I have always been fascinated with greetings, farewells and little habits of speech that we use so often we have forgotten their meaning: peace be with you, God bless, bless you, good morning, kia ora, shalom, good-on-you, fare-well, good-bye. One I encountered recently is the Hindu greeting (said with a bow and a prayer gesture), Namaste, which means ...
The light in me, sensing the light in you
bows to acknowledge its twin.
The light in me, knowing your light
reaches out to let your brightness in.
Refusing to see the rough skin of the package –
the tired string that keeps it all in,
the light that is the real me
rushes to touch your light shining within.
Suggestions for meditations
Always begin by offering your time to God: something like "My loving God, I love you with my whole heart and above all things. I give you this time when I am reaching out to you" and then a few moments reminding yourself of some of the blessings God has given you - the clear signs of God's love for you.
Read the mediation over slowly a couple of times.
I try to see the light in people. I sometimes seem to see Jesus looking back at me when I am talking to someone in distress. Think about moments you have seen the extra-ordinary in someone else.
If you would prefer a Bible reading I suggest Luke 24, 30-35.
Then spend 5, or 10, or 20 minutes with the phrase Light in me or God in me. Every time you drift off the phrase, gently remind yourself, and come back to it ("without the intervention of analytical thought" as The Cloud of Unknowing puts it).
You may need a countdown clock.
At the end thank God, and return to your day.
Suggestions for meditations
Always begin by offering your time to God: something like "My loving God, I love you with my whole heart and above all things. I give you this time when I am reaching out to you" and then a few moments reminding yourself of some of the blessings God has given you - the clear signs of God's love for you.
Read the mediation over slowly a couple of times.
I try to see the light in people. I sometimes seem to see Jesus looking back at me when I am talking to someone in distress. Think about moments you have seen the extra-ordinary in someone else.
If you would prefer a Bible reading I suggest Luke 24, 30-35.
When he was at the table with them, he took bread, gave thanks, broke it and began to give it to them. Then their eyes were opened and they recognized him, and he disappeared from their sight. They asked each other, “Were not our hearts burning within us while he talked with us on the road and opened the Scriptures to us?”You can begin the meditation using the breathing exercise I suggest in We have two minds.
They got up and returned at once to Jerusalem. There they found the Eleven and those with them, assembled together and saying, “It is true! The Lord has risen and has appeared to Simon.” Then the two told what had happened on the way, and how Jesus was recognized by them when he broke the bread.
Then spend 5, or 10, or 20 minutes with the phrase Light in me or God in me. Every time you drift off the phrase, gently remind yourself, and come back to it ("without the intervention of analytical thought" as The Cloud of Unknowing puts it).
You may need a countdown clock.
At the end thank God, and return to your day.
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