, and permit your mind to center on the Father,

accept your body beginning to rest in the presence of the Son, and concede your soul

to feel safe here, guided by the Spirit.

Who in this time of solitude, by responding to this passage from Matthew chapter 22,

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