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This week (when Advent is calling you to make lists of other’s needs and wants) I want you to try a guided meditation practice drawn from Brad Jersak’s book, Can You Hear Me: Tuning in to the God Who Speaks. It’s a practice that asks us to believe God will use our imaginations to communicate with us.

Read these directions and then close your eyes and give it a try.

  • Take a few deep breaths, Imagine yourself in a safe place. The place you choose might be real or imagined, as long as it is a place you are safe.

 

  • Imagine that Jesus has arrived to meet you in your safe place. Maybe he has arrived as a human being or perhaps Jesus arrives as a presence in some other form, or as a felt sense within you, or maybe some combination of these things. Welcome him and take a few more deep breaths.

 

  • Jesus is now going to offer you a gift. It could be something physical or it could be a word or a prayer that Jesus has for you. Take some time to receive the gift.

 

  • If you would like to ask Jesus why have he gave you this gift today?”

 

  • I would now invite you to finish your conversation with Jesus with a short prayer of thanks to God for being present with you in this time, and after a breath, open your eyes.

 

Remember: make a habit of intentionally approaching God once a day with gratitude, needs and feelings.  Also remember that prayer is an ongoing conversation throughout the day with God. Always feel free to lift up anything – short gasps of delight, deep pleas for help and sending virtual hugs of love to someone in need.