Today's passage is the Aaronic Blessing...
The LORD bless you
and keep you;
the LORD make his face shine upon you
and be gracious to you;
the LORD turn his face towards you
and give you peace.
I know you're all familiar with this passage since we hear it as the blessing at the end of most worship services. We are to meditate on this blessing for 10 minutes while visualizing each phrase. Our author suggests we write it out (if needed) on a card and place that card near a candle.
So how is this meditation thing going?
I hope you try the meditation exercises. Honestly, it took me a lot longer than a few days to get comfortable with the concept of meditation. The guides on pages 43, 45 and 47 may help you, but the best advice I can give you is to just try and really rest in God's presence (as described at the bottom of p.47).
Get comfortable...
Slow down your breathing...
Try and clear your thoughts...
Ask God to be with you...
Then slowly (very slowly) start repeating the phrase...
Eventually, one of the times you try it, you'll start to "zone out" but at the same time really feel surrounded by God's presence as you zone out. That's what you're aiming for and then just hold it as long as you want.
Keep trying...
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