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

We have 100 meditation episodes on this podcast, but if you want to listen for free to the entire library of 500,

I encourage you to download the Encountering Peace mobile app where all the meditations

are free, as they should be.

I'm old enough to remember maps, giant, carefully folded sheets of paper that you kept in

the glove compartment of your car, maps to steer and guide you. But now all the folding and

unfolding and finding is replaced by a navigation app on my phone, and I love it.

My favorite feature is a button that says home.

No matter where I am around town, no matter how lost I am,

I tap home, and it quickly gives me the instructions to return there, to come back to where I am safe.

But do you ever wish you had a spiritual home button?

Well, this meditation from Joel chapter 2 is a reflection on returning home to God.

Coming back to your safe place in the arms of your creator.

But where is your safe place?

We'll begin your meditation by letting this time of sacred retreat feel safe,

secure, and holy. Allow your breathing to begin to relax and your eyes move from

open to closed start to center on the safety of God spirit and sun Begin to return home.

Continue in this time of reflection by responding to this passage from Isaiah

chapter 55 and as I lead us responds simply Lord God I long to return to you

may God bless the reading of His Word.

Seek the Lord while he may be found.

Call on Him for salvation while He is near.

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