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Our meditation will be from the Book of Deuteronomy.

Moses wrote it for the second generation of Israelites just about to enter the Promised Land.

They had not experienced what their parents had seen in the wilderness, so the book was

given as a reminder of who they are and from where they came from, but they faced a

choice.

Who do we follow?

Do we listen to our flawed instincts or follow the God of our fathers, the God of Abraham,

Isaac and Jacob?

The Book of Deuteronomy was written about 1,500 BC, but is just as applicable today.

So who do you choose to follow for daily guidance and wisdom?

The theme of this meditation from Deuteronomy chapter 7 is about choosing who to follow.

Do you choose to develop your hunches or do you follow the guidance of the great planet

maker?

And do you ever feel tempted to follow your own intuition even when you feel the spirit

guiding you another way?

While you're in the right place, so may the Lord be with you, Holy Spirit, now come.

So begin your meditation by finding a place to be quiet and still, a holy refuge of divine

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