3-minute Bible reading and meditation
Hello, and welcome!
Wishing you a very Happy New Year! May
2024 bring you and your loved ones, peace,
hope and joy! Today, traditionally, we think up New Year's Resolutions,
often related to improving our physical health, which is, admittedly, very
important. Do you ever, though, consider your spiritual
health? If the answer is No, you may reconsider in the light of the great wisdom
of Saint Augustine of Hippo who said:
“Take care of your body as if you were
going to live forever; and take care of your soul as if you were going to die
tomorrow.”
If you are open to drawing closer
to God, do you know where and how to begin to achieve that
goal? I have a suggestion…
We
have just closed a whole year and human relationships and circumstances can get
rather messy over a stretch of time. We can easily forget how very much God
loves us, and instead, by focussing on our faults and failings, we put up an
artificial barrier between us and Him. Enter: The Spiritual Fresh Start!
I cover this in my book Pray Then Listen, A heart-to-heart with God (see details below). Fresh Starts are so powerful and freeing. In this case, deliberately acknowledging that, though you may have lingering regrets about some aspects of your past that you feel come between you and God, it is impossible to change past deeds.
Facing
that squarely we can choose today to do things differently.
You could try the short meditation below to, firstly, think that over, and secondly, to speak to God about it all, because:
If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. 1 John 1:9
Meditation
1. Sit up
straight. Breathe in deeply through the nose. Hold a few seconds. Breathe out
through the mouth and as you do so feel the whole of your body relax.
2. Briefly acknowledge
any regrets that stand between you and Christ.
3. Read the
above Bible quote of St John’s and ponder on it for a few moments.
4. Now say
this prayer – or one of your own – “Dear Heavenly Father, I am very sorry for
all my sins and ask Your forgiveness. Although I am not worthy, please fill
me with Your Holy Spirit so that I may follow You more closely, from this day
forward. I ask this in confidence in the name of Your Son, Jesus Christ, Amen.”
5. When you
are ready breathe in and out deeply as before. Then have a big stretch.
May we feel the burden of past mistakes lift from our shoulders as we walk in the presence of the Holy Spirit in 2024, and always.
God
bless,
Teresa x
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