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Speaker 1: But you remain faithful to what you have learned and believed because you know from whom you learned it. And from infancy you have known the sacred Scriptures which are capable of giving you wisdom for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching, for refutation, for correction, and for training in righteousness so that one who belongs to God may be competent, equipped for every good work.

Speaker 2: Welcome back to Scripture for your inner outcasts. Today is Saturday, June 5th, 2026, the Memorial of Saint Boniface. Today we are joined by Pam Malinoski, the integrator for Souls and Hearts.

Speaker 1: From second Timothy chapter three verse 14 to 17. But you remain faithful to what you have learned and believed, because you know from whom you learned it and from infancy you have known the sacred Scriptures which are capable of giving you wisdom for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching, for refutation, for correction, and for training in righteousness so that one who belongs to God may be competent, equipped for every good work. If you, as inner exiles, hear that portion of today's first reading and feel confused and a little lost, because those things you learned don't quite match up to those things described in the reading. Know that you're in good company. When you're as young as most of you exiles are, it's unlikely that you learn directly from Sacred Scripture. Instead, you learn from experiences around you and from the fallen human beings who are in your world. You learn things by how you're treated, cared for, and valued. And unfortunately for many of us, that means we learn things like you'll be loved if you don't get angry, or you'll be accepted if you do what someone wants or you won't get hurt. If you keep your distance from others as exiles, then you learn to hold things like anger, abandonment, shame, and isolation. Protectors in your system rise up to protect you because they believe that doing things like hiding anger, focusing only on others, or stepping back from close relationships is the way to be competent for the good work of God.

Speaker 1: Intellectually, many of us know that's not true. But to you exiles, it can sometimes seem that way, at least in the short run. But in the long run, picking up all those burdens for years on end leads to exhaustion. The burdens are too heavy to carry and ultimately does not enable you to carry out God's work. So what do you do instead? Understand that every person has an interior system that is led by an innermost self, who can lead and guide your system. As exiles, it's easy to feel siloed alongside your protectors. Every part with its narrow vision of the world. All parts are working toward a good. But this limited vision results in disintegration and often ineffectiveness and exhaustion. If the time seems right and good, you can begin to tell your story, your difficulties, your worries to your innermost self. Over time, you'll have a better understanding of your protectors and what they are trying to do. And as that light begins to penetrate your system, you will truly be able to have a better understanding of your important role, both in your own system and as a part of God's kingdom.

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Speaker 1: Let us end with our invocations. Our Lady Untier of knots. Pray for us. Saint Joseph, pray for us. Saint John the Baptist pray for us.