daily hope
Tomorrow Is an Open Page
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Related Scripture: Ephesians 4:29b (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.
0:01What you tell yourself has the power to transform your life.
0:10As you meditate today, be kind to yourself.
0:17Keep your thoughts rooted in the reality of your life, but give yourself the room to grow.
0:26Be patient with yourself, just as God is patient with you.
0:34Tomorrow is an open page.
0:42Okay, let's begin by getting comfortable and taking a few nice, deep breaths.
0:54As you begin to feel your body releasing, allow your eyes to slowly close.
1:06Take a moment to consider this verse: "Let everything you say be good and helpful, so that your words will be an encouragement to those who hear them." And again,
1:32"Let everything you say be good and helpful, so that your words will be an encouragement to those who hear them." With ease, bring your attention to the breath.
2:08Take a few nice, deep breaths.
2:16Make them feel easy and effortless.
2:34Feel life enter your body as you breathe in, and then release your tension as you breathe out.
3:00Inhale.
3:03Feel how the body expands.
3:07Then slowly exhale, feeling the body fall.
3:26Feel the air as it travels in through the nose, and follow the air back out through the mouth.
3:43Allow each breath to soften the chest and relax the shoulders.
3:53Begin to scan the body from the head to the toe, relaxing the body piece by piece.
4:10There's no way to do this wrong.
4:22And now, for a few moments, allow your mind to do what it wants to do.
4:33If it wants to think, then let it think.
4:40And if it wants to rest, then let it rest.
4:58Bring your attention to any tightness in the body, just noticing how the body feels.
5:29Start by relaxing the hands, letting go of any tension in the hands.
5:51Allow the arms to totally relax, letting go at the elbows and the wrists.
6:13Let the shoulders fall away from the ears.
6:30Let the legs become heavy.
6:41Allow the muscles to completely let go.
7:01Let your body totally relax and release.
7:21And now, if it feels comfortable, take a big deep breath, letting the air fill up the body.
7:40Notice how the breath changes the way the body feels.
8:01And now, for a moment or two, let go of any focus, and just allow yourself to be.
8:26Take this verse with you, "Let everything you say be good and helpful, so that your words will be an encouragement to those who hear them." Gently bring your awareness
8:57back to the feeling of your breath.
9:01Listen to the sound of your breathing.
9:05And when you're ready, slowly open your eyes and take another deep breath in.
9:15Give yourself a stretch, and sit back and relax.
9:20Remember to take a moment to check in and notice how you feel.
9:28I hope you feel better.
9:31Take care, and we'll see you again tomorrow, with hope, mindfulness, and prayer.