nightly wind down
Love Forgets the Hurt
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Related Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:5b (recording quotes Paraphrase). 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 does not remember the suffering that comes from being hurt by someone." Again, "Love does not remember the suffering
0:58that comes from being hurt by someone." Now bring your awareness to the space around the body.
1:26Notice any sensations on the skin.
1:39Feel the clothes on the skin.
1:45Feel the temperature of the room.
2:02Listen to the sounds in the room with a nice easy focus.
2:32Begin to gently notice the breath.
2:47Notice the rise and the fall of the breath.
2:58The air moving in and the air moving out.
3:12Without even having to think about it, it just happens, the breath breathes itself.
3:34Follow the breath in through the nostrils and into the chest and the abdomen.
3:47Follow the breath back out.
4:05Feel the inhale and relax.
4:11Allow the exhale and let go.
4:37This is a safe place.
4:41There's no need to rush.
4:46God is watching over you and He loves you.
4:56There's no goal.
4:59There's no destination.
5:37Bring your attention to the heartbeat.
5:45Allow its rhythm to relax your body, letting the arms and legs become heavy.
6:21Now bring your awareness to the top of the head.
6:28Allow the head to soften all the way down the face.
6:45Softening the skin on the face, and the eyes.
7:08Soften the throat and the back of the neck.
7:31Soften the collarbone, the shoulders, and the arms.
7:54Releasing the elbows.
8:10Let the wrists and the hands relax.
8:31Softening the chest and the stomach.
8:47Releasing the hips and the thighs.
8:53The knees.
9:04Relax the calves, down to the ankles.
9:21Bring your attention back to the breath.
9:45Just noticing the inhale and the exhale.
10:07Take this verse with you, "Love does not remember the suffering that comes from being hurt by someone." God, I know you're always with me.
10:35Thank you for all of your blessings.
10:40Help me to relax and let go in your presence.
10:47I trust your plan for my life.