This is Pastor Rick's Daily Hope, the Bible teaching ministry of Pastor Rick Warren.

Today we continue with a series based on the 23rd Psalm called Living in the Goodness of

God.

In these lessons, you'll discover that God is good all the time, even in life's most

difficult circumstances.

And you'll experience the hope and favor that spring from God's divine goodness.

Now in just a few moments, we're going to let you know how you can get your very own

copy of Open Doors a year of Daily Devotions book.

It's a beautiful hardcover book with 365 devotionals from Pastor Rick that offer daily

encouragement from the Bible.

You can take a sneak peek right now by going to PastorRick.com while you listen.

Or text the word daily to 800, 600, 5,000, 4 to find out more.

Right now, here's Pastor Rick Warren with part one of a message called, Relaxing in God's

Goodness.

One of the big myths in Southern California is that everybody here is laid back and easy

going.

Yeah, right.

You know, that Southern California vibe, the Beach Boys, it's all copacetic.

Yeah, it's also a haven for workaholics.

And surveys have shown that Southern California residents would actually rather work than

pray, play, or pray for that matter.

And studies actually have shown, surveys show that we actually prefer employment over enjoyment.

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