Week One: Relax
Begin by listening to the sermon or begin with the reading below.
Listen
Link to sermon from Sunday (3/06/22).
James B Notkin on Be Still | Psalm 46
Read through Psalm 46 two times.
Pause for 1-2 minutes between readings
· What do you notice in your breathing?
· What do you notice in your body after each reading?
· Write down phrases that jumped out to you after each reading.
Read a third time. Substitute the word “RELAX” for “ Be still”.
What changes for you?
Relax
Find a position and place to relax (get comfortable). In this position/place of relaxation say these words from God to you:
Be still and know that I am God
Be still and know that I am
Be still and know
Be still and
Be still
Be
Sit in quiet and let the words sink in. Do not work hard at this. Be in the moment.
Pray
After a few moments, look at the words you wrote from Psalm 46.
How do you respond to these words now?
Psalm 46 tells us
“The nations are in an uproar, the kingdoms totter…
Be still, and know that I am God!
I am exalted among the nations,
I am exalted in the earth.”
Take time now to write a prayer to God about the concerns that you have on your heart.
Take a moment to relax again in God’s presence, our God who is in our midst.