You're listening to Encounter, a simple daily podcast of sacred and mindful meditations

to help you encounter the divine presence of God all throughout your day.

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Have you ever played Three-Card Monty?

It's a infamous card game played to dupe unsuspecting players.

Three cards are placed face down on a table and all you have to do is keep track of one of them

after a short, simple shuffle. If you find it, you win. If you don't, you lose. And you always

lose. And you're always surprised. You're certain that you knew where the card was.

It seemed so real, surely your eyes didn't trick you.

Well, the theme of this meditation from 2nd Corinthians chapter 4 is Descerning the Imaginary

from the Actual, the Temporary from the Everlasting, and the Fleeting from the Eternal.

So to begin your meditation, just slip into a time and a place where you can be quiet and still

with a very real and present and eternal God. You may start by listening and joining in this

responsive reading and prayer from Romans chapter 8. Just respond, Lord God, keep my eyes on what is

eternal. Hoping God is what saves us, but if we already have what we hope for, there's no need to

keep on hoping. Lord, keep my eyes on what is eternal. We hope for something we have not yet seen

and we patiently wait for it. Lord, keep my eyes on what is eternal. In certain ways,

we are weak, but the Spirit is here to help us. Lord, keep my eyes on what is eternal.

And when we don't know what to pray for, Spirit prays for us in ways that cannot be put into

words. So Lord God, keep my eyes on what is eternal. This time in Christian meditation aims to deepen

your union with the eternal God. So spend a few moments now in silent contemplation as the

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