Welcome to the Prayers of Rest podcast. I'm your host, Asherita Chuchu, and I'll be leading you in prayer

using a simple guided prayer format with the acronym Rest. That is, recite God's goodness,

express your neediness, seek his stillness, and trust his faithfulness.

As we begin, find a quiet place where you won't be interrupted, and take a deep breath as we enter into God's presence together.

Zephaniah 317, The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save.

He will rejoice over you with gladness.

He will quiet you by his love.

He will exalt over you with loud singing.

Let's begin by reciting God's goodness,

praising Him for who he is and what he has done.

Oh Lord, this verse is almost too good to believe that you are not only in our midst, that you are not only with us, but you are mighty and power and majestic in your

accomplishments throughout history, and yet you desire to save us. What a reassurance that you're the

God not only that is on his throne, that is reigning in power and might, but that you are the

God who continues to love your people, to rejoice in your people, to call us to yourself, to be quieted by your love.

Oh God, how good you are. Friends, take a few moments right now. Recyte God's goodness. Tell him what is

true about who he is and then praise him for how he's shown his goodness

in your own life specifically.

Thank you. The I'm not going to be the

I'm going to We now move into a time of expressing our neediness, confessing our needy for God and His forgiveness.

And Lord, as we read this passage, it's so easy to get caught up in our daily activities

and to get sucked into social media and to forget that there you are, here you are, that you are in our midst,

that you do save, you do rejoice, you do quiet us.

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