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Now, let's relax as we hear tonight's sleep story.

Hello, and welcome to the sleep story from Abide.

I'm Chloe, and I'm thankful you've decided to join me for tonight's story titled

Mars, the Desert Planet.

Of all the planets in our solar system,

Mars has been the focal point for countless stories and movies

that have featured various scenarios of man's imagination.

These fictional tales have alluded to things such as life on Mars and the possibility of one

day inhabiting the cold desert planet. From a biblical perspective, however,

we appreciate Mars as one of many celestial bodies God created

as part of a vast universe, of which we have limited understanding.

Our view is centered on the Lord's masterful design

that permits all things,

even the planets, to work together for his glory.

As Romans chapter 11, verse 36, says,

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