daily hope
Loss Into Renewal
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Related Scripture: Psalm 30:5b (recording quotes NLT). 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.
0:00Part of letting go is accepting that suffering and loss are part of life.
0:07But just like Jesus on the cross, acceptance of suffering will lead to rebirth and resurrection.
0:18Holding onto pain will keep you in a state of friction, but letting go and accepting it as reality transforms loss into renewal.
0:34Okay.
0:36Let's begin by getting comfortable and taking a few nice, deep breaths.
0:46As you begin to feel your body releasing, allow your eyes to slowly close.
0:58Take a moment to consider this verse: Weeping may last through the night, but joy comes with the morning.
1:18And again, weeping may last through the night, but joy comes with the morning.
1:42With ease, bring your attention to the breath.
1:54Take a few nice, deep breaths.
2:02Make them feel easy and effortless.
2:20Feel life enter your body as you breathe in, and then release your tension as you breathe out.
2:46Inhale.
2:48Feel how the body expands.
2:53Then, slowly exhale, feeling the body fall.
3:12Feel the air as it travels in through the nose, and follow the air back out through the mouth.
3:29Allow each breath to soften the chest and relax the shoulders.
3:39Begin to scan the body from the head to the toe, relaxing the body piece by piece.
3:56There's no way to do this wrong.
4:07And now, for a few moments, allow your mind to do what it wants to do.
4:19If it wants to think, then let it think.
4:25And if it wants to rest, then let it rest.
4:44Bring your attention to any tightness in the body, just noticing how the body feels.
5:14Start by relaxing the hands, letting go of any tension in the hands.
5:36Allow the arms to totally relax, letting go at the elbows and the wrists.
5:59Let the shoulders fall away from the ears.
6:15Let the legs become heavy.
6:27Allow the muscles to completely let go.
6:47Let your body totally relax and release.
7:06And now, if it feels comfortable, take a big deep breath, letting the air fill up the body.
7:26Notice how the breath changes the way the body feels.
7:47And now, for a moment or two, let go of any focus, and just allow yourself to be.
8:12Take this verse with you, "Weeping may last through the night, but joy comes with the morning." Gently bring your awareness back to the feeling of your breath.
8:46Listen to the sound of your breathing.
8:50And when you're ready, slowly open your eyes and take another deep breath in.
9:00Give yourself a stretch and sit back and relax.
9:05Remember to take a moment to check in and notice how you feel.
9:12I hope you feel better.
9:15Take care.
9:17And we'll see you again tomorrow, with hope, mindfulness, and prayer.