Hello, prayer friend, and happy new year. Our team is hard at work recording our new season of the

Prayers of Rest podcast, so in the meantime, we're bringing you some of our very best episodes from the past two years,

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Until then, let's get to today's prayer of rest.

I don't know about you, but I grew up in a church tradition that emphasized spiritual warfare to the point that it almost felt like behind every bush there was an evil spirit, and I lived in

fear that I would unwittingly open a door to evil in my life. Have you ever been afraid of that?

You're listening to the Prayers of Rest podcast, and I'm your host, Asherita Chuchu. This season, we are

resting in the promises of God. And today, specifically, we're praying through God's promise

to protect us from evil. So if you've lived with that fear that evil is out to get you

and that you always have to be watching your

back, I hope you take this time to listen and pray with me as we rest in the promises

of God. So take a deep breath and quiet your heart as we become aware of God's loving

presence around us and within us.

Today's passage comes from 2nd Thessalonians, Chapter 3, verse 3.

But the Lord is faithful, and He will strengthen you and protect you from the evil one.

So let's begin by reciting God's goodness.

Lord of Light, you are the one who by your death broke the power of Him who holds the power of death. You're the one who, by your death, broke the power of him who holds the power of death.

You're the one who freed all of us, who live in you, who were held in slavery by our own fear.

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