Lex Orandi, Lex Credendi; we know the Church at prayer
does meditate on Christ's love as the ultimate expression of God's most wise plan for us all, the plan for which human beings came into existence - to be swept up to the life of God.
Not exact matches
Once I'm
done meditating, I have a plethora of amazing ideas that I write down
on my to -
do list to complete within the next few days.
Jack Dorsey starts his day off
meditating, then
does a seven - minute workout using an app
on his phone and then makes his coffee and — of course — checks Twitter.
Instead of wasting time
on busy work such as checking email, everyone should create space where they pray or
meditate — or simply
do nothing.
You
meditate,
do you have a mentor that you lean
on, what sorts of things you
do to deal with some of the challenges that you're faced with?
Then it is no longer necessary to
meditate on those things I think I should
do because they quasi pop up in my mind whenever He wants.
For what
do we long for when we read the Beatitudes, when we
meditate on the words of Christ through lectio divina, when we join with Christians past and present to pray the hours, when we climb Teresa of Avila's «Interior Castle,» when we raise our hands in worship, when we eat the bread and drink the wine, when we walk the labyrinths, when like David we see that the night sky declares the glory of God, when we study the Bible in Hebrew and Greek, when we connect with a glorious line from Wendell Berry or Frederick Buechner, or Annie Dillard?
Theology
meditates on this confession, but it
does not create it from the discussion which it represents.
And as they sat and
meditated, one by one each of them felt a slight weight
on the shoulder, as if someone tapped them, and then they
did feel blessed.
It doesn't matter if they are as powerful as princes, God helps those who
meditate on Scripture.
«If you don't read the Bible daily, and don't memorize the Bible in part, and don't linger over the Bible, and don't
meditate on it and remember it, if you don't steep your mind in it, the best you can hope for is a weak Christian life.
I've seriously
meditated on this and I can honestly say I don't think so.
I was
meditating on Calvinism today because a friend at church Is convinced of this theology and he is willing to discuss it with me... but he knows the bible so much better than I
do, I have thus been reluctant.
We will
meditate on scripture as a way of settling down before we
do business.
You know... the reason that people scored low is that christians don't
do what we are supposed to
do... READ AND
MEDITATE ON THE BIBLE DAILY.
You
do this by opening your heart in prayer for discernment BEFORE you open your Bible and take the time to
meditate on your reading BEFORE you speak to your pastor or pick up a commentary or Bible study manual.
Reading that thing is NOT easy... thats why it stays in the closet and collects dust... i'd rather
meditate and be present in the moment... its all we have anyway... The problem is we are taking SOO much time to discus what is going to happen when we die, that we don't take time to focus
on how to live in THIS VERY MOMENT...
Pope Gregory the Great
meditated on this fact and wrote, «The supreme mercy
does not abandon us even when we abandon him.»
also this treasure chest is filled with history, prophecy, poetry, illustrations, parables, knowledge, wisdom, and discernment and so much great reading that to judge it unless you have read, studied and
meditated on it many times really
does not help you to develope a relationship with your creator.
To «abide» means to remain in and not depart from, and this we
do as we ask Him to satisfy us in the morning with His steadfast love that we may rejoice and be glad all our days (Psalm 90:14), fixing our eyes
on Jesus, who is Himself the very Word of God
on which we
meditate and build the foundation of our lives as a rock enduring the storms (Matthew 7:24 - 27).
It is finally a relief to know that reading one more book, contemplating one more pithy saying,
meditating on one more piece of scripture,
doing one more good deed — none of these is going to make the difference.
In the first chapter of Joshua, after Moses had died, and Joshua has succeeded him as the leader of Israel who would take Israel into the promised land, God gives Joshua this promise: «
Do not let this Book of the Law depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in i
Do not let this Book of the Law depart from your mouth;
meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to
do everything written in i
do everything written in it.
As I shall say, confronting that plain fact
does not suggest that we should spend our time in the not very profitable exercise of
meditating every day
on its reality.
There is no need to dwell constantly
on mortality; healthy recognition of the reality
does not require us to spend much of our time in
meditating on the subject.
Though Luke
does not tell us this in the Acts, Paul says that he went into Arabia, no doubt to be alone with God and
meditate on his experience and seek guidance (Gal.
After adolescence, when one might pray for clearer skin and curlier hair, most religious people
do not expect their lives will be longer or freer of physical vicissitudes because they
meditate on the teachings of the prophets or follow the way of the cross.
