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We hope to help you discover sacred moments in the middle of ordinary days.

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Did I make you look at your phone?

It's so powerful, isn't it?

The sound of a phone ringing, we just can't ignore it.

We love that someone is calling us, someone wants us.

And how do you feel when you call someone and they don't answer?

Feels a little irritating, doesn't it?

You want to talk now and you want them to listen, now.

So where are they?

Well the theme of this meditation from Psalm 116 is being heard, answering the call.

Knowing God hears you even when no one else does, especially when no one else does.

So to begin your meditation, slip into a time in a space where you can feel heard.

Consent to surrender this time to God, spirit and sun.

Just by listening and responding to this prayer from Psalm 34, in response softly, Heavenly

Father, I know you hear me.

Honor the Lord with me, celebrate his great name.

Heavenly Father, I know you hear me.

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