1 00:00:00,600 --> 00:00:03,560 We all need someone we can count on. 2 00:00:04,960 --> 00:00:09,320 If you're looking for someone who will never fail you, that 3 00:00:09,320 --> 00:00:14,760 someone is God. You can depend on Him because He 4 00:00:14,760 --> 00:00:18,880 loves you and His love for you is eternal. 5 00:00:20,600 --> 00:00:24,400 Think about that today as you begin this meditation. 6 00:00:25,880 --> 00:00:36,520 OK, let's get started by allowing the body to relax and 7 00:00:36,520 --> 00:00:43,000 when you're ready, let your eyes close like the sunsets. 8 00:00:46,440 --> 00:00:50,320 Now take a moment to consider this verse. 9 00:00:52,440 --> 00:00:56,000 I have loved you with an everlasting love. 10 00:00:57,000 --> 00:01:00,200 I have drawn you with unfailing kindness. 11 00:01:08,920 --> 00:01:14,840 And again, I have loved you with an everlasting love. 12 00:01:15,960 --> 00:01:19,800 I have drawn you with unfailing kindness. 13 00:01:35,000 --> 00:01:43,360 Gradually and with ease, bring your awareness to rest on your 14 00:01:43,360 --> 00:01:52,280 breath. Feel the body rise with each 15 00:01:52,280 --> 00:02:01,120 inhale and then allow your awareness to rest in a little 16 00:02:01,120 --> 00:02:16,080 more with each exhale. Notice how with each breath the 17 00:02:16,080 --> 00:02:34,240 body feels a little calmer. Begin to notice the space around 18 00:02:34,240 --> 00:02:43,770 the body. Feel the contact of the body on 19 00:02:43,770 --> 00:02:48,130 the chair and your feet on the floor. 20 00:02:54,720 --> 00:03:01,800 When you feel comfortable, begin to scan the entire body to build 21 00:03:01,800 --> 00:03:05,120 up a picture of what the body feels like. 22 00:03:08,760 --> 00:03:14,160 Piece by piece. Release any areas of tension. 23 00:03:18,840 --> 00:03:24,320 Let go of your stress. Let go of your anxiety. 24 00:03:27,640 --> 00:03:31,120 You are exactly where you're meant to be. 25 00:03:40,820 --> 00:03:45,500 Allow that natural rhythm of the breath to relax you. 26 00:03:57,860 --> 00:04:04,700 Let your breath guide you to a place of safety in the presence 27 00:04:04,820 --> 00:04:19,120 of God. You are accepted here. 28 00:04:20,399 --> 00:04:36,260 You are loved with ease. 29 00:04:37,220 --> 00:04:39,900 Bring your attention to the breath. 30 00:04:47,910 --> 00:04:59,820 Take a few nice deep breaths. Make them feel easy and 31 00:04:59,820 --> 00:05:17,640 effortless. Feel life enter your body as you 32 00:05:17,640 --> 00:05:25,680 breathe in and then release your tension as you breathe out. 33 00:05:39,770 --> 00:05:49,770 Inhale, feel how the body expands, then slowly exhale, 34 00:05:51,330 --> 00:06:11,200 feeling the body fall. Feel the air as it travels in 35 00:06:11,200 --> 00:06:17,800 through the nose and follow the air back out through the mouth. 36 00:06:28,070 --> 00:06:34,390 Allow each breath to soften the chest and relax the shoulders. 37 00:06:45,960 --> 00:06:53,960 Begin to scan the body from the head to the toe, relaxing the 38 00:06:53,960 --> 00:07:14,020 body piece by piece. There's no way to do this wrong. 39 00:07:25,250 --> 00:07:32,730 And now, for a few moments, allow your mind to do what it 40 00:07:32,730 --> 00:07:42,400 wants to do. If it wants to think, then let 41 00:07:42,400 --> 00:07:49,880 it think, and if it wants to rest, then let it rest. 42 00:08:05,040 --> 00:08:11,520 Take this verse with you. I have loved you with an 43 00:08:11,520 --> 00:08:16,360 everlasting love. I have drawn you with unfailing 44 00:08:16,360 --> 00:08:33,640 kindness. When you feel ready, slowly 45 00:08:33,640 --> 00:08:39,919 bring your awareness back to the breath and allow your eyes to 46 00:08:39,919 --> 00:08:46,200 open. Take a few deep breaths in 47 00:08:46,200 --> 00:08:49,360 through the nose and out through the mouth. 48 00:08:51,680 --> 00:08:58,200 Notice how you feel. I hope you feel a little more 49 00:08:58,200 --> 00:09:02,400 relaxed. We'll see you again tomorrow 50 00:09:03,160 --> 00:09:06,240 with hope, mindfulness, and prayer.