Amazing Grace

Abide Bible Sleep Meditation

Religion & Spirituality, Health & Fitness, Alternative Health, Christianity

4.2 • 776 Ratings

🗓️ 24 April 2020

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

As Pastor John Newton, and author of "Amazing Grace," lay in his bed, he was thankful for the church God had given him. He continually marveled that God had chosen to pluck him from a life of sin and misery, and had instead given him the meaningful...

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0:00.0	Welcome to this Abide Bedtime Story.
0:05.2	We invite you to listen in as Captain John Newton is transformed from a slave ship captain to a pastor and writer of hymns, including the beloved hymn Amazing Grace.
0:24.1	Before we listen in to John Newton's thoughts, get comfortable, relax, and be ready to hear
0:34.7	how one man's journey can help you as you learn what a great and generous God we have.
0:49.7	Close your eyes.
0:53.1	Take a deep breath and relax.
1:00.2	Breathe out all the worries of the day
1:03.2	and breathe in the comforting presence of God's Holy Spirit.
1:11.9	Let tension leave your body as you dwell with God,
1:20.2	certain that He loves you and is with you now,
1:26.2	as well as all through the night with God everything begins afresh our God is full of
1:40.4	grace and forgives even the most awful of sins.
1:47.1	He will always welcome us with open arms when we come to him humbly.
1:54.1	Let those reassuring truths comfort you as you rest.
2:12.6	To rid your body of tension, let your muscles relax.
2:18.3	Start with your feet, move up to your calves and your thighs.
2:22.7	Relax your abdomen and your shoulders.
2:28.5	Let even your eyebrows relax.
2:34.9	Keep breathing slowly and deeply.
2:42.2	As your body relaxes,
2:45.3	your mind can relax as well
2:48.2	and release those cares of the day.
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