daily hope
Unplug From the Immediate
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Related Scripture: Psalm 46:10a (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.
0:00Learning to pause is not easy.
0:04Life has a way of pushing its agenda on our daily lives.
0:09Our minds are always telling us that there's another thing that has to be done.
0:15But if you look back at your life, those things usually don't matter.
0:21Unplug from the addiction of the immediate, and plug into the peace of the eternal.
0:31Okay.
0:33Let's begin by taking a few seconds to consciously relax the body.
0:44And when you're ready, allow your eyes to slowly close.
0:54Now, take a moment to consider this verse: "Be still and know that I am God." And again, "Be still and know that I am God." With an easy awareness,
1:37bring your attention to the space in the room.
1:48Just noticing the space with an easy curiosity.
2:00Notice your place in the room.
2:09Feel the weight of your body in the chair.
2:19Feel the air on your skin.
2:28Listen to the sounds in the room.
2:34Maybe it's quiet in the room, maybe it's not.
2:40Both are okay.
2:52You're just listening and welcoming the sounds as part of the exercise, not wishing to change the sounds, just accepting the sounds as they are.
3:24When it feels natural, slowly bring your awareness to the breath.
3:39Allow your breath to be a reminder to stay in this present moment.
3:54If your mind begins to wander, you can always come back to the feeling of the breath.
4:14Relax and let your body honor the natural calm that only comes from the presence of a loving God.
4:40With ease, bring your attention to the breath.
4:55Take a few nice deep breaths.
5:04Make them feel easy and effortless.
5:25Feel life enter your body as you breathe in, and then release your tension as you breathe out.
5:56Inhale.
5:59Feel how the body expands.
6:03Then slowly exhale, feeling the body fall.
6:22Feel the air as it travels in through the nose, and follow the air back out through the mouth.
6:39Allow each breath to soften the chest and relax the shoulders.
6:51Begin to scan the body from the head to the toe, relaxing the body piece by piece.
7:12There's no way to do this wrong.
7:28And now, for a few moments, allow your mind to do what it wants to do.
7:40If it wants to think, then let it think.
7:46And if it wants to rest, then let it rest.
8:04Take this verse with you: Be still, and know that I am God.
8:25Allow your awareness to slowly come back to your body, and when it feels natural, begin to open your eyes.
8:39Sit back in your chair.
8:42Maybe you want to stretch a little bit.
8:45Do whatever feels good.
8:48Take a moment to notice how you feel.
8:53I hope you feel a little more relaxed.
8:57We'll see you again tomorrow for another day of hope.