Bring all your senses into this time of prayer.
In a safe place, allow God to take you by the hand and tenderly show you God’s ways of mercy, love and truth. Notice how God’s hand feels. Is there a safe place you would like God to take you? Where are God’s ways of mercy, love and truth intersecting with your life? Enjoy God’s gracious company. Is there a particular member of the Trinity whose company you are most drawn to today?
Be at rest in God’s company. Take your shoes off. You are home.
Psalm 25:1-10 (NIV)
1 In you, LORD my God,
I put my trust.
2 I trust in you;
do not let me be put to shame,
nor let my enemies triumph over me.
3 No one who hopes in you
will ever be put to shame,
but shame will come on those
who are treacherous without cause.
4 Show me your ways, LORD,
teach me your paths.
5 Guide me in your truth and teach me,
for you are God my Savior,
and my hope is in you all day long.
6 Remember, LORD, your great mercy and love,
for they are from of old.
7 Do not remember the sins of my youth
and my rebellious ways;
according to your love remember me,
for you, LORD, are good.
8 Good and upright is the LORD;
therefore he instructs sinners in his ways.
9 He guides the humble in what is right
and teaches them his way.
10 All the ways of the LORD are loving and faithful
toward those who keep the demands of his covenant.
For Reflection and Prayer:
What words or phrases stood out for you? What pictures were formed in your mind while reading/hearing the scriptures?
In this passage the reader looks at waiting as a spiritual practice. What are your experiences of waiting for God? Are you waiting for something right now? What does waiting feel like? Look like? How do you feel about waiting for anything? Draw a picture of what waiting looks like for you now.
Who were your spiritual teachers in your past? What did you learn from them? Who are the teachers and guides on your spiritual path today? What are you learning from them? What would you wish to learn from them?
Pause for a moment and give names to the blessings that encircle you today. What picture(s) comes to mind as you ponder blessings and gratitude? Let gratitude make its home in you as you remain focused on the One who protects you.