In Genesis,
We read that in the creation,
God divided the waters from the dry land and called it earth.
Then when he went to create the trees and the flowers and the living creatures,
The words he used were,
Let the earth bring forth.
He said,
Let the earth bring forth grasses and trees and flowers.
Let the earth bring forth living creatures.
The earth was made to bring forth life.
Earth renews.
It regenerates.
So today I invite you to join me in a traditional grounding meditation where we can experience letting go of negative energy and letting the earth bring forth positive life-giving energy back to us.
So gently start to notice your breath,
Let your eyes close,
Relax your face and your shoulders.
Let your hands rest on your legs with your palms facing up to receiving what this meditation can bring you today.
You too become aware of a negative thought,
A feeling that is causing you to feel hopeless.
It's a fear,
A sadness,
A regret.
What would it be like to invite you to let down a grounding cord?
This is traditionally done by imagining that your spine goes down,
Down,
And then where it connects to your tailbone,
You can imagine that it actually continues down into the earth like a cord drawing down,
Down,
Down,
Popping around the earth's core.
This may be a different thought,
But I invite you to allow yourself this help you feel connected to the earth as if you are being held by the earth in a safe and secure place.
I want you to imagine that this cord is almost like a tunnel where there's space.
Bring to mind that negative thought or feeling.
It's like it's a weight.
Imagine it slowly being pulled by the heat of the earth's core,
Slowly letting it travel down your body.
Take a deep breath.
You exhale,
Letting go,
Sinking down,
Resting in the earth's core.
Perhaps there's another thought,
Another feeling that is weighing you down.
These feelings and thoughts are made up of negative energy that are not serving you.
Bring your awareness to one of these thoughts or feelings and identify it,
What it is.
I am feeling this happening in my body.
Slow sink down to the sink down that is no longer serving you.
Your exhale,
Pushing that down the earth's core.
Purify negative energy,
Positive life-giving energy that it is meant to be in.
Let the earth bring forth positive life-giving energy back to you.
Imagine it floating up,
Grasses,
Through the earth.
Imagine it floating gently around you,
Filling you.
Imagine it gently touching your skin and absorbing into those spaces that are now open to receiving this light and life.
Let the earth bring forth this hope,
Enlivening you.
You are alive in hope because of Christ,
Our Redeemer and Savior.
Anything negative can be turned into positive life-giving light,
Filling us with hope because we know all things work together for good because we love Him.
I invite you to sit in this beautiful breath,
Alive in hope.
Breathe it in as you exhale imagining it distilling around you.