Here's a challenge, why don't you spend some time
meditating on that verse... Who knows what it may mean in the context of your very own life!
and it's something I
do try to
meditate on, because wanting to punish something / someone because of the terribleness of its / their supporters is not good.
Brown had been curious enough about meditation to read up
on it, and he wondered the same thing as everyone else: «How
do you know if you're really
meditating?»
I'm fourteen years old starting my road to recovery and it's very fearing and to know that I have to live with it scares the living daylight a out of me I can't speak much about my cognitive behavior therapy because I've only really
doing assements but I'm writing this for myself and yourself I haven't always been religious but in times of fear and need know that you aren't alone God is always there and even wen your in your worse state I usally just lay down
meditate a bit and speak to my father God and he always gives me a sense of relief this past week I feel like I have been a constant circle of fear but I would always freak out and be scared for no reason but just know that more than 44 million people have this you are br alone and one day you will meet your savior Jesus christ he put you in a test of life and he's going to congratulate you, you must wait for him and
on another note if any one knows how to deal with the fear of the future or staying in a constant state please email me at
[email protected] thank you so much everyone and there is a recovery maybe but today or Tommie but you will overcome
It's not selfish to want free time; everyone needs time to
do something for themselves whether it's simply enjoying a good book, working
on a hobby, or
meditating.
Earlier Braa Prex -
doe a very bold and former staunch supporter of NPP and the fiercest critic of President Mahama from Bole wrote
on his Facebook timeline that, it took him a lot of time to
meditate, ponder over the issues
on the ground before making his final judgment, and hence his decision endorse President Mahama.
More introspective Jews would
meditate on the sins of greed, envy, selfishness and indifference and how to take them out of their lives, replacing them with appreciation of the abundance they
do have in their lives, sensitivity to the suffering of others, the falseness of the idol of acqusitiveness and unlimited material success and the realization that responding to the needs of the entire human family is the path to G - d's favor.
B woke me up (as in, I didn't get a chance to
meditate on my own like I usually try to before he is awake), wanted to play, and kept yelling, «Hand, hand, hand!»
As a psychological advantage, putting an «x» in your calendar after fulfilling your daily commitment will motivate you to keep going, especially
on those days when the last thing you want to
do is sit down to
meditate.
You don't need to move to Bali and
meditate on the meaning of life every day!
Then sit and
meditate on the memory (choose one;
do not visit every painful memory all at once).
It always amazes me how quick people are to judge themselves if they've tried
meditating and didn't drop into ecstatic transcendence
on the first go...
If I
do nt, then usually after breakfast and reading and activities with Wyatt, Ill take him down to the barn, and I have a great farm manager who rides him around
on the tractor or gets him busy feeding the chickens, and Ill sneak off and
meditate for 20 minutes.
Before you embark
on your holiday gathering, get yourself in a really calm and grounded place (
meditate,
do yoga).
So if you find yourself waking up in the middle of the night unable to fall back asleep, don't toss and turn and cultivate anxiety — get up and get out of bed, stretch,
meditate, make love, or
do something else that doesn't require turning
on the lights.
If you're
on a beach relaxing and chilling out and
meditating, eating perfect food, but if you have an internal infection, like — like you
did with your — your double trouble, your Blasto and Crypto, you may still have symptoms.
Uhm — uh — I think we just got a lot going
on and I — my brain could not shut down no matter what I seem to
do, and I don't
meditate before I go to sleep.
Those who
do yoga or
meditate know firsthand how powerful mindful breathing can be
on and off the mat.
If,
on the other hand, you feel more peaceful, energized, happy, with a greater sense of clarity and joy, then well
done: you've just been
meditating —
do more of this in future!
How can I unpuzzle this: adult acne, almost 5 years of whole foods low fat vegan diet, regularly active,
meditate, drink lots of water, don't smoke or drink alcohol, no oils, no table salt, himalayan or sea salt rarely - once a month maybe, eat a variety of foods and eat greens heavily, periodically track my food
on cronometer.com and I get all my nutrients; acne doesn't improve.
Though I've
done several Meditation Challenges since then, and
meditated on my own sporadically, I have not had a solid one month streak in many years, certainly not since becoming a mama.
As I
do the blending, I
meditate on the cows that are artificially inseminated by humans, separated from their babies within 24 - 48 hours...
Besides deepening your practice at sandy beaches or
meditating in the foggy hills, there are lot of activities one can
do on their yoga teacher training during winters.
Age - related effects
on the brain's grey matter were significantly lower in participants who practiced meditation when compared to those who
did not
meditate at all.