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We currently have two meditations available
Please select the one you wish to view by selecting its length.
Meditation One - 15 minutes, approximately
Meditation Two - 30 minutes, approximately
Meditation One

Try praying with this piece of scripture: (This sort of prayer is called 'lectio divina': 'sacred praying')

But now thus says the LORD,
  he who created you, O Jacob,
  he who formed you, O Israel:
Do not fear, for I have redeemed you;
  I have called you by name, you are mine.
When you pass through the waters, I will be with you;
  and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you;
when you walk through fire you shall not be burned,
  and the flame shall not consume you.
For I am the LORD your God,
  the Holy One of Israel, your Saviour.

The New Revised Standard Version (Anglicized Edition), copyright 1989, 1995 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.


Begin by getting comfortable and minimize possible distractions. What follows will take about 15 minutes.

  1. Read the scripture through 2 or 3 times and listen to see which words or phrases leap out at you.
  2. Ask why it is these phrases might have come to your attention
  3. Then, closing your eyes, stay with these words or phrases, repeating them quietly a few times and taking them deep down inside you.
  4. Ask for an insight, a feeling, a picture or idea about these words and their meaning for you.
  5. If something suggests itself stay with it for a while and see how it feels.
  6. Take what you have been given and return to your own place.

Meditation Two

Ask that God will speak with you in this prayer – but don't worry if you can't picture it all….

STEP ONE

Close your eyes and imagine yourself leaving the room and going into a garden. Perhaps one you know, or have visited, perhaps not. In your mind's eye walk around this garden and see what can be seen: flowers, trees, grass. What can you see? Stay with this for a while.

STEP TWO

As you walk around the garden you come to a grapevine – supported on a trellis, wire or wall. Go up and have a good look at it. Notice the strong, gnarled, twisted trunk and how all the branches, and leaves are supported by it. Have a good look at that trunk, its texture, bark, the shapes it makes, its colour. Stay with this for a while.

STEP THREE

Suddenly you become aware of someone next to you. It's the gardener who, proud of his vine, wants to explain it all to you. He touches the trunk, branches, leaves and the fruit. He is so pleased with the fruit?

Look closely at the fruit, how delicious it looks. You try a grape. Taste it how good it is. Stay with this for a while.

STEP FOUR

The gardener asks you a question. What fruit would you like to grow in your life? Think about this for a while. Then respond. Ask for any help you need to live a fruitful life...

When you are ready thank the gardener and come back into your room

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