Welcome to Meditating on Sacred Texts,
Psalm 1.
Find yourself a comfortable place to sit,
In a chair or on the floor.
And just for a minute,
Take a few deep breaths.
Now,
If your eyes are open,
Go ahead and close them,
While breathing in through your nose,
And out through your nose.
Just focus on your breathing.
As we get into Psalm 1,
This text was written,
And it's written in the Bible,
And it's written in the Bible,
And in Psalm 1,
This text was written,
Around 3,
000 years ago.
So as you read it,
Just feel the weight of history,
And the length of time that this has been around,
And how it's impacted billions of people.
I'm going to read it through four times,
Each time giving a minute or two in between,
Just for you to reflect on something that pops out at you during the reading.
Each time I read it,
Just let the words sink in,
And then find one thing to focus on as you're breathing,
And meditating on the sacred text.
Psalm 1,
Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked,
Nor stands in the way of sinners,
Nor sits in the seat of scoffers.
But his delight is in the law of the Lord,
And on his law he meditates day and night.
He is like a tree planted by streams of water,
That yields its fruit in its season,
And its leaf does not wither.
In all that he does,
He prospers.
The wicked are not so,
But are like chaff that the wind drives away.
Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment,
Nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.
For the Lord knows the way of the righteous,
But the way of the wicked will perish.
Now,
Take just a moment to reflect on something significant that you heard in that chapter.
You have heard in that chapter.
You you you As I read it a second time Just let your mind find something in this section of sacred text that it wants to focus on for a few minutes Psalm 1 Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked Nor stands in the way of sinners Nor sits in the seat of scoffers But his delight is in the law of the Lord and on his law he meditates day and night He is like a tree planted by streams of water That yield to its fruit in season and its leaf does not wither in All that he does he prospers The wicked are not so but are like chaff that the wind drives away Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous For the Lord knows the way of the righteous,
But the way of the wicked will perish you you you you you you you Just take a moment to enjoy these words that were written so long ago Psalm 1 Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked Nor stands in the way of sinners Nor sits in the seat of scoffers But his delight is in the law of the Lord and on his law he meditates day and night He is like a tree planted by streams of water That yields its fruit in its season And its leaf does not wither in all that he does he prospers The wicked are not so but are like chaff that the wind drives away Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous For the Lord knows the way of the righteous,
But the way of the wicked will perish Will perish take just a moment for whatever comes to mind from that third reading of Psalm 1 you you you you On our fourth and last time through someone Allow the words To just wash over you these ancient sacred words Psalm 1 Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked Nor stands in the way of sinners Nor sits in the seat of scoffers But his delight is in the law of the Lord and on his law he meditates day and night He is like a tree planted by streams of water That yields its fruit in its season and its leaf does not wither In all that he does he prospers The wicked are not so but are like chaff that the wind drives away Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment Nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous For the Lord knows the way of the righteous,
But the way of the wicked will perish Now for just one more moment Take some time to be thankful for something that you heard today during this meditation So So So So So And as you open your eyes take a moment to smile Take a big deep breath and be thankful for the great day that's in front of you So
