{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/693ebc1df3a6f9e20ac00b64/69faeba91932a077a9e923bf?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Lectio Divina Meditation: Be Not Afraid","description":"<p>In this meditation, I guide you through a Lectio Divina practice using the simple and powerful phrase: “Be not afraid.”</p><p>Lectio Divina, meaning “divine reading,” invites us to listen deeply to a phrase, allowing it to speak to us beyond surface meaning.</p><p>We begin by settling into the body and the breath, creating a space of stillness and calm. From here, the phrase is introduced gently, and you are invited to receive it with openness.</p><p>As the meditation deepens, you are guided to allow the words to rest within you, noticing how they resonate and what they awaken.</p><p>Rather than analysing the phrase, the practice becomes one of presence, allowing the words to soften into stillness, supported by the rhythm of the breath.</p><p>A quiet sense of trust and steadiness begins to emerge, grounded in the recognition that beneath our experience, there is a deeper foundation of peace and love.</p><p>This meditation offers a moment of calm, whether you are pausing during the day or winding down before sleep, helping you cultivate peace, trust and freedom from fear.</p><p>This meditation supports emotional balance, calm and inner resilience.</p><p><strong>Chapters:</strong></p><p> 00:00 – Introduction</p><p> 00:20 – Lectio Divina and the chosen phrase</p><p> 00:57 – The bell</p><p> 01:13 – Entering with intention</p><p> 02:15 – Breathing out tension</p><p> 03:15 – Introducing the phrase</p><p> 04:15 – Receiving the words</p><p> 05:25 – Resting in the phrase</p><p> 06:35 – The ground of love</p><p> 07:25 – Hearing “be not afraid”</p><p> 08:45 – Settling into the breath</p><p> 09:25 – Letting the words fall into stillness</p><p> 11:15 – Living without fear</p><p> 12:15 – Closing bell</p>","author_name":"Cutdown Studios"}