¹Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace.

²We always give thanks to God for all of you and mention you in our prayers, constantly ³remembering before our God and Father your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ. ⁴For we know, brothers and sisters beloved by God, that he has chosen you, ⁵because our message of the gospel came to you not in word only, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and with full conviction; just as you know what kind of persons we proved to be among you for your sake. ⁶And you became imitators of us and of the Lord, for in spite of persecution you received the word with joy inspired by the Holy Spirit, ⁷so that you became an example to all the believers in Macedonia and in Achaia. ⁸For the word of the Lord has sounded forth from you not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but in every place your faith in God has become known, so that we have no need to speak about it. ⁹For the people of those regions report about us what kind of welcome we had among you, and how you turned to God from idols, to serve a living and true God, ¹⁰and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead — Jesus, who rescues us from the wrath that is coming.

• Light a candle to remember Christ’s presence with you.
• Spend 5 to 15 minutes in silent meditation, paying close attention to the breath.
• Allow yourself to soak in the gift of grace.  God has chosen you.
• God has chosen you.
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• As these words permeate your spirit.  Where in your body can you feel the peace?  God has chosen you.
• From this place of peace, turn toward God.
• I choose God.
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• I choose God.
• Let go of other idols that get in your way.
• I choose God.
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• Rest in the peace of God.
• Give thanks for God’s peace and for any new insights you have received.
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