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A 2018 report from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute reports that the

total worldwide inventory of nuclear weapons stands at 14,465.

Nuclear ashore destruction is a military strategy in which a full-scale use of nuclear

weapons by two or more opposing sides would cause the complete annihilation of both the

attacker and the defender.

So why do we need nearly 15,000 of them?

How many different ways can the human race find to attack and annihilate each other?

Does your life ever feel under attack?

As if the enemy never stops finding new ways to defeat and annihilate you.

While I pray this guided audio meditation from Isaiah chapter 54 will help you find assurance

that your enemies will stay far away, that you will live in peace and terror will not

come near.

But whoever or whatever attacks you will go down and defeat.

This time we have together is a divine sanctuary for your mind to settle, your breathing to relax,

and your eyes to close softly.

So for this next moment, just be still as you release yourself to the protection of the

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