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14. The Consent of the Heart
05:06||Season 4, Ep. 14ScripturePsalm 131:1–2 (NRSV) O Lord, my heart is not lifted up, my eyes are not raised too high; I do not occupy myself with things too great and too marvelous for me.RefrainHere I am, O God. I make room for you.QuoteJulian of Norwich Revelations of Divine Love“For I saw truly that God does all things, however small they may be, and that nothing is done by chance, but all by the foreseeing wisdom of God. I saw that God is in all things, and that God does all things, and that God is all things.And I saw that God’s love was never absent, nor ever shall be, and that all shall be gathered and held in this love forever.”Refrain Here I am, O God. I make room for you.
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13. Returning to the Breath
05:06||Season 4, Ep. 13ScriptureJob 33:4 (NRSV) The spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.RefrainGod of breath and nearness, you are closer than our next inhale.QuoteBrother Lawrence of the Resurrection *The Practice of the Presence of God* “There is not in the world a kind of life more sweet and delightful, than that of a continual conversation with God: those only can comprehend it who practice and experience it; yet I do not advise you to do it from that motive; it is not pleasure which we ought to seek in this exercise; but let us do it from a principle of love, and because God would have us.12. A Practice of Returning
05:06||Season 4, Ep. 12Scripture Lamentations 3:31–33 (NRSVUE, abridged) For the Lord will not reject forever. Although he causes grief, he will have compassion according to the abundance of his steadfast love; for he does not willingly afflict or grieve anyone.Refrain I return again and again.Quote / Prose Jon Kabat-Zinn “Mindfulness practice means that we commit fully in each moment to being present; inviting ourselves to interface with this moment in full awareness. We do this by returning again and again to the anchor of the breath, no matter how many times the mind wanders.”11. Staying with What Is
05:06||Season 4, Ep. 11Scripture Psalm 23:4 (NRSVUE) Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I fear no evil; for you are with me; your rod and your staff— they comfort me.Refrain I stay with what is.Quote / Prose Pema Chödrön, from *When Things Fall Apart* “To stay present with pain and not run away from it is the key to awakening. When we stop struggling against what we feel, we begin to find freedom right where we are.”10. The Body Knows
05:06||Season 4, Ep. 10Scripture 1 Corinthians 6:19 (NRSVUE, abridged) Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, which you have from God… and that you are not your own?Refrain God meets me in my body.Quote / Prose Bessel van der Kolk“The body keeps the score: if the memory of trauma is encoded in the viscera, in heartbreaking and gut-wrenching sensations, in autoimmune disorders and skeletal and muscular problems, then talking about it may not be enough. The body must feel safe again.”9. Noticing Without Fixing
05:06||Season 4, Ep. 9Scripture Psalm 46:10 (NRSVUE) “Be still, and know that I am God.”Refrain I notice without fixing.Quote / Prose Jon Kabat-Zinn, from *Wherever You Go, There You Are* “Mindfulness is about being fully awake in our lives. It is about perceiving the exquisite vividness of each moment. We also gain immediate access to our own powerful inner resources for insight, transformation, and healing.”8. Coming Back to the Breath
05:06||Season 4, Ep. 8Scripture Genesis 2:7 (NRSVUE) Then the Lord God formed man from the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and the man became a living being.Refrain I return to the breath.Quote / Poem George Herbert“Teach me, my God and King, In all things Thee to see; And what I do in anything, To do it as for Thee. A servant with this clause Makes drudgery divine.”