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This is WEEK 5 of our summer series The Roaring Summer of ‘21 Series: The Best of the Best! We have gone back thru all 5 of our seasons and come up with 10 episodes that have been our most listened too and will be airing those episodes over the next 10 weeks. Today is our 6th most popular podcast, and originally aired just last year in October, 2021 - Belovedness: The Core Truth that Changes Everything. SHOW NOTES Today’s Verse’s: Mark 1:9-11 (NIV) Friends,  the message of this podcast is a game changer. It’s that profound and it’s that simple.  I’ve spent years of my life and ministry trying to wrap my head and  heart around what I’m talking with you about this week in this particular podcast. For sure, if you listen to one podcast this week—let this ONE be it! Share it with some friends and try to listen to it with your spouse, family, or friends. I’m going to send the link to some specific men and women that I, myself, have been on the journey of understanding the profound truth of what it means to call oneself, the Beloved of God. Three years ago, our Board of Potter’s inn mandated Gwen and I to capture the key message—the essence of the ministry of Potter’s Inn.  They asked us to take the time to record these messages so that the message might outlive us.  This one message would be what I can honestly tell you is THE message that has altered so many lives in our work around the world.  We hope that you’ll be greatly blessed and encouraged by this.  Goodness…what days these are—that we simply need the good news!  This, dear friends is the good news we can savor! It is with this great and profound seriousness—that we send you this week’s podcast! Thank you for your support and prayers these days. Every blessing! Steve and Gwen Smith   MENTIONED IN THE PODCAST Mark 1:9-11 (NIV) Priest and Author Romano Guardini - Essay We've Got Some Work to Do Author Macrina Wiederkehr  Pastor and Swiss Psychologist Walter Trobisch Romans 8 (The Message)   Reading from Life of the Beloved by Henry Nouwen BOOKS/Resources MENTIONED toward end of podcast Love Yourself: Self-Acceptance and Depression by Walter Trobisch Life of the Beloved by Henry Nouwen The Gift of Being Yourself by David Benner Soul Custody: Choosing to Care for the One and Only You by Stephen W. Smith   SUPPORT THE PODCAST Donate Here for an individual contribution or on Patreon to set up monthly support.   CONTACT US podcast@pottersinn.com   INTERESTED IN MORE SOUL CARE RESOURCES? Check out our recommended reading, books on spiritual growth, and our soul care blog. Want to experience soul care in person? Learn more about our soul care intensives and retreats.