Hello and welcome to this guided two-way prayer meditation.
This meditation will last around 15 minutes.
To begin,
I invite you to sit as comfortably as you can,
With your feet flat on the floor and your hands resting loosely on your thighs or in your lap.
If it feels good for you,
You can close down your eyes or lower and soften your gaze.
Notice the weight of your body on the surface beneath you.
Taking three deep breaths,
Inhaling through your nose and exhaling through your mouth.
For the next few minutes,
Let go of your problems and your worries.
They will be there later,
But just for this little while,
While we practice our meditation,
Set aside all of your worries.
Notice how it feels to not have anything to worry about.
Notice how it feels to allow your body to relax deeply.
Allow your shoulders to relax.
Relax your jaw and tongue.
Relax your forehead,
Eyebrows and your eyes.
Relax the muscles around your nose and your mouth.
Relax your scalp and the back of your neck.
Pull your shoulders back and down in line with your hips.
Relax your neck and shoulder muscles as you continue to breathe slowly and deeply.
Feel the strength of your shoulder blades.
Notice the strength in your lower back.
Relax your thighs and your hands.
Relax your calves and your ankles.
Relax your feet.
Feel your toes relax.
Feel your entire body sink into deep relaxation and let go completely.
Relax and breathe.
Breathe and relax.
Allow yourself to accept all that you are right now.
Allow yourself to accept your body just as it is this very minute.
Allow yourself to accept your life just as it is this very moment.
Allow yourself to accept other people in your life just as they are presently.
Let go of everything you think you know about yourself and others.
Let go of everything you think you know about God or your higher power.
Open your heart and your mind to see yourself and your life more clearly.
See yourself in a neutral way,
Without judgment,
Open to all possibilities.
Now begin to feel the presence of a higher power within you,
Meeting you deep within.
Feel your higher powers presence in your heart.
Feel the love,
Wisdom,
Gentleness and joy of your higher power resting in your warm and strong heart.
Feel the love,
Wisdom,
Gentleness and joy of your higher power resting in your warm and strong heart.
We sit with a gentle focus to access our higher power's vision for our life,
For this day,
For right now.
With a calm mind and a peaceful heart,
Ask your higher power,
What is your vision for me today?
What is your will for my life?
Focus and listen.
Focus and listen.
Open your heart to your higher power.
Ask for answers to a problem or situation that you face today.
Be definite and specific in your request.
Listen and breathe.
Breathe and listen.
Be still,
Quiet and open.
Let your mind go loose.
Let your higher power do the talking.
Thoughts,
Ideas and impressions will start to trickle into your heart and mind.
Be alert,
Aware and open to each one of them.
If you feel your mind wandering or have distracting thoughts,
It's completely natural.
It happens.
Just let them go with each exhalation.
Return to your calm mind and peaceful heart and ask your higher power again,
What is your vision for me today?
What is your will for my life?
Listen and breathe.
Breathe and listen.
Continue to reach out with your mind and heart to your higher power.
Feel the calm and peace in your heart.
Let each passing thought go.
Let all thoughts go.
Return to the strength and warmth of your beating heart and ask your higher power again,
What is your vision for me today?
What is your will for my life?
Listen and breathe.
Breathe and listen.
Now with your eyes still closed,
Embrace the feelings or images you just experienced.
Hold this vision in your mind's eye.
Feel your higher power's response in your heart.
Now slowly start to return to your surroundings by feeling the support of your seat,
Visioning yourself in the room and the objects around you.
With your eyes still closed,
Rub your hands together to create some warmth and place them over your eyes.
Slowly and gently,
You can start to open your eyes,
Letting the light back in.
You may like to revive your body by rolling your shoulders and stretching your arms,
Legs and body.
Whatever you received in your meditation today,
Plans,
Images,
Words,
Peace,
Accept it as a gift and commend yourself for this self-nurturing moment and for choosing to sit with and rely upon your higher power.
Rub your hands together again and you may hold them to your heart.
Take a deep breath and smile.
This concludes our guided meditation.
You may take some time to write down whatever words,
Images,
Plans or guidance you received.
Blessings.
