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Related Scripture: Isaiah 54:10a (recording quotes NLT). The linked Bible reader uses the World English Bible.
Meditation transcript
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0:01Sometimes, we have to leave our home to find our place in the world.
0:06We set out on our own to find the answers to the questions in our heart.
0:13But as time and distance bring us further from where we started, we recognize that what we were really searching for was acceptance.
0:24As you go about your day, remember that God loves you just as you are.
0:30You are already home.
0:35Okay.
0:37Let's begin by consciously relaxing the body.
0:44And when you're ready, allow your eyes to slowly close.
0:54As your body begins to settle, take a moment to consider this verse, "For the mountains may move and the hills disappear, but even then, my faithful love for you
1:11will remain." And again, "For the mountains may move and the hills disappear, but even then, my faithful love for you will remain." With an easy awareness, bring your attention
1:54to the space in the room.
2:03Just noticing the space with an easy curiosity.
2:15Notice your place in the room.
2:24Feel the weight of your body in the chair.
2:34Feel the air on your skin.
2:43Listen to the sounds in the room.
2:49Maybe it's quiet in the room, maybe it's not.
2:55Both are okay.
3:07You're just listening and welcoming the sounds as part of the exercise.
3:20Not wishing to change the sounds, just accepting the sounds as they are.
3:39When it feels natural, slowly bring your awareness to the breath.
3:54Allow your breath to be a reminder to stay in this present moment.
4:09If your mind begins to wander, you can always come back to the feeling of the breath.
4:29Relax and let your body honor the natural calm that only comes from the presence of a loving God.
4:54With ease, bring your attention to the breath.
5:09Take a few nice, deep breaths.
5:19Make them feel easy and effortless.
5:39Feel life enter your body as you breathe in, and then release your tension as you breathe out.
6:11Inhale.
6:14Feel how the body expands.
6:18Then slowly exhale, feeling the body fall.
6:37Feel the air as it travels in through the nose, and follow the air back out through the mouth.
6:54Allow each breath to soften the chest and relax the shoulders.
7:06Begin to scan the body from the head to the toe, relaxing the body piece by piece.
7:27There's no way to do this wrong.
7:43And now, for a few moments, allow your mind to do what it wants to do.
7:54If it wants to think, then let it think.
8:01And if it wants to rest, then let it rest.
8:18Take this verse with you.
8:22"For the mountains may move and the hills disappear, but even then, my faithful love for you will remain." Allow your awareness to slowly come back to your body.
8:52And when it feels natural, begin to open your eyes.
8:59Sit back in your chair.
9:02Maybe you wanna stretch a little bit.
9:05Do whatever feels good.
9:08Take a moment to notice how you feel.
9:14I hope you feel a little more relaxed.
9:17We'll see you again tomorrow for another day of hope.