Thursday, July 6, 2023

Intro to Imaginative Prayer: God as Rescuer Guided Meditation Breathing Sitting Quiet Connection

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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