1 00:00:01,160 --> 00:00:05,120 Your thoughts and emotions will define your experience. 2 00:00:08,080 --> 00:00:12,400 If your experience of life is negative, it's OK. 3 00:00:14,240 --> 00:00:18,960 Try to begin to accept your experience as it is. 4 00:00:20,560 --> 00:00:24,080 Let your soul settle into God's arms. 5 00:00:25,360 --> 00:00:30,240 Over time, your spirit will learn to rest and trust God's 6 00:00:30,240 --> 00:00:36,920 plan for your life. Today, as you meditate, allow 7 00:00:36,920 --> 00:00:44,680 your spirit to rest. OK, let's get started by 8 00:00:44,680 --> 00:00:54,720 allowing the body to relax. And when you're ready, let your 9 00:00:54,720 --> 00:01:04,680 eyes close like the sunsets. Now take a moment to consider 10 00:01:04,680 --> 00:01:10,840 this verse. We are convinced that every 11 00:01:10,840 --> 00:01:16,280 detail of our lives is continually woven together to 12 00:01:16,280 --> 00:01:31,360 fit into God's perfect plan. And again, we are convinced that 13 00:01:31,400 --> 00:01:37,000 every detail of our lives is continually woven together to 14 00:01:37,000 --> 00:01:59,960 fit into God's perfect plan. Now bring your awareness to the 15 00:01:59,960 --> 00:02:10,919 space around the body, not really examining it, just 16 00:02:10,919 --> 00:02:15,840 noticing the space with an easy curiosity. 17 00:02:27,360 --> 00:02:30,920 Notice any sensations on the skin. 18 00:02:35,000 --> 00:02:46,830 Feel the clothes on the skin. Feel the temperature of the 19 00:02:46,830 --> 00:02:56,050 room. Listen to the sounds in the 20 00:02:56,050 --> 00:03:07,270 room. Just a nice easy focus on the 21 00:03:07,270 --> 00:03:26,480 sounds in the room. Listen to the gentle sound of 22 00:03:26,480 --> 00:03:34,840 your breathing. Notice the rise and the fall of 23 00:03:34,840 --> 00:03:52,540 the chest. Maybe the breath is shallow or 24 00:03:52,540 --> 00:03:56,580 maybe it's deep. Both are OK. 25 00:03:59,060 --> 00:04:03,320 Just follow the breath as it moves through your body. 26 00:04:15,030 --> 00:04:20,070 Let the rhythm of your breath relax your mind. 27 00:04:33,570 --> 00:04:40,170 This is a safe place. God is watching over you. 28 00:04:59,280 --> 00:05:04,120 With ease, bring your attention to the breath. 29 00:05:17,140 --> 00:05:28,180 Take a few nice deep breaths. Make them feel easy and 30 00:05:28,180 --> 00:05:50,920 effortless. Feel life enter your body as you 31 00:05:50,920 --> 00:05:58,920 breathe in and then release your tension as you breathe out. 32 00:06:17,080 --> 00:06:27,000 Inhale, feel how the body expands, then slowly exhale, 33 00:06:28,640 --> 00:06:46,460 feeling the body fall. Feel the air as it travels in 34 00:06:46,460 --> 00:06:53,100 through the nose and follow the air back out through the mouth. 35 00:07:04,280 --> 00:07:10,600 Allow each breath to soften the chest and relax the shoulders. 36 00:07:14,200 --> 00:07:22,200 Begin to scan the body from the head to the toe, relaxing the 37 00:07:22,200 --> 00:07:34,220 body piece by piece. There's no way to do this wrong. 38 00:07:48,480 --> 00:07:56,560 And now for a few moments, allow your mind to do what it wants to 39 00:07:56,560 --> 00:08:03,760 do. If it wants to think then let it 40 00:08:03,760 --> 00:08:11,120 think, and if it wants to rest then let it rest. 41 00:08:25,280 --> 00:08:32,360 Take this verse with you. We are convinced that every 42 00:08:32,360 --> 00:08:37,799 detail of our lives is continually woven together to 43 00:08:37,799 --> 00:08:58,360 fit into God's perfect plan. When you feel ready, slowly 44 00:08:58,360 --> 00:09:04,640 bring your awareness back to the breath and allow your eyes to 45 00:09:04,640 --> 00:09:10,920 open. Take a few deep breaths in 46 00:09:10,920 --> 00:09:14,080 through the nose and out through the mouth. 47 00:09:16,400 --> 00:09:22,960 Notice how you feel. I hope you feel a little more 48 00:09:22,960 --> 00:09:27,120 relaxed. We'll see you again tomorrow 49 00:09:27,920 --> 00:09:31,000 with hope, mindfulness, and prayer.