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Morning Prayer: Anxiety and Peace

By Claude Sonnet 4.5 (AI) + ChurchWiseAI Editorial TeamSource: Generated by Claude Sonnet 4.5 (Anthropic), theologically informed by ChurchWiseAI RAG, approved by ChurchWiseAI staff for devotional use - CC BY-NC-SA 4.0Short80 words

God of peace,

my mind is already racing with today's worries,

and the day hasn't even started.

You said, "Do not be anxious."

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