hi there welcome back to imaginative prayer this is a time where you can find a place to just sit and allow the words of this meditation
to wash over you
maybe take a few deep breaths
whether you're sitting in a chair or you're sitting on a floor
just really feel the grounding either in your feet or in your sits bones
find a place to put your hands where you don't have a lot of movement so either on your belly maybe even giving yourself a hug
you could have them in prayer
or you could have them on your heart
just breathing
today's meditation
god as rescuer
you open your eyes and look around you sit up not knowing where you are or how you got there
you're on the edge of a spacious meadow there's a stream nearby and flowers everywhere
you hear birds and see butterflies
a grove of trees partly shades you from the sun
you slowly realize you're not alone
you've actually been resting on a comforting lap
looking into the eyes of your comforter
into the eyes of god
you ask the question on your mind
how am i safe
i was drowning
god smiles and helps you lie down again
you close your eyes as god strokes your hair and begins to speak you were in the middle of a stormy ocean
the waves surrounded you and you were about to go under for the last time
i saw you and i rescued you
you slowly remember a crazy and unbelievable scene
the sky is dark the waves are rough
your stomach tightens with fear as you frantically tread water gulp it down and sink
you feel the numbing cold
you taste the choking saltiness
your confused mind is frozen in fear knowing your strength is gone and you're about to drown
then a powerful earthquake shakes the mountains
god appears and smoke billows from god's nostrils
you see fire come from god's mouth as god's voice thunders from heaven
god splits open the sky and flies on the wings of the wind to your rescue
strong hands reach down and take hold of you pulling you from deep waters
you struggle to catch your breath as shock mixes with fear and exhaustion you lose consciousness as you're lifted to safety
as your mind returns to the peace of the meadow
god gently says
i brought you to this spacious place
i rescued you because you are my delight
my child
my love rest now dear one
you are safe picture the god in this meditation
the god whose voice and breath move the
ocean can you believe god would move all of nature to rescue you
can you imagine how important you must be to god
what thoughts and feelings come up as a thought of that picture god gently holding your head and inviting you to rest
what emotions does this image of god bring up for you
how do the words you are safe make you feel
what do they mean to you
how do you feel when you're told that you are god's delight
god's child god's love
take a few moments and say i am god's delight
i am god's child
i am god's
love
go ahead and spend a few moments with these thoughts you may choose to lay rest in savasana
but commit to keeping this feeling this consciousness throughout the rest of the day thanks so much for stopping by
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