You're listening to Encounter, a simple daily podcast to help you find the secret in

the ordinary.

We have 100 meditation episodes on this podcast, but we're excited to announce the launch

of the Encountering Peace Mobile App, where you can hear the entire library of more

than 500 seasonal and topical meditations.

I encourage you to download the Encountering Peace Mobile App today, where all of the meditations

are free, as they should be.

If you drink this brand of beer, then you will have all of these friends.

If you wear this type of makeup, you will look like this woman.

If you wear these clothes, you will look like this man.

If you smoke these cigarettes, you will then feel refreshed.

If you live as the world does, you will live a long and happy life.

That is the message of every ad that we encounter on television, radio, and online.

Live this way and your problems will vanish.

At one question, how is that working out for you?

Well this meditation from 1 John 2 is a reflection on living your life, not using the world as

a model, but living your life as Jesus lives His.

A life marked by love, humility, and caring for others.

I hope you can take the next 15 minutes as a retreat from this self-centered world we

live in.

So without effort, allow your eyes to move from open, into a soft gaze, and now closed.

And just take this next still moment to consent to surrender this time and place to the assurance

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