daily hope
The One Who Won't Fail
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Related Scripture: Jeremiah 31:3b (recording quotes NIV). The linked Bible reader uses the World English Bible.
Meditation transcript
Transcript of the recording. Scripture translation labels describe the translation quoted in the audio.
0:00We all need someone we can count on.
0:05If you're looking for someone who will never fail you, that someone is God.
0:12You can depend on Him because He loves you, and His love for you is eternal.
0:20Think about that today as you begin this meditation.
0:26Okay.
0:27Let's get started by allowing the body to relax.
0:36And when you're ready, let your eyes close like the sun sets.
0:46Now take a moment to consider this verse: "I have loved you with an everlasting love.
0:57I have drawn you with unfailing kindness." And again, "I have loved you with an everlasting love.
1:16I have drawn you with unfailing kindness." Gradually, and with ease, bring your awareness to rest on your breath.
1:48Feel the body rise with each inhale, and then allow your awareness to rest in a little more with each exhale.
2:12Notice how with each breath, the body feels a little calmer.
2:30Begin to notice the space around the body.
2:40Feel the contact of the body on the chair, and your feet on the floor.
2:54When you feel comfortable, begin to scan the entire body to build up a picture of what the body feels like.
3:08Piece by piece, release any areas of tension.
3:19Let go of your stress.
3:21Let go of your anxiety.
3:27You are exactly where you're meant to be.
3:40Allow that natural rhythm of the breath to relax you.
3:58Let your breath guide you to a place of safety in the presence of God.
4:16You are accepted here.
4:20You are loved.
4:35With ease, bring your attention to the breath.
4:48Take a few nice, deep breaths.
4:56Make them feel easy and effortless.
5:14Feel life enter your body as you breathe in, and then release your tension as you breathe out.
5:39Inhale.
5:42Feel how the body expands.
5:46Then slowly exhale, feeling the body fall.
6:07Feel the air as it travels in through the nose, and follow the air back out through the mouth.
6:28Allow each breath to soften the chest and relax the shoulders.
6:46Begin to scan the body from the head to the toe, relaxing the body piece by piece.
7:11There's no way to do this wrong.
7:25And now, for a few moments, allow your mind to do what it wants to do.
7:39If it wants to think, then let it think.
7:45And if it wants to rest, then let it rest.
8:05Take this verse with you, "I have loved you with an everlasting love.
8:14I have drawn you with unfailing kindness." When you feel ready, slowly bring your awareness back to the breath and allow your eyes to open.
8:41Take a few deep breaths, in through the nose and out through the mouth.
8:51Notice how you feel.
8:56I hope you feel a little more relaxed.
9:00We'll see you again tomorrow, with hope, mindfulness, and prayer.