nightly wind down
Love Bears All Things
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Related Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:7 (recording quotes ESV). 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.
0:02Begin by taking a few nice, deep breaths.
0:14And as your body begins to relax, allow your eyes to slowly close.
0:29Bring your awareness to rest with this verse and prayer, "Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things." Again, "Love bears all things, believes all
1:06things, hopes all things, endures all things." Now, bring your awareness to the space around the body.
1:40Notice any sensations on the skin.
1:53Feel the clothes on the skin.
1:59Feel the temperature of the room.
2:16Listen to the sounds in the room with a nice, easy focus.
2:46Begin to gently notice the breath.
3:00Notice the rise and the fall of the breath.
3:12The air moving in and the air moving out.
3:26Without even having to think about it, it just happens.
3:31The breath breathes itself.
3:48Follow the breath in through the nostrils and into the chest and the abdomen.
4:01Follow the breath back out.
4:19Feel the inhale and relax.
4:25Allow the exhale and let go.
4:51This is a safe place.
4:55There's no need to rush.
5:00God is watching over you and He loves you.
5:10There's no goal.
5:13There's no destination.
5:51Bring your attention to the heartbeat.
5:59Allow its rhythm to relax your body.
6:10Letting the arms and legs become heavy.
6:35Now bring your awareness to the top of the head.
6:42Allow the head to soften, all the way down the face, softening the skin on the face and the eyes.
7:22Soften the throat and the back of the neck.
7:45Soften the collarbone, the shoulders, and the arms, releasing the elbows.
8:24Let the wrists and the hands relax, softening the chest and the stomach, releasing the hips and the thighs, the knees.
9:18Relax the calves down to the ankles.
9:35Bring your attention back to the breath.
9:59Just noticing the inhale and the exhale.
10:21Take this verse with you, "Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things." God, I know you're always with me.
10:58Thank you for all of your blessings.
11:03Help me to relax and let go in your presence.
11:10I trust your plan for my life.